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#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a daily show broadcast from Washington, DC, that will focus on news, politics, culture, entertainment, social justice, sports, education, business, and finance. If it’s important to you, we will cover it. You will be treated to some of the top minds in education, public policy, and academia, discussing the news of the day and why it matters to us. Visit http://rolandmartinunfiltered.com for more information and to join the #BringTheFunk Fan Club. Your support is vital and will help make the #RolandMartinUnfiltered Daily Digital Show a reality.
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Jul 3, 2021 • 2h 18min
Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson suspended; Tokyo soul cap ban; AG halts executions; Essence Throwback
7.2.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson suspended; Tokyo soul cap ban; AG halts executions; U.S. adds 850k jobs; Charles Booker launches Senate bid; Justice Thomas wants to get rid of Qualified Immunity; Teacher fired over racial slur; KKK police chief resigns; New film on Showtime spotlights Dick Gregory's journey; 50Can has a new president;Get ready ... It's grilling season +#EssenceFest Throwback with Prince, Slick Rick and moreSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jul 2, 2021 • 2h 18min
NY Mayoral race snafu; SCOTUS upholds Az. voting restrictions; SoHo Karen charged with hate crime;
7.1.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NY Mayoral race snafu; Trump Organization Charged in 15-Year tax scheme; Bill Cosby returns home; SCOTUS upholds Arizona voting restrictions; SoHo Karen charged with hate crime+Essence Throwback featuring Trombone Shorty, Ciara, and Bishop Lester Love.Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 33min
Pa. High Court tosses Cosby conviction; Eviction moratorium to remain; Bob Johnson wants reparations
6.30.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Pennsylvania Supreme Court tosses Cosby conviction; Eviction moratorium to remain in place; New York Mayoral race still undecided; U.S. Forest Service has first black head. Bob Johnson wants reparations; Crazy a$$ KKK is taking applications+ Essence Fest Throwback presented by Coke with Jill Scott, Chaka Khan, and JuvenileSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jun 30, 2021 • 2h 4min
House vote on Confederate statue removal; GOP attacks Olympian Gwen Berry; NYPD beat Black officials
6.29.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: House to vote on Confederate statue removal; University System of Georgia created an advisory group to review the names of 3,000 buildings and colleges named after white supremacists, slave owners, segregationists, and racists; Republicans attack Olympic-bound hammer thrower Gwen Berry; NCAA is moving towards allowing athletes in all 50 states to profit from their name, image, and likeness; 76-year-old woman is in jail because she didn't answer a call from her parole officer; NYPD beat Black officials+ Don't miss the #RMU Essence Fest Throwback with Mary J. Blige, Bad Boy Records and Master PSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jun 29, 2021 • 2h 4min
Black voters & defund the police; new COVID variant; #EssenceFest '21 recap
6.28.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black voters & defund the police; new COVID variant; #EssenceFest '21 recapSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jun 26, 2021 • 2h 37min
Roland in Chicago; Chauvin sentenced; DOJ sues GA over voting law; Trooper tases suspicious teen
6.25.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered LIVE from Chicago! Ex-cop Derrek Chauvin sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison; DOJ sues Georgia over evil voting law; Redistricting battle begins as the GOP makes a request for Census info; Trooper tases "suspicious" teen; Senate confirms President Joe Biden's second nominee to the U.S. appellate courts, Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi; Amhurst Reparations Fund approved; Rev. Barber talks Moral March on Manchin; Technological gap persists in our schools; House and Senate Democrats are introduce bill that would make it easier to prove racial bias; Walmart Willie harasses Black man in TexasSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jun 25, 2021 • 2h 12min
Roland in Chicago; Bipartisan $1T infrastructure deal; State of Black health; Moral march on Manchin
6.24.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered LIVE from Chicago! Biden announces $1T infrastructure deal & gun violence plan; State of Black health in Chicago report released; Rev. Barber talks moral march on Manchin; Footlocker commits to invest in the Black community and fight racial inequality + Essence Fest Throwback with Sheryl Lee Ralph and Bevy SmithSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jun 24, 2021 • 2h 59min
LIVE from LA: Paul Mooney Memorial Service | #RolandMartinUnfiltered
LIVE from LA: Paul Mooney Memorial Service | #RolandMartinUnfilteredSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jun 23, 2021 • 1h 39min
Senate For The People Act Vote; Abbott retaliates against Dems; Black clergy leave SBC over racism
6.22.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Senate votes on advancing the For The People Act; Gov. Abbott retaliates against TX Dems; Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on reforming crack sentencing; Black clergy leave SBC over racism; Essence Throwback with Paul Mooney, Dick Gregory and Steve Harvey + In out Black biz segment meet a Black photographer who started his own businessSupport #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.

Jun 21, 2021 • 2h 4min
SCOTUS rules against NCAA; Roland slaps down Bill Maher; Essence Festival Throwback by Coca-Cola
6.21.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: SCOTUS rules against NCAA; Roland slaps down Bill Maher; Essence Festival Throwback by Coca-Cola; GOP Senator who opposed Juneteenth holiday gets booed out of a Juneteenth celebration; Emory School of Medicine apologized to a Black doctor more than 60 years after denying his application; GOP Manchin voting compromise backlash; Out of spite over Texas Dems halting voter suppression legislation, Gov. Abbott vetoed the state budget that funds the legislature; San Bernardino deputy kicks man in the head during an arrest; Fitness Expert Gym Jonez breaks down if sweating means you're burning fat.Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform 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.


