President of Black Farmers Association to Discuss Landmark Settlement, 1 pm Feb. 15

John W. Boyd, president and founder of the National Black Farmers Association, will discuss how black farmers seeking justice for decades of discrimination still face significant hurdles despite recent landmark civil rights legislation at a Newsmaker at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Confusion over the settlement and the claims process could leave thousands of black farmers out in the cold, Boyd asserts. He will explain how many black farmers missed their intitial opportunity to have their cases heard and how the current atmosphere could result in continuing difficulties for them.

-- Ron Baygents, [email protected]