Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson, Man Thought He was a Citizen Gets Deported, FL Family Update

2.25.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson, Man Thought He was a Citizen Gets Deported, FL Family Update

Flanked by the first black woman Vice President and the first black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden upholds his campaign promise. He announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his pick to fill the vacancy left by the retiring Judge Stephen Breyer.

The black Tennessee woman sentenced to six years in prison for trying to vote is free tonight. A judge found she deserves a new trial.

He spent more than 30 months in ICE custody before being deported to a country he had not been to in over 30 years. The attorney for Kelvin Silva will be here to explain how a man who came to the U.S. as a child got deported. He thought he gained citizenship through his father.

The cause of death for Brenda Rawls, the Connecticut woman who died the same day as Lauren Smith-Fields, has been ruled a natural death. But the family is not buying it after they say police botched the investigation.

Kansas City is shelling out almost a million dollars to a black man who was wrongly arrested.

In our Education Matters, we'll look at the importance of quality early childhood education and how it can make a big difference.

Plus, last night, we put up the Go Fund Me page for the family of the Florida man who is facing attempted murder of law enforcement charges. You won't believe how much has been raised since.

And we are taking your calls tonight!

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