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Farm Subsidies Overwhelmingly Support White Farmers
by Jessica Hoffmann on January 29 2009, 12:00PM
The U.S. government spends billions each year subsidizing farm operations. Yet Black farmers receive only one-third to one-sixth of the benefits that other farmers receive.
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by Jessica Hoffmann on January 6 2009, 12:00PM
Black farmers are organizing to counter the racist practices of the USDA.
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by Jessica Hoffmann on April 18 2008, 12:00PM
A police officer’s killing in Phoenix leads to plans for expanding police involvement in immigration enforcement.
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by Jessica Hoffmann on November 4 2007, 12:00PM
The Phoenix metropolitan area, with the highest rate of fatal police shootings among the 10 biggest U.S. cities, is also the most dangerous in the nation for Latinos.
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by Jessica Hoffmann on November 1 2007, 12:00PM
Phoenix police became the first in the country to use Tasers, but will that decrease shootings?
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by Jessica Hoffmann on October 3 2007, 12:00PM
As the affluent take the city, poor Black residents are pushed out with force.
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