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Inflation Reduction Act Section 22006 Assistance for Distressed Borrowers Stakeholder and Discrimination Financial Assistance Program

The Inflation Reduction Act provided $3.1 billion for USDA to provide relief for distressed borrowers with certain Farm Service Agency …

Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land

Watch the full trailer for the documentary, Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land, Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., and Eternal …

U.S. Endowment For Forestry And Communities Announces Membership of the Forest and Wood Products Inclusion Council

In this press release, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities announces the membership for the newly formed Forest and …

‘LAND RICH, CASH POOR’ – HOW BLACK AMERICANS LOST SOME OF THE MOST DESIRABLE LAND IN THE U.S.

This national story from Successful Farming, talks about how Black Americans have lost some of the most desirable land in …

The Struggle for Black Land: Preserving Heirs’ Property by Building Trust

Read this national article by the Center's CEO, Dr. Jennie L. Stephens, in the June 22nd edition of The Nonprofit …

National Article for Juneteenth by Dr. Stephens in The Hill

Did you see this article on June 19th, 2022 in the national publication The Hill? Dr. Jennie L. Stephens, CEO …

Ribbon Cutting on our new home – The Opportunity Center

It's official...the ribbon has been cut to our new home, The Opportunity Center! What an eventful morning on March 31st, …

USDA Roundtable in The Opportunity Center

Great article in The Post and Courier about the March 14th, 2022 meeting here at our new home, The Opportunity …

Dr. Jennie L. Stephens Op-Ed article in The State Newspaper

Dr. Jennie L. Stephens authored an Op-Ed article in The State Newspaper. The topic from October 27th, 2021 was about …