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Whistleblowers! is brought to you in coordination with Marcel Reid and the Whistleblower's Annual Summit, in Washington D.C.
See Corey Lea's article:
The American Taxpayer Gets Defrauded By The USDA In The Amount Of $400,000,000
Our guests this evening:
Corey Lea from Tennessee. He is an active black farmer and in civil rights for many years. He has been responsible for filing several petitions in the Court of Federal Claims on behalf of Black Farmers in order to hold USDA accountable for its discriminatory practices which have gone on for decades. He is representative of the plight of Black farmers in the Southern Region comprising 13 states, and others who have been discriminated against repeatedly by the USDA and its internal agencies and departments.
Lawrence Lucas, Founding member and President Emeritus, of the USDA Coalition of Minority employees since May 1994. The USDA Coalition of Minority Employees and the Black farmers, representing 13 southern states.
Lesa Donnelly lives in Anderson, California. She is a California native.
She worked for USDA, Forest Service, in California (Region 5) in administrative and collateral fire positions from 1978 to 2002, retiring in 2002 under a settlement agreement.
Ron Cotton is President of the USDA Coalition of Minority Employees which is a USDA sanctioned, independent
employee resource organization that works to ensure respect, dignity, and equal opportunities for employees and farmers.