Leader of Black Farmers: I Won’t Support Biden in 2024

May 15, 2023 garyglennell

John W. Boyd, Jr., President, National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) and Kara Brewer Boyd, President, Association of American Indian Farmers (AAIF) have repeatedly urged President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Ranking Member, House Ag Committee, David Scott to honor their commitments to them and those thousands of American farmers who are being forced into bankruptcy and farm foreclosures.

“President Biden must move quickly to protect Black Farmers now that he has repealed promised debt relief for Black farmers provided in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 because white farmers were claiming reverse discrimination. We have days, not weeks and months, to save many Black, Native American and other farmers of color from ruin. Black farmers are facing record costs for inputs like fuel and fertilizer and soaring land costs while battling droughts and extreme heat. We cannot and will not trust a President who doesn’t honor his commitments to have a sit-down meeting with me and breaks his promises during a 40-year record high cost of inputs and food crisis facing America,” stated Boyd in September 2022.

The Backstory: Black Farmers Call for Justice from the USDA