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11.21.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TX GOP Cries Foul Over Map Ruling, Fuentes Infiltration Warning, ER Birth Scandal Explodes There are some whiny Texas Republicans and calling it a double standard after judges call their redistricting plan 'racially gerrymandered.'  As State Attorney Ken Paxon prepares to appeal the decision, election officials and county parties scramble to adjust in the middle of the candidate filing period for the March primary.  I'll talk to a Political Science Professor about the impact on the voters.  I'm finally going to tackle how White Nationalist Nick Fuentes is planning to "infiltrate" politics. Alabama's Congressional delegation honors the death of the last Tuskegee Airman.  An Indiana hospital fired the doctor and nurse who turned away a black pregnant woman minutes before she gave birth in her car.  An Ohio jury found a white cop not guilty of murdering Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting. And Chadwick Boseman's legacy was honored by fans, friends, and family as the late "Black Panther" actor received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.20.2025 #RolandMartinUnfilered: Black Women’s Jobless Spike, Maternal Health Crisis, Crockett Slams Trump’s Power Grab The Labor Department just released the delayed September jobs report, which shows Black Women's Unemployment at 7.5%, the highest since 2021.Morgan Harper is here to discuss why black women face more job cuts.  ProPublica's investigation is exposing multiple women who died after being denied abortions, even with serious health risks.  I'll talk to one of the reporters tracking the disparities in black maternal health.  In tonight's Crockett Chronicles, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett calls out how Trump's administration uses federal power like an autocratic machine. And with the holidays coming fast, in our Black Star Marketplace, it's Christmas in Color---a brand bringing culture, joy, and representation to your holiday décor. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.18.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Texas Map Blocked, KC ‘Racist Cartel’ Case Advances, Epstein Files Vote, Memphis Guard Halted A Texas judge blocks the GOP's new congressional map, and that could shake up the 2026 midterms. State Representative Jolanda Jones will explain how the ruling could shape the 2026 midterms.  A federal judge is allowing a major RICO case to move forward in Kansas City.  We'll talk to the attorney who filed the case about the accusations of an all-white board running Westport's nightlife like a racist cartel.  The National Guard has to leave Memphis.  We'll talk to a City Council member about the injunction a judge issued that stopped troops from patrolling the city.  On Capitol Hill, the House just voted  427 to 1 to release the Epstein files. Trump's Latino support is dwindling.  We'll talk to black pollster Christophe Towler about the latest poll.  In our Black Star Network Marketplace, Be Rooted, a stationery brand that celebrates and empowers women of color with bold journals and beautifully crafted planners, will make great gifts this holiday season.  #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.17.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: ICE Raids Rock NC, Texas ER Birth Horror, Pharrell’s Take on Politics, Trump Embraces Fuentes More than 100 people got caught in North Carolina's "Charlotte Web" ICE operation.  North Carolina Sheriff Garry McFadden will describe aggressive raids sweeping through his county.  Catholic Bishops join Pope Leo's criticisms of Trump's 'Indiscriminate' ICE Raids. A Black Texas mother says medical staff ignored her so long that she ended up giving birth in a hospital waiting room. It's all on video! Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt will join us to talk about the case. Philadelphia is stopping the use of some diversity targets in city contracts as national DEI backlash grows. I will address Pharrell Williams' comments about his dislike for politics, saying, "It's a magic trick." The twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, is publically embracing white nationalist racist, Nick Fuentes.  #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.13.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Longest Shutdown In History Ends, DOJ Tries To Block Calif. Map, Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized LIVE from the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.  I'll show you my conversation with PGA golfer Chase Johnson later in the show.  Here's what else is coming up on Roland Martin Unfiltered, streaming live on the Black Star Network. The longest government shutdown in history is over. Congresswoman Lauren Underwood will explain why we should expect everything to snap back to normal. In the nation's redistricting battle, Trump's DOJ is taking legal steps to block California's new congressional map, voted on by the people.  Illinois is up next in the redistricting fight. State Senator Willie Preston will explain why he is more interested in protecting Black voters than in Democratic redistricting efforts.  A federal judge heard arguments to disqualify interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan in the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.  They say she is improperly in her position as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. The Reverend Jesse Jackson is in a Chicago hospital under observation for a neurodegenerative condition. If you're not into baking but still need to bring a dessert to this year's holiday gathering, we've got just the thing for you. We have the perfect sweet treat to tell you about in tonight's Black Star Network Marketplace Segment. