Comedian Mike Epps has come under fire from fans and animal rights activists after a stunt he pulled on stage, which involved a kangaroo.  Video footage from his performance in Detroit last weekend shows Epps dancing on stage while holding onto a kangaroo’s harness. After massive amounts of backlash from fans, Epps apologized for his actions and […]
The USDA’s food pyramid might be a few slices short of a loaf.  According to the United States Department of Agriculture, if we eat the right…
Millions of Americans will be grilling over this holiday weekend, and food safety experts from the USDA want you to protect yourself and your guests from food-borne illnesses. One way is by properly handling and cooking meat. They say it’s important to use a meat thermometer when you’re grilling burgers because burgers that appear to be […]
WASHINGTON — Despite acknowledging a legacy of discrimination, the Department of Agriculture is still plagued by civil rights problems that have in the past led to unequal treatment of minorities seeking loans and other help, according to a government-commissioned report Wednesday.
President Obama said today that funding the Pigford II settlement is a “priority” for his administration.
Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month, declined Tuesday to return to the agency, though she said it was tempting.
Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department employee forced to resign after an edited video clip gave the false impression that she had discriminated against a white farmer, is coming to Washington next week to meet with USDA officials to discuss the job they offered her in the wake of the scandal.
A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Georgia says he used to be suspicious of white people because he never spoke to one his age until his all-black high school consolidated with an all-white one when he was 18.
