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9.28.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NAACP's Jackson, Miss. Discrimination Complaint, DeSantis' KKK Appointee, Fanbase Update The NAACP filed a race discrimination complaint against the state of Mississippi over Jackson's water crisis for alleged discriminatory practices in its disbursement of federal funds to fix the capital city's infrastructure.  The black man who was thrown about in a Connecticut police van, leaving him paralyzed, files a multi-million dollar lawsuit.   Another black man retrained for hours and repeatedly tased sues a former Colorado sheriff.  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sure knows how to pick'em.  The man he appointed for county commissioner allegedly has ties to the KKK.  Yeah, folks, there's photo evidence.  Two Oklahoma men plead guilty to the hate crime of beating a black man in 2019. Isaac Hayes, III, is here to give us an update on his app Fanbase. And I'll show you part two of Saturday's grand opening of the EPA's new office in North Carolina.  Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.23.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: DOJ KCMO PD Probe, FAMU Students Sue Fla. over State Funds, McClain Autopsy Amended, IL Cop Charged Kansas City civil rights groups have long known their police department had high incidences of violence against Black and Latino people and racist hiring practices.  Now the Department of Justice is investigating.  The President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, Gwen Grant, and Marc Morial, the President, and CEO of the National Urban League, are here tonight to discuss what they hope to come of this probe. An amended autopsy report says Elijah McClain's death was caused by being injected with ketamine by paramedics after being forcibly restrained. A former Illinois police officer is charged with murdering a black man after a brief car chase.  A white Mississippi man gets indicted on federal hate crime and arson charges for burning a cross to intimidate a black family.  Thursday, congress members met with faith leaders to discuss Congress's responsibility to act on voting rights, living wages, and healthcare for the poor.  I'll talk to California Representative Ro Khanna, who was at that meeting, to find out if they have come up with a plan.  In our Education Matters segment, Texas Southern University has a new Student Success Satellite Center in Arlington.  I'll talk to Ron Price, a TSU Board of Regents member.  And I'll show you some of my interviews from the screening of the Sidney Poitier documentary.   Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.27.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Women's Roundtable, Roland a 'Lap Dog'?, HBCU College Ranking Exclusions, NC EPA Office The Black Women's Roundtable will host its 14th annual policy forum Series Wednesday during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.  Melanie Campbell, President  and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, will be here to give a preview.  Ya'll, Fox News Hosts actually called me, Tiffany Cross, and others President Joe Biden's 'Lap Dogs' for telling the truth about Trump Supporters.  We'll show you what they said and explain why they are really mad.  Roland talks to Iowa's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Deidre Dejear, who hopes to become the state's first black woman to lead the state.  A Colorado police officer is on administrative leave for leaving a handcuffed woman in her patrol car that got hit by a train.  We'll show you the video.  If you ever wondered how colleges and universities get ranked, we'll have an author here who examined the process and will explain how HBCUs get left off. In today's Marketplace, a black-owned cookware and utensil company.   More from the grand opening of the EPA's new office in North Carolina.    Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.26.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Ga City Council Insulted by White Alderman, Circle City Classic Canceled, NC EPA Office Two Georgia Alderpersons get into a heated exchange of words.  A white man and a black woman.  The white man is accused of calling the black woman  "A Ghetto B****." We'll talk to the alderwoman about their acrimonious history. Indianapolis' Circle City Classic football game gets canceled, but the Battle of The Bands continues.   OffScript host, Scottay, will be here to explain why the decades-old tradition did not happen this year.  Brett Favre's SiriusXM show gets suspended because of his involvement in Mississippi's welfare fraud investigation.  In today's Fit, Live, Win segment, we're talking to a personal coach about getting your mind right to start and maintain a healthy lifestyle.  And Saturday, I was in North Carolina for the 40th anniversary of the Warren County protest that launched the environmental justice movement.  I'll show you what happened.    Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.22.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ginni Thomas to Testify for Jan. 6 Committee, Miss. Welfare Fraud Plea, Women's March Movement Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will testify before the House January 6 Committee.  Thomas wants to  'clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election.  Remember, there are text messages of her urging the overturning of the election results.  We'll break it all down.  I'll talk to the first black man to secure a major party nominee for Arkansas governor.  Chris Jones will join us tonight to discuss his campaign going head to head with Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders.  One of the folks connected to the Mississippi welfare fraud case involving Brett Favre pleads guilty.  Could that mean he's about to tell all?   The New York Times published an article saying Russian trolls were behind the demise of the Women's Movement.  Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour will join us to tell us what that is all about. For the first time in 40 years, a Philadelphia police officer goes on trial for murder and gets convicted.  We'll tell you about the cop who killed an unarmed black man.  A former North Carolina Deputy Police Chief was tired of seeing deadly interaction between citizens and law enforcement.  