Tag Archives: John Boyd
Washington Report: Small Business Tax Credit Bill; USDA to Clean Up Discrimination; U.S. Hits Debt Ceiling
Small businesses get a boost, while Black farmers fight for equality and the US maxes out its debt
Small businesses get a boost, while Black farmers fight for equality and the US maxes…
By Joyce Jones
May 23, 2011
Tags: Allen West, black unemployment, Internal Revenue Service, John Boyd, Laura Richardson, National Black Chamber of Commerce, National Black Farmers Association, Shirley Sherrod, Small Business, Small Business Encouragement Act, Timothy Geithner, Tom Vilsack, Washington Report, William Lacy Clay
Washington Report: Dems and GOP Fight Over Funding; Black Farmers Still Seek Relief; SBA Helps with Refinancing
BLACK ENTERPRISE Washington Correspondent Joyce Jones reports on the latest news from the White House…
By Derek T. Dingle
February 18, 2011
Tags: Cobell case, commercial mortgages, Congressional Tri-Caucus, continuing resolution, House Speaker John Boehner, John Boyd, Jr., Judge Paul Freeman, National Black Farmers Association, Office of Management and Budget, Pigford II settlement, Pledge to America, Samll Business Adminisrtration, SBA Administrator Karen Mills, Washington Report, White House
Washington Report: Funding for Black Farmers Stalled Again
Senate fails to finalize bill to pay for settlement
Despite broad support, legislation to finalize $4.6 billion in settlements with black farmers and American…
By Joyce Jones
August 6, 2010
Tags: black farmers, black farmers settlement, John Boyd, National Black Farmers Association, NBFA, Washington Report
Washington Report: New Vote on Black Farmers Settlement
Senate Democratic leadership hopes bill will appeal to Republicans
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to call for a unanimous consent vote on a…
By Joyce Jones
August 2, 2010
Tags: black farmers, black farmers settlement, John Boyd, National Black Farmers Association, NBFA, Washington Report
Black Farmers Want White House Involvement in Settlement
Without swift action, farmers may have to wait until next year
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, is calling on the White House…
By Joyce Jones
July 23, 2010
Tags: black farmers, John Boyd, National Black Farmers Association, Shirley Sherrod
