Bronaugh announced last month that she was leaving the agency in order to spend more time with her family.
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First Black woman to serve as USDA's No. 2 set to leave department
Jewel Bronaugh, the No. 2 person at the US Department of Agriculture and the first Black woman in the position, will leave the department on Tuesday after a two-year tenure in which she led agency efforts to diversify its workforce and provide relief to farmers of color who say they have been discriminated against over the years.
