Black Farmers Await Discrimination Settlement

(CBS)  Willie Adams' 60-acre Georgia farm has been in his family since 1938. He wants to hold onto its red clay and green pastures for generations to come. The fight to keep it is increasingly stressful.

"High blood pressure," said Adams. "Almost a heart attack. Oh yes. Yes. A lot of stress."

Adams is one of a dwindling number of black farmers, some 30,000 in all, reports CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds. They're hoping Congress will at last end decades of discrimination against them and appropriate the $1.25 billion they and their ancestors won in a settlement with the Department of Agriculture in February.

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A court found the farmers have been systematically denied aid solely because they were black, loans, grants and subsidies that white farmers received.

Adams says USDA officials always claimed to him and other blacks that they lacked the funding. He says he saw that the USDA had the funds available for other people, though.

Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack says those days must end.

"I made it as a goal when I took this office that we would try to reverse that history," said Vilsack.

As for the settlement compensation, Congress has yet to approve it and even if it does, "It would be a very bittersweet victory for us because I have seen so many black farmers pass while waiting for justice," said president of the National Black Farmers Association John Boyd.

Adams is waiting too. He's wanted to expand his business for years to build a new greenhouse or buy up new livestock for his farm. These days he's raising collared greens, squash and okra but he says the farm's been starved without the government assistance other farmers take for granted.

"Trying to save the land, that's the main thing, save the land" said Adams. "The home land."

He wonders why Shirley Sherrod was fired hours after that misleading tape surfaced, but other department officials were not fired for years of discrimination, raising doubts about the government's commitment to close what it calls an unfortunate chapter.

[Ricohenry7]

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I Ricardo E. Jones Sr, former Senior Federal Investigator of EEOC-NYDO from 4/9/01 to 4/1/10 have direct and indirect knowledge of Federal Investigators, Federal Trial attorneys and managers of the EEOC who have taken money/gifts and/or positions with law firms to fix and throw investigation for personal gain or on orders from Comissioners of the EEOC (Vice Chair Leslie Silverman,Esq). Neomi Earp-campbell while Acting Chair of the EEOC had cases fixed for friends at law firms. This information was given to me by Federal Investigator Sean Oliveria formerly of the EEOC-NYDO. Former Vice Chair Leslie Silverman Esq, fixed decisions for her present employer Proskauer Rose law firm while she was a commissioner at the EEOC. This information was given to my by Nancy Boyd then Deputy Director of the EEOC-NYDO and Nora Curtin Trial attorney/former regional attorney miami-EEOC. Ms. Silverman was a former staff member of the senate sub-committee that over-saw the EEOC. She currently is using her contacts to fix complaints and issues at the EEOC of Proskauer Rose law firm Washington DC. Assistant General Counsel for the EEOC James Lee is a sexual preditor who has sexually harassed many females at the EEOC over his tenure. This information was given to me by Lois Bramble legal clerk at the EEOC-NYDO. Luis Graziano Trial Attorney at EEOC-NYDO has taken money to fix decisions and conciliation at the EEOC. He's a close friend of Assistant General Counsel James Lee of EEOC-Hq's and is also on the take with Graziano. Nancy Boyd fixed decisions for Leslie Silverman at the EEOC. Nancy Boyd is also a close friend of and ex-subordenate of Enforcement Manager Electra Yourke of EEOC-NYDO who worked for Elleanor Holmes-Norton former head of EEOC and NY City Commission of human rights. Ms. Yourke is a racist bigot known by all in NYC and Washington DC. This information was given to me by Ricardo Cuevas Esq and admin judge at the EEOC-NYDO. Clyde Lo-chin Mediator EEOC-Tampa FL, received a bribe from Paul Salvator Esq for Proskauer Rose law firm representing Ralph Loren Polo and now working with former EEOC vice chair Leslie Silverman in Washington DC. This information was given to me by my friend Clyde Lo-cin Mediator at Tampa FL EEOC.
This information is just the tip of the iceberg. The above information was in my sealed law suit. Please google Ricardo Jones EEOC to read more on the above.

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[Ricohenry7]

We will not support the president (obama) on anything until he addresses Civil Rights for Black People and reforms same. We want the resignation of Jacqueline Berrien EEOC chair immediately or he will hear from US Black People at the election. NO more passes for the president because he looks Black and has a Black wife and daughters. We will march, call for a government work slow-down, boycott corporation/companies, businesses and the government. Civil disobedience if necessary. This is a promisse

[Ricohenry7]

This trial is proof that the current adminstration is no better then the prior ones:

Ms. Arthuretta Holmes-Martin trial begins tomorrow: Monday-Dec.5, 2011. If you are available, please come support Arthuretta as she stands against discrimination in the workplace. At this time I also invite you to read the article regarding Assistant United States Attorney-Wyneva Johnson, an African-American, who is defending the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/She-s-At-it-Again-Wyneva-by-Ward-Jordan-111204-628.html

This trial is an injustice against all Black people. White racist Bigots at HHS contracting deverting 30% of set a side ear marked contracts from Traditional Historic Black colleges to others they friends and non-Black colleges. Contact the adminstration and Katheen Sebelius head of HHS an Obama appointee to answer How, Why and to account for all funds deverted from THBC's and to reinstate Holms-Martin with all pay and benefits immediately.

