Former Coach Sues NFL for Discrimination, LA Gov. & Ronald Green's death; Handling Life Pressures

2.1.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Former Coach Sues NFL for Discrimination, LA Gov. & Ronald Green's death; Handling Life Pressures 

Brian Flores has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, and Denver Broncos, alleging the organization's racist hiring policies.

An Associated Press report claims Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards received a text message about Ronald Greene's death within hours of the deadly encounter but kept quiet as he was in the middle of his reelection campaign. Today, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus members met with the governor to determine what he knew and when he knew it. We'll have one of those lawmakers who attended that meeting here on the show.

Rep. Al Green from Texas is dropping by to talk about how he thinks President Joe Biden should pick the next Supreme Court Justice and tell us what else is happening on capitol hill.

The Georgia Sheriff who said there was nothing criminal in the Kendrick Johnson case after a second investigation is now offering half of a million dollars for information that will lead to a conviction.

A Houston man we featured in our Black and Missing segment was found in the trunk of his car at an impound lot hundreds of miles away.

For the second day in a row, several HBCUs are targeted with bomb threats.

Last year, Cheslie Kryst penned an article about her approaching 30 and the pressures of that milestone. Tonight we'll talk to two professionals about overcoming the pressures to achieve.

Plus, in our Marketplace segment, we'll introduce to you a sister from Houston who is killing the construction game. Her company has done about 90-percent of the work needed by the Houston School District.

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