evidence: Black-owned farmland totals close to 4.7 million acres to date. The Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020 formed to remedy centuries of Black land loss. This bill would enable Black producers to gain up to 160 acres apiece — at no cost — through USDA land grants. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker serves as the bill’s lead sponsor. "Overtly discriminatory and unjust federal policy has robbed Black families in the United States of the ability to build and pass on intergenerational wealth," said Senator Booker. "When it comes to farming and agriculture, we know that there is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century." The act aims to correct USDA discrimination for future Black farmers of the Black Belt and beyond.