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South Hill’s John Boyd has earned a reputation as the voice of black farmers on Capitol Hill.
After nearly losing his farm due to discriminatory lending practices, Boyd has spent the past eight years driving to Washington and speaking to numerous politicians on behalf of the National Black Farmers Association.
For the past few weeks, Boyd has [...]

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The judge in the $54 million pants suit in the District of Columbia announced her decision this morning: The defendants won. In fact, the judge ordered the plaintiff, an administrative law judge, to pay the court costs of the defendants, the owners of the dry cleaners that allegedly lost his trousers.
The Washington Post has [...]

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The trial of the $54 million pants suit in DC came to an end on Wednesday, and the presiding judge said she will issue a ruling next week.
This case involves an administrative law judge, Roy Pearson, who took a pair of pants to a dry cleaners. He claims they lost the trousers and he [...]

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