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12.10.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: No voter reforms in 2021, MI school strip searches 11yr old, Kim Potter Trial, Paying for CollegeThe Biden Administration promised to deliver on voting rights reform, well the 2021 Congressional session is about to end with no legislation passed. We'll find out from Movement for Black Lives how this could impact black voters in 2022.A Michigan school district is making headlines again for how black students are being treated. This time, an 11-year-old boy is stripped searched and put into a "holding cell" by a white teacher. Tonight, Xavier and his mother, Cheyenne Johnson, will tell us what happened and what, if anything, school officials are doing to ensure this never happens again.  Today Kimberly Potter's onetime supervisor testifies of the shooting's immediate aftermath when Potter shot Daunte Wright. He tells the jury how he exchanged guns with a highly distraught Potter to preserve evidence.We'll also look at a new report that says students are facing an increase in "hostile behaviors.The Supreme Court rules that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state's ban, but the justices allow the law to remain.In our Education Matters segment, you'll meet one lady whose mission is to ensure that students and families are well informed about financing a college education.Plus, find out how Roland Martin is pitching in to help college students in need of financial assistance. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners:Verizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12.09.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Racist Cali. Cop texts threaten cases, Daunte Wright's girlfriend testifies, Maternal MortalityBecause of a LA Times investigation, hundreds of Southern California criminal cases could be dismissed after more than a dozen police officers exchanged racist and homophobic text messages.Emotional testimony continues today in the manslaughter trial of the former Minnesota cop who killed Daunte Wright. The woman riding with Daunte Wright tells the jury what happened after Kim Potter shot him.We'll tell you why redistricting is postponing North Carolina's 2022 elections.North Carolina is also shelling out millions for the wrongful conviction of a black man andan improper investigation of a murder in Massachusetts led to the release of another black man almost 30 years later.And, Texas passes a Critical Race Theory Law that Regulates how Teachers can teach about slavery and race in the classroom.We'll talk to the founder of The Highland Project, a nonprofit organization working to close the racial wealth gap with Black women.Plus, we'll talk to a Maternal Wellness Expert about the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, which aims to keep women alive during and after giving birth.I'm so excited! We will also have a very special guest tonight! You don't want to miss her, I mean them!  #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners: Coca-Cola | Enjoy every magical moment of the season together. Explore ways you can be closer to the ones you love with meals worth sharing, festive playlists, and more holiday magic from Coke®. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3CQd3dXVerizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12.08.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Daunte Wright's Mom's emotional Testimony; MD revokes Gov.'s parole power, Holiday Blues, Big TiggerEmotional testimony in Minnesota. Daunte Wright's mother tells the jury what she heard while on the phone with her son the day Kimberly Potter killed him. Journalist Georgia Fort will have a live report from Brooklyn Center.The Maryland General Assembly voted to revoke the governor's ability to reject parole board recommendations. We'll talk to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Chair from the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. to find out why they moved to take the governor out of the process.Plus, hundreds Marched to freedom here in D.C. for voting rights. And Congress moves forward with a plan to raise the debt ceiling with only Democratic votes. We'll explain how that was made possible.We'll tell you about a resolution to remove Representative Lauren Boebert from House committees over her anti-Muslim comments.Big Tigger will tell us how the Funny Money College Tour is helping students in need.  In our Tech Talk segment sponsored by Verizon, we'll tell you how you can donate to HBCU's with your spare change.And, we are in the middle of the holiday season, and a lot of us are dealing with the blues. Licensed Professional Counselor Robin May will give us tips on surviving those holiday blues. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners:Verizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12.07.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Shut Down DC, CBC Vigil, Smollett Trial; Houston's 1st Black-owned grocery store; Atl's New MayorThey shut down D.C. We'll show you how and why protestors blocked traffic around the nation's capital.In about 45-minutes, members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be on the capitol steps holding a vigil - urging the Senate to pass much-needed legislation.The 61st mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, will be here to tell us about his plans for the city.The man accused of killing music executive Clarence Avant's wife is charged with murder.A jury will soon decide the fate of Jussie Smollett. Closing arguments will begin tomorrow. We'll have a breakdown of what happened in court today.Plus, a commission analyzes the fundamental framework of the nation's highest court to determine whether changes should be made.And, in our Marketplace Segment, sponsored by Verizon, we'll talk to a man who had a thriving nightclub before Covid shut him down. Now, he's operating the first black-own grocery store in Houston. RolandMartinUnfiltered partners:Verizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12.06.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Women Leaders meet with VP Harris, Smollett Testifies, 32 U.S. Omicron cases, Till case closedCivil rights groups send a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging him to use his power to pass the House-approved social spending bill.Black Women Leaders and Allies met with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the significant domestic policy and democracy issues facing our nation. Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation was there; she'll tell us what happened in that meeting.The Department of Justice is suing Texas over its plan to redraw voting districts that would discriminate against Black and Latino voters.We'll tell you why the DOJ just closed the Emmett Till murder investigation.In Virginia, a cop will not face any charges in the death of Pharrell Williams' cousin, Donovon Lynch. The Lynch family will join us.Jelani Day's family is demanding the FBI investigate his death as a hate crime.Plus, Jussie Smollett takes the stand and details his relationship with one of his attackers.At least 32 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported across 12 states. We'll tell you which ones andIn our Fit, Live, Win Segment, a look at the eat for your blood type diet. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners:Verizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12.03.