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. @RepMarciaFudge has made it very clear she wants to be @USDA Secretary, and she'd be great.
If the rumors are true that Vilsack has suddenly become the frontrunner, Vilsack will have to answer for his record on race when he previously led USDA. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-harris-meet-civil-rights-leaders-amid-pressure/story?id=74605076
If the rumors are true that Vilsack has suddenly become the frontrunner, Vilsack will have to answer for his record on race when he previously led USDA. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-harris-meet-civil-rights-leaders-amid-pressure/story?id=74605076
"Nearly all of Vilsackâs claims [about civil rights and Black farmers] âechoed by high-ranking USDA officials and taken at face value by the pressâare extremely misleading or false." https://thecounter.org/usda-black-farmers-discrimination-tom-vilsack-reparations-civil-rights/
"Under Vilsack, USDA foreclosed on Black farmers with outstanding discrimination complaints, many of which were never resolved.
Staff threw out new complaints, & misrepresented their frequency, while continuing to discriminate against farmers." https://thecounter.org/usda-black-farmers-discrimination-tom-vilsack-reparations-civil-rights/
Staff threw out new complaints, & misrepresented their frequency, while continuing to discriminate against farmers." https://thecounter.org/usda-black-farmers-discrimination-tom-vilsack-reparations-civil-rights/
Vilsackâs false claims made "it harder for black farmers to get the financial help they needed, often with devastating consequences. This made it easier for Vilsack to whitewash the departmentâs history, promote his own legacy, and deny ongoing problems." https://thecounter.org/usda-black-farmers-discrimination-tom-vilsack-reparations-civil-rights/
The whole piece by @rosenblawg and Bryce Wilson-Stucki at @TheCounter on Vilsack's USDA's falsified USDA record is worth reading.
After Black people delivered the election to Biden, the cabinet appointment is not just about more than representation. https://thecounter.org/usda-black-farmers-discrimination-tom-vilsack-reparations-civil-rights/
After Black people delivered the election to Biden, the cabinet appointment is not just about more than representation. https://thecounter.org/usda-black-farmers-discrimination-tom-vilsack-reparations-civil-rights/
Vilsack's USDA covering up data about discrimination against Black farmers came out recently.
But during Vilsack's tenure, he was at the center of a major case of discrimination, choosing to fire Shirley Sherrod, a Black woman, for no real reason. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/us/politics/22sherrod.html
But during Vilsack's tenure, he was at the center of a major case of discrimination, choosing to fire Shirley Sherrod, a Black woman, for no real reason. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/us/politics/22sherrod.html
Breitbart pushed an out of context clip of Shirley Sherrod, a Black woman at USDA, Vilsack believed them over her, bought into destructive narratives of white mistrust of Obama and decided getting her fired, quickly, is how you solve the problem. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shirley-sherrod-case-exposes-raw-wounds-at-the-white-house-about-race/
Vilsack's decision to fire Shirley Sherrod after believing Breitbart and failing to ask her, a Black woman being attacked by right wing disinformation, was described at the time by multiple commentators at the time as cowardly. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/07/the-liar-the-coward-the-employee
Vilsack's previous record at USDA is part of the reason why @NatUrbanLeague and @naacp came out against two potential Biden appointees:
1. Rahm Emanuel, who covered up the police killing of Laquan McDonald ...
And
2. Tom Vilsack https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/legacy-civil-rights-groups-feel-left-out-biden-transition-n1249495
1. Rahm Emanuel, who covered up the police killing of Laquan McDonald ...
And
2. Tom Vilsack https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/legacy-civil-rights-groups-feel-left-out-biden-transition-n1249495
Biden has said clearly that Black people delivered him this election, and that @WhipClyburn delivered him the nomination.
âThereâs a strong feeling that Black farmers didnât get a fair shakeâ under Mr. Vilsack, Mr. Clyburn said. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/26/us/politics/biden-agriculture.html
âThereâs a strong feeling that Black farmers didnât get a fair shakeâ under Mr. Vilsack, Mr. Clyburn said. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/26/us/politics/biden-agriculture.html
As governing power hinges on the Georgia Senate runoffs, Black rural voters in the Black belt are a key constituency. Whether USDA is led by Vilsack, the former Secretary who didn't give Black farmers a "fair shake" or @RepMarciaFudge matters.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/georgia-swing-states-428528
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/georgia-swing-states-428528
