#RolandMartinUnfiltered

2.24.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson arrested and charged with fraud,  MO AG fallout, OK State Supt Anti-Woke, VP Harris HBCU presser  California Congresswoman Barara Lee is running for the Senate. We will speak with her about why she's now running for Senate. Carlos Watson, the founder of troubled digital start-up Ozy Media, says he's not guilty of the federal fraud charges. I will break down the 43-page federal indictment and what this could mean for Watson. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is trying to force St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner out of office after the St. Louis mayor says Gardner has lost the people's trust. She will be here to tell us about the case that has the AG ready to push her out. Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters is questioning sending students to state colleges and universities because the schools are "too woke." We will speak with Oklahoma State Representative Monroe Nichols on the state's plans to ensure student education is not censored. Vice President Kamala Harris and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms held a press briefing with 47 Historically Black College and University Student Journalists. We will show you the full historic press briefing. 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.

2.23.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ozy Media founder arrested; TSU Comptroller's Report, Death in Custody Report,FL Student Walk Out Black media mogul and Founder of Ozy Media Carlos Watson was arrested and charged with fraud. We will break down the federal court documents with Roland Martin about how this could impact other black media companies in the future. A new Tennessee comptroller's report claims Tennessee State University has fallen short regarding management, finances, and communication. We will show you what's in the news and why TSU students are the most impacted by the lack of access to capital. A new report called "A Matter of Life and Death: The Importance of the Death in Custody Reporting Act" was released and showed that the U.S. Government Accountability Office likely undercounted deaths in custody in 2021 by nearly 1,000. We will speak to Interim Senior Program Director at The Leadership Conference Education Fund and a Policy Analyst for Project on Government Oversight to tell us what we can do to hold law enforcement accountable. What is the economic impact of Black entrepreneurs? To answer that question, we will speak with the CEO of the Media to MILLIONS, Media Monetization Mentor, Political Commentator, and Award-Winning Author Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever to give us everything we need to know. The new workplace may feel hostile with an outright attack on diversity and inclusion in corporate America. We will speak with a professional to show how we can have executive presence and confidence when we show up in the workplace. 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.

2.21.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Tenn. State Unvi. Takeover, NV Cop Slams Kid To Ground, Barbara Lee for Senate,Ga's Micro-Community There's social media buzz about Tennessee State University being taken over by the state.  I'll talk to a state representative who wrote a letter quashing those concerns by addressing five critical points.  Not that we needed it, but a new Intuit survey reveals the disparities black entrepreneurs face when trying to start a business.  We'll break that survey down with a business expert. The Supreme Court heard arguments today over holding Google responsible for videos with harmful messages.  Shireen Mitchell, Social Analyst and Diversity Strategist, will explain what the justices must consider and what it could mean for content recommendations.  A Nevada school police officer was captured on cellphone video slamming a high school student to the ground and pinning him underneath his knee outside a high school in the Las Vegas suburbs.  The executive director of ACLU Nevada will join us and tell us what they are doing to hold the officer accountable.  And in our Marketplace segment, one man's solution to make homeownership a reality for people in Atlanta after building the nation's first Black-owned micro-home community.  It's Time to Bring the funk on Roland Martin Unfiltered streaming live on the Black Star Network.  Let's go. 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.

2.17.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TX College Campus Poll Bill,Tyre Nichols Cop Plea,SC Teacher Attacks Black Student, All-Star Weekend The five former Memphis police officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death have their first court appearance this morning. All plead not guilty. Roland will show you images from the courtroom and what Tyre's mother had to say following the hearing.  Texas Republicans are trying to limit access to voting again with a new proposed State Bill bans polling locations at Texas higher education facilities. Roland will explain the proposed Texas State House Bill with Texas House representative Ron Reynolds.  The FBI is opening civil rights investigations into the deaths of two men in Harris County, Texas Jail. Texas State Representative Jarvis Johnson will explain the internal investigation details and how Texas plans to improve police accountability. A White South Carolina teacher is accused of assaulting a Black Student for moving during the pledge of allegiance. Roland will hear from the parents and their attorney about how they plan to hold the school accountable for trying to cover up the incident by altering the surveillance video.   We'll show you both versions.  Covid-19 has impacted the health of Black and Hispanic Americans the most. Roland will speak to a cardiologist about the new findings that show apparent racial differences in how the disease affects the health of minorities and how a lack of access exacerbates the disease's outcome on minorities.   It's Time to Bring the funk on Roland Martin Unfiltered streaming live on the Black Star Network. Let's go. 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.