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: November jobs report didn't meet expectations, but the unemployment rate for Black people has returned to "normal" levels. We'll have Economist Dr. William Sprigg walk us through those numbers.A jury is selected in the trial of the former Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop back in April. We will look at who will be deciding Kimberly Potter's fate.A federal judge denies the request to sever the trials of the four Minnesota officers facing civil rights charges in the murder of George Floyd.The U.S. Supreme Court could soon roll back constitutional protections for abortion access. We'll talk to the Director of Advocacy at General Progress from the Center for American Progress, and the Co-Executive Director of Men4Choice about what repealing those protections could mean.The parents of this week's deadly Michigan High School shooter are facing involuntary manslaughter charges.  Monday is Black Freedom and Economic Day. We'll tell you what you can do to help black businesses.Georgia destroyed a Black town, and now former residents want justice 50 years later. The president of the Linnentown Project will explain what that justice should look like.Sunday is the 30th Annual David A. Walker Memorial Double Dutch Holiday Classic. We'll have a preview with the National Double Dutch League president.And in our Education Matters segment, one school figured out how to deal with the Covid gap.  #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners:Verizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12.01.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ga Flips Again, Abrams Announce 2022 Gov Bid, Montgomery Bus Boycott Anniv., Smollet & Potter trialsStacey Abrams says she's running for Georgia Governor in 2022. Atlanta has a new mayor. Andre Dickens is here to tell us about his plans for the city. Other Georgia cities are making history flipping from Republican to Democratic leadership. Voters in Warner Robins elected its first woman and first Black mayor to lead the city. We'll have the Senior Georgia Manager for Black Voters Matter tell how they pulled off a flip again in the peach state.The Brennan Center of Justice has researched the proposed and enacted legislation to make it harder for Americans to vote. The Acting Director, Voting Rights & Elections will be here to break it all down for us.We'll have updates on the two trials we're watching:It's day 3 in the trial for former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.  And jury selection continues in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, for the manslaughter trial of a former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop.Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music icon Clarence Avant, is shot and killed during a home invasion.She wrote a book about her rape and her rapist. But the man who was convicted for Alice Sebold's rape wasn't the one who did it. Now she's offering an apology to Anthony Broadwater, who was exonerated last week.The omicron coronavirus variant has the world on edge. Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick will be here to tell us how nervous we should be and if there will be another vaccine we'll have to take.It's the 66th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. We'll take a look back at that historical event and here what Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gray remembers about how he played a part in changing the world. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners:Verizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.30.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: $5M to Dillard Univ.; CRT complaint against MLK books denied; Jussie Smollet, Kim Potter trialsJury selection is underway in the trial of former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter, who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop earlier this year. Today, some jurors have been chosen, and Potter's attorney said she will be testifying during the trial. Journalist Georgia Fort is covering the trial. She'll join us with the latest.Philadelphia prosecutors want the U.S. Supreme Court to review Bill Cosby's sexual assault case and restore his conviction.He was freed after serving decades in prison for a crime he did not commit with absolutely no compensation for the state of Missouri. Kevin Strickland is close to being a millionaire now after a fundraiser.President Joe Biden signs four bills into law aimed at helping veterans. Thanks to Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, one bill will study the race and ethnic disparities in compensation benefits administered by Veterans Affairs.A study finds landlords are discriminating against applicants based on their names.In our HBCU Connect segment today, we'll talk to the man who had a big part in Dillard University getting $5 million to create internships.An anti-Critical Race Theory complaint targeting books about Martin Luther King Jr. and Ruby Bridges by a Tennessee group gets denied.In our Marketplace segment sponsored by Verizon, we'll talk to one black entrepreneur who wanted to ensure other black women do not get sick from chemicals in feminine products - so she created her own.  Barbados celebrates as it cuts colonial-era ties with Britain and Queen Elizabeth II.#RolandMartinUnfiltered partners:Verizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.29.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ala. fines Montgomery for removing Confederate street; Golfer Lee Elder dies; ending racial wealth gapIn October, Alabama's capital city removed the Confederate president's name from an avenue and renamed it after civil rights icon Fred D. Gray. Now the state attorney general says the city must pay a $25-thousand fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed will join us to talk about this craziness.Two trials we have our eye on:A Chicago judge begins questioning prospective jurors for former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's trial today.  And Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, is preparing for tomorrow's start of the manslaughter trial of a former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man while yelling "Taser" during a traffic-stop-turned-arrest earlier this year.A black man in New York who spent 39 years in jail for a rape he did not commit is now a free man after discovering serious flaws with his prosecution.A star high school baseball player in New York transfers schools after a school assistant athletic director said the student got his speed - get this - from running from police.Some sad news to report, designer Virgil Abloh, Flordia lawmaker Carrie Meek & the man who broke the color barrier in golf, Lee Elder, have died. We'll have a special tribute to Lee tonight. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners:Verizon | Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, now available in 50+ cities, is the fastest 5G in the world.* That means that downloads that used to take minutes now take seconds. 👉🏾https://bit.ly/30j6z9INissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bPAmazon | Get 2-hour grocery delivery, set up you Amazon Day deliveries, watch Amazon Originals with Prime Video and save up to 80% on meds with Amazon Prime 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ArwxEh+ Don’t miss Epic Daily Deals that rival Black Friday blockbuster sales 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iP9zkv👀 Manage your calendar, follow along with recipes, catch up on news and more with Alexa smart displays + Stream music, order a pizza, control your smart home and more with Alexa smart speakers 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ked4liBuick | It's ALL about you! The 2022 Envision has more than enough style, power and technology to make every day an occasion. 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3iJ6ouPSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfilteredDownload the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.