Following the first ever North Carolina Black Farmer Lobby Day in the 2023 legislative session, in late July, SiX co-hosted Seeds of Empowerment: Cultivating Black Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture, a tour of Black-owned farms with Senator Natalie Murdock and Representative (and farmer!) Ray Jeffers in the Durham/Raleigh area. North Carolina legislators joined advocates for a…
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The U.S. is built on a long history of disenfranchisement and land theft, which continues to have significant repercussions today. The legalized enslavement of Black people built the U.S.…
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In February 2021, Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act in Congress. The sponsors’ intention was both to pay…
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As climate disasters from deadly wildfires to devastating floods dominate headlines and wreak havoc across the country, the need to electrify our energy grid and shift to renewable energy…
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In early March SiX hosted nine Nevada state legislators in northern Nevada for a tour with farmers and ranchers who are creating local jobs and increasing their community’s resilience…
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