A new USDA commission asks how to end discrimination in farming, but Black farmers are skeptical

By Andrew Marquardt and Hannah Schoenbaum

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday will unveil the members of a new commission to combat decades of discrimination by the department that Black farmers say has contributed to a sharp decrease in their ranks across the country.

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