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Drought Is Hitting Black Farmers Hard

By Maya Richard-Craven, Word in Black  With the phrase “heat dome” entering our vocabulary and more than 2,300 heat records smashed so far this summer, extreme temperatures are endangering our lives. And for farmers, the scorching hot, dry weather also threatens their livelihoods. According to the United States Drought Monitor, 22.57% of the United States and Puerto […]

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