Former USDA official Shirley Sherrod says she plans to meet with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack next week to discuss a new job offer.

Sherrod was forced to resign last month after a conservative blogger posted excerpts from a March speech depicting her as racist. In her comments, Sherrod told the audience that she initially did not make her best efforts to help a white farmer who had come to her seeking assistance to save his farm.

The NAACP joined others, including the USDA, in condemning the remarks before grasping the full context of the story, which was meant as a lesson in overcoming racism.

The White House and the NAACP have since apologized and Vilsack also offered her a new position, which she has not yet accepted or declined. The two plan to meet on Tuesday.

Sherrod spoke on Saturday in Sumter County at an event hosted by the Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund. NAACP executive director Ben Jealous shared the stage with her at a panel discussion.

Sherrod said she had no ill feelings toward the NAACP or President Barack Obama.

“They wanted me to say something negative about my president. They wanted me to say something negative about the NAACP,” she said. “They won’t get that from me.”