As BLACK ENTERPRISE previously mentioned, the program’s suspension was lifted on Feb. 24. The reinstatement comes after U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s order on his first day in office to terminate “equity-related grants or contracts.”
“First, the vagueness of the term ‘equity-related grants or contracts’ invites arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement,” wrote Judge Abelson. “Second, the term’s vagueness offers insufficient notice to current grantees about whether and how they can adapt their conduct to avoid termination of their grants or contracts.”
Rep. Terri Sewell stated on X that the scholarships “cultivate the next generation of agricultural leaders and scholars.” Sewell warned that prohibiting them would eliminate student opportunities and harm the nation’s farming communities.
“The Trump Administration must reverse this decision immediately!” she said.
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Source: Black Enterprise
