Vann R. Newkirk

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The Mississippi Delta is home to fertile soil that's excellent for growing crops. It was made that way by enslaved African Americans, who owned some of that land after Emancipation.

A million black farmers are cheated out of their land in the Mississippi Delta

The Mississippi Delta is home to fertile soil that's excellent for growing crops. It was made that way by enslaved African Americans, who owned some of that land after Emancipation.

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The vote for the Republican healthcare plan was set for this afternoon, but wasn’t going to get the votes needed to pass it. So what’s the political fallout?

Week in politics: Health care, intelligence investigation, Gorsuch

The vote for the Republican healthcare plan was set for this afternoon, but wasn’t going to get the votes needed to pass it. So what’s the political fallout?

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Donald Trump took questions from the press for the first time since the election. Politics reporter Vann R.

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Donald Trump took questions from the press for the first time since the election. Politics reporter Vann R.

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