Bøger af Greg Francis

There are only two things that Lenny and his younger brother Bree can't stand: hipsters and moments in life that can't be explained using hip hop lyrics. Brooklyn has not been the same since coffee shops and juice bars began replacing bodegas and 99[ stores. In spite of drugs, gangs, crooked cops, and a single parent home, Lenny and Bree have pretty much figured out how to navigate the crazy streets of New York City. That is until a sudden turn of events causes Lenny to see that he won't be allowed to simply enjoy the culture he loves so much- he must now defend it. No Biggie lyric could ever prepare Lenny and Bree for the unthinkable plot-twist to their Brooklyn story.

When a class-action lawsuit against the US government results in a billion dollar settlement for the aggrieved parties, you'd expect the story to be headline news . . .to be posted on social media everywhere . . . to be adapted to film or even to a popular legal procedural series on TV . . .So why then have so many people never heard of Pigford vs. Glickman? Or the follow-up lawsuit, Pigford II? Or the Black Farmers Case, as the pair of these legal actions is often called? Could it be that the heart-wrenching story of Black farmers in America, and the monumental legal case that brought long-sought justice to them, is rarely told because it reflects so poorly on the US and its treatment of those whose ancestors helped make the nation an agricultural giant in the first place? Whatever the reason, the time to tell the full story has come and the person to share the gripping details is Greg Francis, one of the lead counsels in the historic case that finally helped Black farmers achieve equity. In Just Harvest, Francis narrates the dramatic twists and turns of the legal battle fought and won, and evidences the many years of ingrained discrimination and racism that preceded it. Awareness of this story makes us all witnesses to the history still unfolding and while parts of what is recounted herein will enrage you, the hope is that this book will also inspire, inform, and motivate you to join the continuing fight for the rights of all Black farmers now and in the future.