Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Celebrates Confirmation, Will Smith Oscars Ban, Charter School Funding

4.8.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Celebrates Confirmation, Will Smith Oscars Ban, Charter School Funding

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson celebrates her historical confirmation to the Supreme Court at the White House. I was there for her emotional speech thanking her role models and others who helped her along the way. You'll hear what she and others had to say at today's ceremony about this historical confirmation.

Will Smith gets banned from attending the Oscars for the next ten years.

Mason, Tennessee leadership is fighting to keep a Republican comptroller out of their finances. The vice mayor of the majority-black town will tell us what happened in Wednesday's court hearing.

A black college student disarms a man during a melee. He ends up getting shot four times. He and his attorney will be here to talk about his lawsuit against the San Jose, California Police Department.

Dealerships in four states are accused of overcharging black customers will have to pay a 10 million in fines.

In today's Education Matters, we'll look at how proposed new rules for charter school grants could impact how states fund and regulate charter schools.

And a huge loss in the NFL, Hall of Famer Rayfield Wright has died.

 

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