Source:  Jenna Wadsworth, JACKSONVILLE DAILY NEWS, 6/28/20

 Editor's Note: Jenna Wadsworth serves as vice chair of the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors. She grew up in Johnston County. She is a candidate for N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture.

Black farmers have long suffered from discrimination in the agricultural industry. Too often, they’ve fallen victim to the predatory treatment of government agencies they should have been able to trust. I celebrated Juneteenth alongside the Black community on June 19. In the midst of the racially charged climate we find ourselves in, we took a moment to pause and reflect. 

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