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.12.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered:Shutdown Showdown Nears End, Trump-Epstein Emails Exposed, Latina History Made in Congress The nation is on edge tonight, as the House is less than an hour away from a decisive vote that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. After 50 days of waiting, Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in, making history.   Newly released emails link the twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, to Jeffrey Epstein.  A federal judge in Illinois has ordered the release of hundreds of individuals detained by ICE because their arrests were potentially unlawful and in violation of a federal court order. In tonight's Tech Talk, it's Black love meets AI. Upfront Love uses artificial intelligence to help people stop swiping and start marrying. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.11.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Senate Passes Bill to End Shutdown, HBCU Reopens After 10 Years, Texas A&M Ideology Clash In a 60-40 vote, the Senate passed the funding bill that would end the longest government shutdown in history.  The bill heads to the House for a final vote.  A Utah judge denied the GOP-passed congressional map, which created two competitive districts that still favored Republicans. The return of students to North Carolina's Barber-Scotia College marks a significant milestone for the HBCU.  The president will be here to discuss how the school went from disrepair and loss of accreditation to reopening its campus and welcoming back students for the first time in nearly a decade.  The Texas A&M Board of Regents will vote on whether to limit the teachings of 'race or gender ideology' in university classrooms. Alabama Congressman Shomari Figures introduced legislation to honor the first Black aviators in U.S. military history by renaming a post office after the Tuskegee Airmen. In our Black Star Network Marketplace, DOJO, a company that transforms everyday moments through scent. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.10.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: 8 Dems Back Shutdown Deal, Face Backlash; Trump Worker Threats, Pardons Allies, Lenny Wilkens Dies 8 Dems Back Shutdown Deal & Face Backlash Trump Worker Threats, Pardons Allies Lenny Wilkins DiesEight Democrats are catching serious heat for crossing the aisle to end the government shutdown. They say they're just being practical, but their own party's calling it straight-up betrayal.  Trump threatens to dock the pay of air-traffic controllers who don't return to work.  Remember, they aren't getting paid. The twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, is handing out early Christmas presents to his allies.  The convicted felon in chief pardoned 77 folks, including some tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. We'll unpack what's really behind this latest round of clemency. Three-time NBA Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens has passed at 88. We'll celebrate the man, the mentor, and the legacy he left on and off the court. And, Charlamage responded to me, saying his comments about the Democratic party were full of misinformation. I'm going to explain why I stand by what I said.  #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10.7.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Historic Mississippi Shift: Dems Break GOP Grip, Shutdown Battle Enters New Phase A big political shake-up in Mississippi as Republicans lose their supermajority after Democrats flip three key Senate seats. We'll hear directly from the newly elected senators about what this historic change means for the state. Plus, on Day 38 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Democrats unveil a new proposal to end the stalemate. We have the details on their plan, and Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, joining us to discuss the political battle and what's next. And later, don't miss our Black Star Marketplace segment featuring a stunning jewelry collection that celebrates Black excellence and craftsmanship. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing.Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV.The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.6.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Ordered to Pay SNAP, Shutdown Chaos Deepens, Pelosi Retires, Labor Battle Builds A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday---a lifeline for more than 42 million Americans relying on food assistance. In North Carolina, new GOP-drawn congressional maps are already under fire and they could dilute Black voting power just ahead of the 2026 elections. We're now on Day 37 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history---flights canceled, paychecks missed, families struggling and still no end in sight. We'll break down what Democrats are doing to push for a deal. Plus, the fight for labor power is heating up. The Teamsters' national election could reshape the future of the labor movement and candidate Richard Hooker Jr. is here to tell us why this race matters for working people everywhere. And after decades at the top, Nancy Pelosi is saying goodbye to Congress. Se is joining us to reflect on her historic career and legacy.#BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.  This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.