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3.29.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Felons voting in NC; UNCF to launch charter schools, Suing BLM Activist, Biden Signs Anti-Lynching Law

With the stroke of a pen, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law, making lynching a federal hate crime.  

The United Negro College Fund is getting a financial boost from Mike Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, to help start new public charter schools and recruit substantially more Black teachers and principals to work in them. We'll have UNCF's  Vice President, Advocacy and Student Professional Development Programs here to explain.

In North Carolina, in a split decision, a three-judge panel rules felons can vote in N.C. once they leave prison. We'll discuss this groundbreaking decision with a North Carolina lawmaker, a voting rights reporter, and an attorney who is on the front lines as a defender of voting rights.

The Louisiana Supreme Court says BLM activist, Deray McKesson, can be sued by a police officer who was injured during a 2016 protest. He'll join us to talk about that decision.

Trenton, New Jersey police department releases body cam video of the shooting that left Jajuan Henderson paralyzed from the chest down.

A Florida hotel employee gets attacked by a guest. He defends himself, ends up arrested unemployed.  

In today's Marketplace, a black designer makes fashion affordable with an expensive flare. Tonight, we'll be talking to the creator of Rock Deep.

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