Republicans Weaponize Welfare Fraud To Assault Nonwhite People & Ignore Mississippi White-Led Fraud!

Brittany Page is joined by W. Ralph Eubanks to discuss his new book, "When It's Darkness on The Delta: How America's Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land." W. Ralph Eubanks is a faculty fellow and writer in residence at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. In this conversation, Brittany and Ralph discuss his personal connection to the Mississippi Delta, poverty in the region, the roots of America's inequality, policy choices that created the conditions people still suffer in to this day, the hypocrisy of politicians who ignore certain types of welfare fraud while using others to oppress marginalized people, and changing your mind! Grab your copy here: https://www.beacon.org/When-Its-Darkness-on-the-Delta-P2243.aspx Originally posted on YouTube on January 16th, 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices