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5.23.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Final Farewells Buffalo Shooting Victims, LA Maternal Death Rates, Macy's Targets D9 Sororities Buffalo, New York, is still mourning the victims of the supermarket massacre. This week, more funerals are scheduled as the town tries to put the pieces back together. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has put his big foot in his mouth. He said his state's high maternal death rates are more standard if you don't count black women.   The Tennessee college student who was assaulted by a cop who lied about her arrest will join us with her attorney to update us on the case. In Florida, a black woman gets brutally attacked by a white man at a gas station. It took about five days for the violent man to get arrested. You will not believe what charges he's facing, and Jacksonville activists are demanding more from the state's attorney. In our Where's Our Money Segment, we will discuss Macy's new collection targeting black sororities. My question is, are any of the Divine 9 getting any proceeds from those sales? Plus, more about Ginny Thomas and her possible role in the Jan. 6th insurrection. There are emails of her asking Arizona lawmakers to overturn Joe Biden's popular vote.   And in tonight's Fit, Live, Win, we're talking about black men and mental health. We'll meet a husband and wife team who are doing their best to let black men know it's ok to ask for help. 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.

5.20.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Remembering Buffalo Massacre Victims, Okla's Abortion Law, Roland Gives Scholarships To Jake Yakes It's been almost a week since a white domestic terrorist murdered 10 innocent black people in a Buffalo grocery store. The first victim's funeral was today, and the city is preparing for a vigil tonight. New York U.S. Representative  Yvette Clarke will join us to talk about the latest on the massacre investigation. I'll also chat with her about New York's proposed redistricting maps and the affordable housing bill. Thursday, Oklahoma lawmakers approved a bill prohibiting all abortions with few exceptions.   So Republicans want to force women to have babies but are not willing to help feed them. We'll look at what's happening with the baby formula shortage. A Michigan teacher is on administrative leave for grouping former President Barack Obama with primates in a biology assignment. Plus, a Better Business Bureau warning for customers of a popular online cook. And in this week's Education Matters segment, an organization is helping with the shortage of special education teachers. 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.

5.19.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Buffalo Terrorist Indicted; Dallas Congressional Dist. 30 Runoff, 2020 Census Miscount, BLMNF Speaks #RolandMartinUnfiltered is streaming LIVE from the beautiful campus of the second oldest public institution of higher learning in Texas, Prairie A & M University, also known as "The Hill."  Roland will be talking to Kevin Hoffman, the university's Chief of Staff, about what's happening here on campus later in the show.   H Last night, Roland facilitated a town hall with Texas' Congressional District 30 candidate,  Jasmine Crockett, tonight, he'll talk to her opponent, Jane Hope Hamilton. The two will be facing off Tuesday in a runoff for the seat of retiring U.S. House representative Frederick Haynes III. The white domestic terrorist who slaughtered 10 innocent black lives gets indicted on a 1st-degree murder charge. New York Representative Jamaal Bowman will be here to talk about the House passing a bill to prevent domestic terrorism, a resolution he is working on to address the terroristic incident. Fourteen states had significant miscounts in the 2020 census. We have an NPR correspondent joining us to talk about his report on how the states were not counted equally. BLM Global Network Foundation Board of Directors held a media round-table today.I participated and asked them who exactly was running the organization. And Nick Saban is accusing Texas A & M and Jackson State of "buying players."  You don't want to miss what coaches Jimbo Fischer, and Deion Sanders had to say about that. 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.

5.18.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Remembering the victims of the Buffalo shooting, Biden on White Supremacy, LA & TN Cops Charged A woman caught in Saturday's line of fire called for help and got hung up on by a 911 operator. Plus, a white New York corrections officer gets suspended without pay for his tasteless post about the massacre perpetrated by a white domestic terrorist. We'll also talk about the results from last night's primaries. Get this, a white woman who has a black son is suing a Virginia school district for teaching her 13-year-old critical race theory because she's noticed a "drastic change" in his perspective and behavior. A former NFL player dealing with several medical issues says a Phoenix hospital kicked him out. He can't walk unassisted, so they call the police to roll him out in a hospital bed. Louis and Lacey Leonard, who has been on our show before to talk about CTE, will be here to share their latest story on what they are calling Health Care Racial Disparities. Gospel recording artist Marvin Sapp will stop by to talk about his latest project to drop for the first time on his own label. And in today's Tech Talk, an app for those who want to get in shape but think they are too big to go to a gym.   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.

5.17.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Remembering the victims of the Buffalo shooting, Biden on White Supremacy, LA & TN Cops Charged President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill paid their respects to the 10 black victims gunned down by a white domestic terrorist before meeting their families.  We'll break down the president's speech calling white supremacy a "poison" in the United States. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the son Ruth Whitfield's son, Garnell Whitfield, Jr., the former Buffalo fire commissioner, will tell us about his mother and what Biden said to the grieving families. Plus, police officers in Tennessee and Louisiana find themselves on the other side of the law facing charges of assault and lying on reports. And we didn't get to the story of Texas yesterday. A white boy with a whip demands a black girl come out of her home, but the white boy's father ends up arrested.   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.

