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Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.Several hundred canoeists and kayakers are taking part in Paddle Georgia 2013. It'sMore >>
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:34:01 GMT
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan that could bring up to 30-millionMore >>
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:05:52 GMT
Five months after the mysterious murder of a Coffee County woman, people gathered Tuesday night in Douglas to remember her and to launch a community effort to make sure her case isn't forgotten. FriendsMore >>
People gather to bring attention to one of many unsolved murders of women in Coffee County.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:17 GMT
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. The condition ofMore >>
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:24:00 GMT
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
By Scott Hunter
November 15, 2003
Albany--Nearly 4 years after the USDA settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit with America's black farmers, some south Georgia farmers say the government continues to discriminate against them. They say the government isn't giving them loans their entitled too.
The men and women who gathered at the Albany Civic Center Saturday are apart of a dying breed of black farmers. They say not only do they deal with the issues of farm life but also discrimination by agencies set up to help them.
"USDA has the records and the documentation to show by 1982 they themselves had forced most black farmers out of business. Either by dening them loans or giving them loans at a late time," says organizer Willena White. And in farming, time is money. Many farmers, who were denied loans, either lost their crops or were forced to sell their farms.
"Everybody has the same story because everyone have been denied in getting money says farmer,George Perry. "They will not even give you the opportunity to try to farm because you are black. It is wrong and it needs to be stopped," echoed farmer Joseph Wimberly. And to stop it organizer say those who are affected have to be informed something they say the government has not tried to do.
There are about 15,000 active black farmers across the US. At the event black farmers filled out questionnaires that will be put in a national database. And they may be apart a new class action lawsuit to right past wrongs and help to save their way of life.
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