Black Army Vet Wins $6.8M vs LAPD, Kennedy Center Boycott Grows, Min Wage Rises, Smallwood Honored

12.30.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Army Vet Wins $6.8M vs LAPD, Kennedy Center Boycott Grows, Min Wage Rises, Smallwood Honored

Justice for a Black Army vet: Slade Douglas wins $.68 million after LAPD turned a welfare check into forced meds and rights violations---forcing LA to pay big. Slade joins us on what this win means.

Kennedy Center boycott heats up, artists cancel shows after Trump slaps his name on JFK's arts icon. We have the latest fallout ahead.

It's about time: Federal minimum wage is finally bumping up from $7.25, right when Americans need it the most.

A.J. Smitherman built Black Wall Street's voice with The Tulsa Star. Joining us,  Founder of Black Wall Street 100, Raven Majia Williams.

We lost a legend.... Gospel great Richard Smallwood... Artists remember his legacy tonight.

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