5.16.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Buffalo, N.Y. Supermarket Massacre, Preventing Gun Violence, White Kid Whips Black Family's Door He drove over 200 miles to target innocent black people shopping in a local Buffalo, New York grocery store. Tonight we will honor the 10 lives lost and break down the concept of replacement theory, which the white gunman wrote about in his manifesto.  We'll also look at how he was able to purchase a Bushmaster XM-15 rifle when he was under mental evaluation last year for threatening to kill people at his high school graduation. Texas Representative Al Green will be here to explain how mass shootings affect the economy. And we'll talk about this incident out of Texas where a white boy with a whip demands a black girl come out of her home, but it's the white boy's father who ends up arrested.  It's a wild story. You have to see it to believe it. 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.

5.13.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Voting Rights Contract, DSU's Filing DOJ Complaint, Charter Schools, Sit down w/Liberian President Could getting candidates to sign a voting rights contract force them to keep their campaign promises?  I said it last night in Kanas City, and Cliff Albright, the Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, thinks it could work.  He'll be here to explain the voting rights contract Black Voters Matter in Pennsylvania. And U.S. Senate Candidate Malcolm Kenyatta will be here as well. President Joe Biden urges states to use American Rescue Funds for crime prevention. A North Carolina citizens review board overturns a police chief's decision to clear officers who held a teacher at gunpoint, detaining her before realizing they had the wrong person. Delaware State University President will be filing a civil rights complaint with the Department of Justice on behalf of the school's lacrosse team, who got stopped and searched by some Georgia Sheriff's deputies last month. Brittany Griner will be staying in a Russian jail for at least another month. Deion Sanders says the NCAA has a problem. We'll tell you why he says the name, image, and likeness deals could become an issue. And in our Education Matters segment, it's National Charter Schools Appreciation Week. We'll look at proposals to reduce federal funds for charter schools.  The  Assistant Secretary of Education and Dr. Steve Perry will join me for that discussion.   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.

5.12.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Racism in the Kansas City Police Department: Addressing the Black and Blue Divide Town Hall Roland Martin Unfiltered is LIVE  from Kansas City, Missouri, at the Robert J. Mohart Center  Tonight, we have a town hall sponsored by The Urban League of Greater Kansas City. And we are talking about Racism in the Kansas City Police Department: Addressing the Black and Blue Divide. We have folks from this community here to talk about the discrimination issues within the Kansas City Police Department. Just yesterday, two black female officers filed a lawsuit against the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners for discrimination against their race and gender. We'll also discuss why there is a push for a Department of Justice Investigation and a need for local control.We aren't here just to talk about the problems.  We want to find the solutions for reimagining public safety and building community trust. We have a lot to unpack and discuss tonight, live from Robert J. Mohart Center here in Kansas City, Missouri. 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.

5.10.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Rep. Pressley talks Roe v. Wade, Covid Boosters, Fisk's endowment, Black eyewear Co. Barricades surrounding the Supreme Court keep protestors at bay, and security is tightening around court justices and their families.  U.S. Representative from Massachusetts Ayanna Pressley is here tonight talking about the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade and student debt cancellation. The family of a black Georgia man killed by police says officers failed to adhere to four policies that could have prevented Matthew Zadok Williams' death.  We'll hear from his mother and her attorney. Covid vaccine boosters may be more critical than ever.  Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Alexea M Gaffney will explain why. In today's HBCU Connect segment, Fisk University's president will tell us about the innovative endowment gift that will allow the institution, for the first time, to become an institutional investor in venture capital. In our Marketplace segment, we'll meet two friends whose black-owned eyewear brand is partnering with Nickelodeon to create a children's eyewear line.   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.

5.9.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black College Lacrosse Team Searched by GA Deputies, Okla. Cops Charged, Morris Brown Accreditation Delaware State University's women's lacrosse team says they were humiliated while traveling in Georgia.  The Liberty County Sheriff's deputies pulled their bus over for traveling in the wrong lane.  Instead of giving the driver a ticket, the deputies decided to search for illegal drugs.  The deputies even told the young women it would be easier if they confessed instead of being confiscated.  The head coach of Delaware's University Women's lacrosse team will tell us about the incident. Two former Oklahoma police officers face first-degree manslaughter for killing an unarmed black man, Quadry Sanders, who had his hands up.  Lee Merritt, the family attorney, will tell us why he thinks these charges aren't harsh enough. The mother of the young black man killed by a convicted Minnesota police officer gets detained for recording a traffic stop from across the street. He spent 24 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.  Now, New York City will pay him $10.5 million for his wrongful conviction. One of the Black Live Matters Co-founders admits to using the $6M mansion for private parties. After A 20-year battle, Morris Brown College is once again a fully accreditated institution. The school's president, Dr. Kevin Jones, will tell us what's next for the college. In tonight's Fit, Live, Win segment, two sisters who are doctors explain how to break down the communication barrier between patients and physicians, ensuring better healthcare.   Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$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.