Nicholas Bridgeforth climbs onto a combine on his family's farm, one of the largest black-owned farms in the country, in Tanner, Ala., in 2019. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on May 21 that it will begin making loan forgiveness payments to thousands of minority farmers as part of the Biden administration's $4 billion debt relief program.
Nicholas Bridgeforth climbs onto a combine on his family’s farm, one of the largest Black-owned farms in the country, in Tanner, Ala., in 2019. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on May 21 that it will begin making loan forgiveness payments to thousands of minority farmers as part of the Biden administration’s $4 billion debt relief program. (James Estrin / The New York Times)