Ricardo Jones
Attended the Kangarro Trial.

[Ricohenry7]

Government Corruption:

http://www.livestream.com/lawlessamerica?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=footerlinks

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Comment by Ricardo Jones

Our president doesn't care about Justice for working class people who look like himself or his wife and daughters. The president appointed his wife's friend(Jacqueline Berrien) to head the corrupt EEOC. Berrien is a black attorney from the NAACP legal defence fund of NYC but she for Bad employers who discriminate against Black people IE:corporations, companies, Bad government agencies like her own(EEOC) and others to include state and local governments. This is the best a black looking president will do for Black people. I tried to fight for all people but Berrien's fired me for not dismissing Black complaints. Many Black attorneys and investigators at the EEOC along with the others are just dismissing all Black complaints. This is what the president wants. They think we all are just playing the RACE card. The judges in federal court feel the same way along with most attorneys in this country.

[Ricohenry7]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/48497539/Ricardo-Jones-v-Jacqueline-Berriens-et-al


Why has the EEOC's attorney Asst US Attorney for the southern district of NY sealed the above lawsuit?

What are they hiding???

[Ricohenry7]

Ricardo Jones (Plaintiff) became specious at first that Ms. Yourke was classifying charges in the C category filed by African-Americans by talking to co-workers under her supervision. Plaintiff became more specious; when African-Americans at various meeting in the community told him, that their charges were dismissed without investigations being conducted. They also told him, that their witnesses were not contacted and interviewed, nor were they given pre-determination interviews before the cases were dismissed. Plaintiff reviewed the IMS, which the Agency use to monitor cases. Evidence supported the facts. On February 21, 2007, the EEOC-NYDO-CTRU, received a charge of discrimination for Charging Party, Marie Barthelemy, a black female, filed by her attorney against Smithtown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care, LLC. The charge was assigned (Charge No. 520-2007-01810). In March 2007, Plaintiff discovered an intake routing sheet for the aforementioned charge.
On January 7, 2009, Plaintiff via memorandum to Mr. Kenneth Chu, Acting
Deputy Director indicated that, he found the case on his desk. Plaintiff also indicated he checked the IMS, and found the charge was not assigned to him; and that it was classified as a C under the PHCP procedures. The individuals who classified the charge in C category were Ms. Yourke, Enforcement Manager and Mrs. Grossman, Regional Attorney. Plaintiff returned the charge file to Mr. Chu so that he could conduct an investigation. Instead, he gave the case to Ms. Yourke, who gave it back to Plaintiff. Plaintiff asked her what she wanted him to do with the charge. She was hoping that he would dismiss the case. Fortunately, someone had made a duplicate copy of the charge. Investigator Roxanne Zygmund, a white female, changed the classification to A1 from C category. On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, Mr. Chu sent an e-mail to all of his colleagues at the EEOC NYDO congratulating Ms. Zygmund for successfully conciliating the case that resulted in getting substantial monetary relief for charging party. This proves there was lack of coordination in case assignments.
On September 4, 2003, Charging Party, Cecil Hollins, a black male, filed a
charge of discrimination (Charge No. 160-2003-02333C) against the U. S. Tennis Association with the EEOC NYDO. Mr. Hollins, is an attorney, who umpired tennis matches; however, respondent denied him the opportunity to serve as an umpire at the big name tennis matches involving top ranked tennis players. Ms. Yourke made a list of thirty (30) questions to disqualify the charge. However, someone else classified the charge in the B category requiring additional information. The charge was assigned Investigator, Rodney Plummer, a black male, and Louis Graziano, Trial Attorney. The charge was classified as A2 potential cause, but the Legal Unit decided not to litigate. Mr. Hollins was given a Notice of Right to Sue and his case was dismissed.

[fran815]

My husband, Leon Johnson and I were recipients of this predjudice that virtually destroyed our lives together as he lost his self, his farm, and his good health behind the blatant misjustice of FHA. My husband and I were intelligent and the pain of the maltreatment was horrific. Absolutely unspeakable. To wait standing out in the hall in Halifax County for hours,after being promised the loan,seeing your white neighbors, go in, laugh, come out smiling and at the end of the day, invite you in only to find an excuse to deny you the loan. His story was published by Black Farm Land Loss program as we were true victims of the rascism that still abounds in America. I am hopeful that our family will get the benefits from this appropriation. For all those who criticize the reality , I hope that it never happens to Them. Sincerely

[PinkMuslimah]

What CBS "forgot" (?) to mention is that the compensation was part of the small business bill which Senate Republican just killed.