2.16.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered : MS Cops Shoot Man While Handcuffed,Bodycam of Alonzo Bagley Arrest Released, Black Ranchers Harassed It only took 68 seconds!  That was how long it took a Louisiana police officer to shoot an unarmed black man.  Bodycam footage of the deadly encounter between Alonzo Bagley and Shreveport police officers was released today.  We'll show you the video, and you'll hear what the officer's attorney had to say.  The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the Mississippi shooting of a handcuffed black man.  His attorney, Malik Shabazz, is in the studio with the latest.  I'll be talking to the black Colorado ranchers who say they have been harassed and terrorized by their white neighbors, but they are the ones who ended up in jail.  Wisconsin's highest court could flip, and one candidate is looking to become the state's first black-elected supreme court justice.  Judge Everett Mitchell will tell us about his campaign.  And I spoke to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, about why we are so involved in the war with Ukraine and not very present in what's happening in African countries.   It's Time to Bring the funk on Roland Martin Unfiltered streaming live on the Black Star Network.  Let's go. 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.

2.15.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: MS Man Shot while Handcuffed, NY Buffalo Shooter Sentenced, Dashiki Representative,IM Thomas Dortch In Mississippi, a black man almost died at the hands of white sheriff's deputies who allegedly shot him in the mouth while handcuffed. Roland will show you disturbing images and details about the case. The white man who gunned down ten black people at a Buffalo, New York,  grocery store last year was sentenced today. Roland will show you a video from the hearing to hear the shocking comments the Gunman is making a year after committing mass murder. The National Association of School Psychologists held its annual convention in Colorado last week when hotel security broke up a gathering held by the association's president. Roland will speak to the National Association of School Psychologists' president to tell Roland what the hotel had to say about the incident. A black freshman Tennessee representative is causing a stir with House Republicans because he wore a Dashiki. Roland will speak to him about how representing his culture changes how people see blackness. It's Time to Bring the funk on Roland Martin Unfiltered streaming live on the Black Star Network. Let's go. 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.

2.14.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: LA Police Kill Unarmed Black Man, TSU Band Wins Grammy, Mass Shooting In The US, GA Micro-Community Today we will discuss a new proposed Bill out of Indiana that would stop citizens from observing law enforcement interactions within 25 feet. We will break down what this Bill means, how it will impact citizens, and what this means if it passes the State House. An unarmed Louisiana man was shot and killed by police officers after a neighbor made a loud music complaint. We will speak with the family's attorney, explaining what happened the night and how the family is fighting for justice. There have been over 70 mass shootings in 2023 after the recent shooting at Michigan State University. We will discuss this recent phenomenon and why the rate of mass shootings is rising. In our Marketplace segment, one man's solution to make homeownership a reality for people in Atlanta after building the nation's first Black-owned micro-home community. 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.

2.13.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NC Man Killed by Police, Conservatives Bash Woke Super Bowl, Black AIDS Awareness, Haiti Update Another man was killed in police custody with a taser. This time, a North Carolina man with heart problems died an hour after six police officers tased the man repeatedly. We will show you the gruesome video and speak with a Community activist and director of the Recidivism Reduction Program about the case. Super Bowl 57, between the Philadelphia Eagles and The Kansas City Chiefs, didn't get as much buzz as what happened during the pre-game and half-time festivities. We will show you why conservatives are outraged and say that the NFL has become too woke and is ruing America. Black AIDS awareness is essential as the number of black people in the south continues to grow. I'll speak with the Executive Director of the Southern AIDS Coalition about what is being done to re-ignite the fight end HIV and AIDS. In our Fit Live Win segment, we will discuss heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for black men and women in the United States, with 697,000 people dying of cardiovascular-related diseases each year. We will be speaking to two cardiologists about risk factors and how to protect you and your family. 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.

2.10.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TX Man Tased in Ambulance, PVAM President Resigns, Fox News Slavery Rant, MO Passes Anti-Crime Bill An RMU exclusive.  A Texas man files a federal suit against Killeen police officers and the city for 'excessive force' following a seizure.  We are the first to have the bodycam footage of him being tased in an ambulance.  I'll talk to the man's attorney as she walks us through what happened.  Prairie View A&M University's president,  Ruth J. Simmons, resigned four months early.  The issue?  A dispute with Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp over hiring during the rest of Simmons' term as president.  I'll break it all down for you. A black Louisiana council member says she's getting railroaded on voter fraud charges.  Her attorney will explain how the council member was interrogated and brought before a judge to plead guilty within hours by a district attorney who was the subject of a DOJ investigation in  2016. And in our Education Matters segment, a high school dropout overcame the odds and is now, with the help of his son, teaching others how to overcome wealth barriers with his financial literacy academy. 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.

2.8.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Miss. GOP want to take over Jackson; Tucker Carlson hates diverse Biden judges;BC-U names head coach The Republican-controlled Mississippi House passed a bill to create a new court district in part of the capital city of Jackson with judges who would be appointed rather than elected.  So yes, a primarily white entity will appoint judges for one of the blackest cities in America.  Jackson's mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, is here to explain how this will affect his community. Republicans are having a fit over Biden's judicial appointments.  Some believe Biden is discriminating against those who do not vote for Democrats. We'll recap last night's State of the Union with New York Representative Yvette Clarke.  I'll get her thoughts on what Biden said about police reform, medicare, social security and big pharma. Bethune-Cookman officially announces its new head football coach. Ben Crump now has a law school named after him. And in tonight's tech talk segment, an app that is helping equip young people to close the racial wealth gap. 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.