Dolton, Ill.'s Millions in Debt, VA Blocking Voter Restoration, Trump's Lies, MeHarry's $175M Gift

8.9.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Dolton, Ill.'s Millions in Debt, VA Blocking Voter Restoration, Trump's Lies, MeHarry's $175M Gift

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's investigation into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard's misuse of village funds preliminary findings prove the village is more than $3.5 million in debt.   One of Dolton's trustees is here to break down the numbers. 

A federal judge in Virginia threw out a lawsuit challenging Gov. Glenn Youngkin's process for restoring voting rights for people convicted of a felony.  The state's NAACP President will explain why the judge said the suit was filed under an incorrect section of law.

Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown says Trump did not tell the truth about their relationship and was not in a helicopter crash with the orange man. 

Nashville's Meharry Medical College received a $175 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The College's president will join us to discuss being the recipient of the $600 million gift given to historically Black medical schools.

In our Education Matters Segment, Ventris Gibson, the U.S. Mint's First Black Director, will discuss the educational opportunities the Mint offers students. 

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