So when she retired, she created an organization designed to give people the tools to survive when they get stopped by those who swore to protect them.  And Howard University's College of Medicine makes history with its new dean.    Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.21.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NY's AG Sues Trump for Fraud, LA Black Pageant Judge Agrees w/White Judge, Suns/Mercury Sale  New York Attorney General Letitia James is not playing with those Trumps!  Today, she announced the massive fraud in a civil lawsuit following a three-year inquiry into the finances of the family business.  We'll break down the allegations.  The Federal Reserve raises interest rates by three-quarters of a point.  I'll tell you who will be impacted the most.  A Georiga judge hands down the maximum sentence to a black man who feared for his life when he shot at some white teens trying to run him off the road.  I'll talk to Marcus Flowers, the U.S. Army Veteran inspired by the Jan. 6th insurrection to run against Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Green.  And the only black judge at that Louisiana Pageant we told you about on Monday has messed up.  She agreed with the white judge who said the black contestant with the afro was not "finished."  Ya'll will not believe what she said and how she tried to clean it up.  In today's Tech Talk, we'll look at an app called Herbpon.  The Groupon for cannabis.    Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.16.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Fmr. KCMO Det. Arrested for Assaulting Black Women, DOJ Migrant Probe Requested, Black Ed. Station A retired  Kansas City, Kansas homicide detective gets arrested by Federal authorities for kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women twenty years ago.  I'll talk to an activist to find out why it took so long for this officer to get charged.  Flordia Governor Ron DeSantis is shipping migrants to "sanctuary cities" without any notice.  Most recently, he transported about 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard.  Florida's State Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried is requesting U.S Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate DeSantis for human trafficking.  I'll talk to her about the letter she sent to the Department of Justice.  The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles board reverses its decision to grant George Floyd a posthumous pardon for a 2004 Texas drug conviction. Jackson, Mississippi, lifts its boil water advisory after nearly two months.  The January 6th committee releases walkie-talkie audio of the insurrectionists who are joyful about the possibility of congress members getting hurt after they infiltrated the nation's capitol.  A new OTT platform is expanding teaching beyond the classroom.  Today's Education Matters will explore how the Black Education Station focuses on educating black children.    Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.15.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Transported Migrants,Detriot's Divisive HWY,Racists & The Little Mermaid,Police Stop Blacks More  More migrants get escorted out of Florida.  Some ended up in Martha's Vineyard, while others were dropped off in front of Vice President Kamala Harris' D.C. home.  Detriot gets a substantial grant to reconnect a black community separated by what's called one of the shortest interstate highways in the country.  A new study could explain why more black people get stopped by police for traffic stops than whites.  I'll talk to one of the authors of the study. A sexual trafficking victim who killed her rapist must pay the rapist's family restitution.  And we'll take a look at why white folks got their panties in a bunch over Disney's The Little Mermaid.    Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.14.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Child Poverty Rate Drops, Insurers Push Police Reform, Tyler Perry & Hollywood Diversity A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities indicates that government policies during the pandemic helped cut the child poverty rate to a record low.  We'll break that down with Economist William Spriggs.  Police misconduct settlements are in the billions.  Insurance companies are squeezing police departments demanding reforms, or they can forgo coverage.  In Texas, there seems to be a calculated attack on black judges by state republicans.  I'll talk to one judge who says they are coming after her. Tyler Perry is getting some heat for saying "time and training" are needed for lasting diversity in Hollywood.  I'll break that down.  James Earl Jones is honored with a Broadway Theater bearing his name.  And in today's Tech Talk, an all-in-one black business-centered app helps you find everything from shops, restaurants, and events.    Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9.13.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ill. SAFE-T Act, DNA Arrest Lawsuit, Stacey Abrams, Salamander Resorts, Remembering Ramsey Lewis Illinois' massive crime reform package, the SAFE-T Act, is designed to eliminate cash bail reducing the number of people detained in jail while they await trial.  But misinformation about the bill set to go into effect in January 2023 is popping up all over the internet, claiming that violent criminals will be released without bail.  We have two Illinois lawmakers here to address the false narrative surrounding the "Illinois Purge bill." A California rape victim gets arrested after San Francisco police use her DNA from her sexual assault in an unrelated crime.  She's now suing the police department.  Her attorney will explain the case.  A South Carolina middle school teacher defends herself referring to a black teacher as the "monkey next door" in front of her students because they are friends.  A federal judge temporarily halts Arizona's law preventing the video recording of law enforcement within eight feet.  I talked to Stacey Abrams, who's gunning for Georgia's governor's mansion again.  She explains why she thinks the current governor, Brian Kemp is dangerous to the entire state.  In today's Marketplace, a black-owned cookware and utensil company.  Also, Salamander Hotels and Resorts takes over Mandarin Oriental Hotel here in D.C.  And a special tribute to jazz great Ramsey Lewis.    Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.