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USDA to Give Hispanic and Female Farmers More Time to File Discrimination Claims

Rebecca Plevin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:55:58 +0000

Decades of discriminatory practices by the U.S. Department of Agriculture against women and Hispanic farmers are playing out in a $1.3 billion claims process. FM89’s Rebecca Plevin reports on a new deadline for those who allege discrimination.

For around 20 years, critics say the USDA’s farm loan program denied applicants because of their gender or race, and gave white male farmers preferential treatment in their dealings with the agency.

How Jackie Robinson Almost Became A Fresno State Bulldog

Joe Moore — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:12:43 +0000

Before he broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson nearly wound up as multi-sport star for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

In a move that would likely run afoul of today's NCAA recruiting regulations, the school offered the star a number of incentives in an attempt to lure Robinson to the campus, including a new set of tires for his aging 1931 Plymouth.

New Memoir By Bakersfield's Doug Davis Recalls Turbulent Desegregation Battle

Joe Moore — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:03:01 +0000

Most people know Bakersfield's Doug Davis as one of the San Joaquin Valley's top jazz musicians and educators. And while he's written music ranging from jazz to classical, his latest project takes him away from the keyboard of his grand piano, and instead to a keyboard of a different sort.

On Valley Edition; Maricopa Scandal; Racial Profiling; Soul Food Festival

Juanita Stevenson — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:52:55 +0000

On this Valley Edition, we look at the big problems facing the small Kern County city of Maricopa, we examine the controversial issue of racial profiling, and find out about an upcoming soul food festival at Fresno's African American Historical and Cultural Museum.