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From Slavery to Freedom, Black Farmers remain Backbone of Black America's History
Special Report (BlackPressMagazine.com)
by DC Livers for Black Press Magazine
During our recent Black Press Week Black Press Roundtable, several readers of America's Black newspapers and magazines took the opportunity to express their disappointment with America's Black Press. Present was Reggie, editor of the Washington Afro American and DC Livers, managing editor of Black Press Magazine. The readers spared no words regarding where they feel the Black Press has succeeded - and when we failed them. One particular participant, Mattie of the Van McCoy Music Center demanded that the Black Press do more to impact the communities that we serve.
The Historical Black Press Foudnation listened and now we're responding.
As part of the Historical Black Press Foundation's new national campaign to save the Black Press we are unveiling a new editorial and pictorial campaign: Black Press.org Charities: Adopt a Black Association. In this monthly series released exclusively on BlackPress.org, we will adopt a Black charity each month and spotlight issues related to the association including its challenges, triumphs and the people who work tirelessly to ensure that the issue that the association is created to address comes to pass.
It's nearly twlight for America's Black farms. It's hard to ignore the reality that if the farms were owned by native Americans the country would be up in arms and vicicously protecting their right to perserve their way of life. But, for thousands of Black farms and Black farmers, corporate America's grasp is just too tight to wiggle free. Made worse is the virtual back stabbing by America's Black communities who rarely discuss the plight of the Black farm. For many, Black farms is too reminencient of slavery and to others it represents an embarrasing period of Black history when people barely spoke the "good english," and wore non-designer jeans.
4,000 Black Farmers to be Evicted
The Zimbabwe government on Thursday said it will evict about 4,000 black farmers who illegally occupied commercial farms and conservancies in the southern Masvingo province.
Masvingo provincial administrator Felix Chikovo said all those who occupied farms that were not earmarked for seizure under the government's land-reform programme, as well as farms that are protected by government-to-government agreements, will be evicted.
There are about 700 people still occupying Gonarezhou National Park and other
conservancies in Masvingo province despite efforts by several government
ministers to evict the settlers.
Zimbabwe is battling a severe economic crisis many critics blame on Mugabe's policies, particularly his seizure of white-owned farms for redistribution to landless blacks six years ago. The farm invasions slashed food production by more than 60%, resulting in Zimbabweans depending on food aid from international donors for survival. Source: ZimOnline
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National Black Farmers Association The National Black Farmers Association or NBFA as it's often called is a national group that protects the rights and perserves the legacy of America's Black-owned farms. From lobbying for more effective legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to building awareness in the community to being an advocate for increased media attention, NBFA is dedicated to ensuring that Black-owned farms survive.
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Learn about the Black Press Charities Project What is the Black Press Charities Project? How does it effect you? Why is it important? How can you help? The Black Press Charities Project is a new initative by the Historical Black Press Foundation to be bring awareness to the needs of America's Black notprofit associations and to assist in their survival by creating national media campaigns that allow the public to understand their importance.
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Join our efforts In order to ensure the success of this project, we need as much help as possible. What do we need? Annual reports from associations, photographs of association leaders, access to conventions and special events. You name. We need it. Because this project is done by the work of volunteers, we also need supplies including ink cartridges, money for printing our findings and an office for our volunteers to work. Contribute supplies, office space professional services to us and you'll help us reach our goal of helping 12 Black associations a year.
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