The Heist
The Fight for Debt Relief and Legacy
When the initial debt relief program for Black farmers was passed in 2021 it was a false start. It was challenged in court and stalled. But, in 2022, ...
The Forever Fight
Pigford v. Glickman (1999) was a class action lawsuit accusing the USDA of long-running racial discrimination against Black farmers in regard to the t...
Boley was a Rip-Roaring Place, Honey
So far, we’ve been following Nate’s journey to becoming a full-time rancher…but Nate isn’t just concerned about his achievements, he also wants Boley ...
Dancing with the Devil
Nate says his relationship with the USDA was rocky from the start and he went in knowing he was “dancing with the devil” because of his father’s exper...
The Cowboy Way and The Color Line
Surviving as a rancher is hard for lots of reasons: land has gotten more expensive, corporate farms have gotten more powerful and put pressure on smal...
Introducing season 3 of The Heist: Land of Broken Promises
Nate Bradford, Jr. and other Black farmers and ranchers are fighting to preserve a type of rural, Black agricultural life. But the past keeps blocking...
Carrying the load
ReShonda finds a potential home for her bank and a kindred spirit. And she faces new challenges.
The wealth-gap machine
How did the wealth gap become so huge? And what will it take to really fix it? As ReShonda digs into an aspect of the country's discriminatory history...
Shifting goalposts
It's a lot harder to find investors for a new bank than people willing to open accounts there. ReShonda discovers a group that might be interested in ...
Popcorn Heaven
ReShonda builds a popcorn business with a too-small loan, learning something that leaves her reeling. She joins a lawsuit that will have national ripp...