Honoring Black Farmers: Our Biggest Stories From the Past 6 Years
February 19, 2026 | Source: Civil Eats | by The Civil Eats Editors
From the beginning of Civil Eats back in 2009, we’ve paid particular attention to the experience of Black farmers as they’ve sought to right historical wrongs and reclaim connection to the land. Over the past six years, our stories have covered an especially turbulent time for farmers of color, spanning the upheavals of the 2020 pandemic, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Biden administration’s efforts to support equity, and the dismantling of DEI initiatives during the second term of President Donald Trump.
The stories below trace some of the key policy decisions of our recent past and the impact of those decisions on Black farmers. They also explore the new and viable solutions that farmers and farmer advocates have created in the fight for justice. Below are our most important stories about Black farmers from the past six years, in chronological order.