Black farmers among those left in limbo amid federal funding freeze

Farmer Gale Livingstone alongside volunteers Sydney Harris, Lewis Taylor, Emmani Phillips-Quigley and Jimi Palmer plant seeds at Deep Roots Farm in Upper Marlboro, Md.

The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet another hurdle to those who have spent decades fighting for equity in farming.

(Image credit: Dee Dwyer)