PA News, December 1, Port Arthur’s Ike Mills advocates for Justice for Black Farmers Act
Ike Mills, Texas AgriForestry Small Farmers and Ranchers’s executive director, is pushing for Congress to put an end to discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and help a new generation of those who are socially disadvantaged thrive in the business with The Justice for Black Farmers Act, announced by Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
Mills said he met with Warren at a National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference in Washington, D.C., approximately three years ago as part of discussions regarding the Community Reinvestment Act affecting Black communities, farmers and ranchers.
“For decades, racist policies have robbed Black farmers of the economic opportunity to thrive in our country’s agricultural industry,” Warren said. “I’m glad to cosponsor Senator Booker’s bill, which goes a long way toward restoring and protecting property rights of Black farmers, rooting out discriminatory policies, and providing Black farmers with the necessary tools to succeed.”
