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Washington– Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, referred to President Obama as “very, very urban,” while charging that as a senator he gave special favor to African American farmers who were victims of government discrimination. In case anybody missed his meaning in a speech on the House floor Monday evening, King emphasized the word […]

In case you missed it, Roland Martin spoke with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this morning over the black farmer settlement. Check out the audio below to hear the interview.

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The U.S. Senate Friday approved spending $4.6 billion to settle two lawsuits: one by black farmers who alleged racial discrimination by government lenders and the other by 300,000 American Indians who said they had been cheated out of land royalties dating to 1887. Passage of the measure, by voice vote, unblocks a legislative logjam that […]

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As grocery stores leave urban neighborhoods, like Kroger in Roselawn, some cities have found ways to keep their urban core from becoming a "food desert".

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African-American farmers hoping for government settlement money in a racial bias case met with lawmakers Wednesday and called on Congress to come up with a way to fund the $1 billion deal.