Check this link for the latest update on the schedule, speakers, etc., for the 10th Annual Black Land Loss Summit at the New Deal Tillery Resettlement Community and Historic Franklinton Center at Bricks, North Carolina.
Here are some of the speakers and where they're from:
Kansas State University: Spencer Wood, Travis Linneman, Andrea Boyles, and Zelia Wiley
Virginia School of Law: Dania Davey
Farmers: from around the area telling their stories
Tillery, NC: Gary Grant
Federation of South Cooperatives: Jerry Pennick
Abilene Christian University: Waymon Hinson
North Carolina A & T: Alton Thompson (invited)
USDA, Alternative Energies: Marcus Tillery (invited)
Wind Power, Boston: Paul Reeves
Chicago, IL: Barack Obama (invited)
Greensboro,NC: John Raye
United States Department of Agriculture: Margo M. McKay, Scott Mexic, Michael Watts, Alva Waller, John Pollock, Robert Wynn, Savi Horn, and Lloyd Wright
Former candidate of US Senate: Cynthia Brown
Pray for this event, its presenters, and its potential impact on the issue of Black land loss in our country.
let justice roll
The purposes of this blog are as follows: to research, write, and present information relative primarily to the plight of the Black farmer and family; to provide students with opportunities to engage in advocacy; to discuss ideas of racism, discrimination, and the community of faith; to study public policy and its impact on matters related to injustice; and to integrate theology and social advocacy.
About Us
- Waymon R. Hinson, Ph.D.
- Ada, Oklahoma, United States
- I am a former university professor of marriage and family therapy and social science at three universities in West Virgina, Texas, and California. Developing social justice teams, writing and researching, advocating, and blogging have been parts of my life since 1993. My "day job" these days involves development of policy and programs for strong families for the Chickasaw Nation. My avocation is working on behalf of Black farmers.
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Resources and friends
- Abilene Christian University Homepage
- Big Country Family Therapy Associates
- Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (BFAA)
- Concerned Citizens of Tillery
- Dionne
- Grant Family Farm
- Greg's Photography
- Larry James Urban Daily
- Micah P. Hinson
- Muhammad Farms
- National Black Farmers Association (NBFA)
- Spencer Wood's Website
- Vern Switzer: "The Watermelon Man"
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- Say It's Not So
- Update on the Land Loss Summit
- Senator Obama, You're Invited
- Who's Coming to the Summit?
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