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2.22.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Texas Judge Rules Against Black Student's Locs, USVI Governor, Navy Federal Discrimination Suit

A Texas judge sides with a school district's discipline of a black teen over the length of his loc. Darryl George will remain in in-school suspension after a Chambers County Judge says the school did not violate the state's Crown Act. The George family attorney and the  Texas Legislative Black Caucus Chair are here to tell us about today's hearing.  

We tell ya'll how important local elections are. Tonight, we'll chat with 
Claude Cummings III. He's running for Harris County, Texas Tax Assessor-Collector.

The U.S. Virgin Islands is trying to revive its tourism. Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. will be in the studio to discuss their plans. We'll also discuss the clean water initiative and some other things. You don't want to miss that conversation. 

A recent investigation found that the Navy Federal Credit Union was more than twice as likely to deny Black loan applicants than white applicants. Now, Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump has hit them with a lawsuit. 

The fools at Fox News say Trump's gold sneakers are his golden ticket to shoe-loving black voters. Yeah, wait until you hear this foolishness. 

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2.21.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: No Charges in Marquis Rivera Case, Remembering Hydeia Broadbent, Houthi Rebels, HBCU Figure Skating

A Missouri family and community are outraged that the cops who killed a black man having a mental health crisis will not be charged with his death. The Senior Breaking News Reporter from the Kansas City Defender is here to tell us about the Marquis Rivera case. 

Her story put her at the forefront of HIV-AIDS awareness at age 11. Tonight, we remember Hydeia Broadbent, who died Tuesday at 39. Rae Lewis-Thornton, an Emmy Award Winning AIDS Activist, will join us to talk about their friendship and what it's like living with HIV.

President Job Biden says $1.2 billion in loans are forgiven for more than 150,000 students as part of the Biden administration's SAVE plan. 

Counterterrorism Expert and author Malcolm Nance will stop by to update us on the recent Houthi rebel attack, the Russia-Ukraine aid package, and the latest in the Isreal-Hamas War. 

And Howard University is debuting the first-ever HBCU figure-staking team this weekend.

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2.20.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ayanna Pressley, LA Criminal Justice Reform Bills, Tenn. Nazis Takeover, Nigeria's Economic Crisis

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is here to talk about all kinds of stuff, including her letter to banks about the millions of racial equity pledges. She'll let us know if they ever responded to her. And we'll discuss the Inclusive Democracy Act, which would guarantee the right to vote in federal elections regardless of a criminal conviction. 

#WE-TRIED-TO-TELL-YOU folks in Louisiana who decided to stay home for the gubernatorial election. Your Republican governor's special session will focus on criminal justice reform bills that are sure to send more black and brown folks to jails and prisons. We'll talk to a Louisiana representative about the bills. 

The Nazis took over the streets of Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend. State Representative Gloria Johnson will join us to talk about that demonstration. 

Vice President Kamala Harris was in Pennsylvania today to boast about the Biden Administration's $5.8B clean water investment.

The Poor Peoples Campaign is gearing up for its voter mobilization plan.

Two men have been charged with last week's mass shooting during the Kanas City Chiefs celebration. 

Nigeria is facing an economic crisis, making it hard for folks to buy food. A National security and foreign policy expert will join us and explain why the Nigerian Red Cross Society has declared a hunger crisis.

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2.19.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Women Texas Judicial Candidates Targeted,Nashville Nazis,Cook Co., Ill. State's Attorney Race

New Texas law is being used to discredit Black women running for judge in Houston. We'll look at H.B. 2384 and talk to some women whose campaign it could affect. 

Clayton Harris III  is one of the candidates in the race to replace Kim Fox as Cook County, Illinois, State's Attorney. He'll be here to explain why he's the best candidate.  

Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett misidentifies a man as the Kansas City mass shooter and calls him an "illegal alien." Now, Denton Loudermill is left trying to piece his life back together while receiving death threats. 

Nazis protestors took to the streets of Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend.

A judge denies the appeal of the former cop who killed Atatiana Jefferson.

And the Ohio police union is pleading with the Columbus district attorney not to refile charges of the cop who killed a black man at his grandmother's home. 

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2.16.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Fani Willis' Father Testifies, Trump's $370M Judgement, Acorn Prompts Florida Cop Shootout

It was day two of the Georgia motion hearing to disqualify the Fulton County District Attorney from the election subversion case. Today, former Governor Roy Barnes,  Fani Willis' father and Nathan Wade's former divorce attorney testified today. We'll take a look at what was said with Monique Pressley. 

Donald Trump was hit with a $370 million judgment in his New York civil fraud case.

An acorn hitting a vehicle sets off a Florida deputy to fire several rounds into his vehicle with a suspect inside. Wait until you see the bodycam footage!

Two juveniles are charged with shooting up the Kanas City chief celebratory parade that left one dead and over 20 injured. 

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