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4.7.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: U.S. Senate confirms 1st black woman Supreme Court Justice, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Bipartisan support leads to a historic 53 to 47 vote confirming the nation's first Black female Supreme Court Justice. We'll be talking to a lot of folks about today's confirmation; representatives, former judges, and civil rights groups witnessing history in the making.  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.

4.6.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: No Charges in Amir Lockes Death, Okla. Great-grandmother taunted by cops, African Conflicts, KweliTV police officer is getting away with murdering an innocent black man. No criminal charges will be filed in the Amir Locke shooting. I'll be talking to the family attorney tonight. A 70-year-old black great-grandmother gets taunted and laughed at by Tulsa, Oklahoma, police while possibly going through a mental crisis. We'll talk to her attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons and two of her children. We will be looking at the conflicts in Africa and examine why people don't know about what's happening across that continent. A New Jersey mayor publicly apologizes for being caught on camera using racial slurs. And racists posts cause an Illinois police chief to resign. In today's Tech Talk segment, a streaming service celebrates black stories from around the world. We'll talk to the founder of KweliTV 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.

4.5.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Mason, TN Going to Court, Banks & Slavery, Obama At The White House, Gaetz v Austin, Melanie Dolls A  majority-Black Tennessee town is fighting back against the state's comptroller's financial takeover. Represented by the NAACP, the town of Mason is headed to court tomorrow after accusing Jason Mumpower of violating the Equal Protection Clause and going beyond his authority under state and federal law as comptroller through unlawful efforts to take over the town's finances. We'll have an update from the President of the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP. A heated exchange between Rep. Matt Gaetz and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin clashed during today's House Armed Services Committee.   In Georgia, a black professor no longer teaches in-person classes after she called campus police to remove two students for being two minutes late. And it's being called the largest settlement Georgia has paid out in about 30 years for the death of a black man. President Barak Obama was back at the White House today to celebrate the success of the Affordable Care Act. The Role of Financial Institutions in the Horrors of Slavery and the Need for Atonement was today's topic in The House Financial Services Committee hearing. We'll explore that with Rev. Mark Thompson, the Senior Advisor at the Institute of Politics Policy. And in this week's Marketplace, a toymaker is doing what she can to make sure black beauty is represented. 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.

4.4.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Peter Spencer's 2nd Autopsy, Senate Cmte. Deadlock SCOTUS Vote, Cameroon Civil War, Pandemic Report  The family attorney of Peter Spencer, the Jamaican immigrant who was killed during a hunting trip with his white co-worker, says the Venango County district attorney got it wrong by not charging the men who killed Peter. Peter's family hired their own forensic pathologist to perform a second autopsy. We'll have the family attorney tell us what that second autopsy uncovered. The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked their vote to send the historic Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the full Senate. We'll explain what that means and look at what's next. I'm going to take a deeper dive into the Ginni Thomas text messages.   The Poor People's Campaign released a study called, Mapping the intersection of Poverty, Race, and Covid-19."  We'll have Did you know about the civil war that's happening in Cameroon? We'll talk about what's happening there and the renewed accusation of racial bias regarding African refugees being welcomed into the United States. Peace should be coming to South Sudan after political rivals agree to unify army command. Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks are national champions for the second time. Coach Staley is keeping her promise about the net. We'll tell you who she plans to send the pieces to and why. In today's Fit, Live, Win segment. At her heaviest, she was 485 pounds. After losing nearly 200 pounds, she shares some painful lessons she learned as she shed pounds. 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.

4.1.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Men & Economic Recovery, S.C.& Amputation Rates, Men of Change Exhibit, Color Noir Producer Will Packer is speaking publicly about what happened at the Oscars for the first time. We'll show you parts of that Good Morning America interview with T.J. Holmes. 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. The groups even called for a DOJ investigation.    Now, an investigation by a local Kansas newspaper has some proof. Tonight, the President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City will tell us what happened to their plea to the DOJ. An investigative report uncovers how many police departments across the county used Covid relief funds. We'll talk to the journalist who followed the money. March proved to be an excellent month for job creation, but what did it look like for us. I spoke to Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, who broke down the numbers. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: Nissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bP 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.

3.31.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Oscars lying about Will Smith; judge strikes down racist Fla. voter law; Calif. Reparations task force conflicting stories about if Will Smith was asked to leave or was told to stay at the Oscars. The battle for voting rights is continuing. In Florida, a federal judge permanently blocks the state's new voter suppression laws from going into effect. We'll talk to the Co-founder of Black Voters Matter, Cliff Albright, who testified in this case. But the Louisiana legislature overturned Governor John Bel Edwards' veto of the congressional redistricting map. Edwards vetoed the bill because a second majority-minority district wasn't added and ran against federal law. In tonight's Where's Our Money segment, we are talking about how black-owned media is not getting a fair share of federal grant money. Ron Busby, the President, and CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers will break down the numbers. California's reparations committee's decision over who should qualify is causing a huge debate. The committee chair is back tonight to explain why folks have a problem with their decision. We knew it didn't work! Now there's scientific proof that ivermectin does not lower the risk of Covid hospitalization. Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Alexea Gaffney will give us the latest Covid. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: Nissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bP 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.

3.30.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Men & Economic Recovery, S.C.& Amputation Rates, Men of Change Exhibit, Color Noir The economy and black folks. As our economy recovers, black men are still being left behind. According to a recent report by the Center for American Progress, black men continue to experience consistent unemployment gaps and limited economic opportunities. We'll have one of the authors of that report explain the findings. Vice President Kamala Harris announces improvements to a pilot program to help underserved entrepreneurs. An investigative report calls a South Carolina zip code one of the most medically dangerous communities in the South. We'll have both of those reporters on to talk about why so many black people in Columbia, South Carolina, are getting their limbs amputated at an alarming rate. The leadership of a town in New Jersey is accused of paying off a whistleblower who allegedly recorded town leaders making racial remarks about black people. An art exhibit is uplifting the black man at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in Baltimore. The executive of the museum will tell us about the Men of Change. And today's Marketplace segment, a husband and wife team created an adult coloring app depicting the black experience. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: Nissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bP 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.

3.29.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Felons voting in NC; UNCF to launch charter schools, Suing BLM Activist, Biden Signs Anti-Lynching Law With the stroke of a pen, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law, making lynching a federal hate crime.   The United Negro College Fund is getting a financial boost from Mike Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, to help start new public charter schools and recruit substantially more Black teachers and principals to work in them. We'll have UNCF's  Vice President, Advocacy and Student Professional Development Programs here to explain. In North Carolina, in a split decision, a three-judge panel rules felons can vote in N.C. once they leave prison. We'll discuss this groundbreaking decision with a North Carolina lawmaker, a voting rights reporter, and an attorney who is on the front lines as a defender of voting rights. The Louisiana Supreme Court says BLM activist, Deray McKesson, can be sued by a police officer who was injured during a 2016 protest. He'll join us to talk about that decision. Trenton, New Jersey police department releases body cam video of the shooting that left Jajuan Henderson paralyzed from the chest down. A Florida hotel employee gets attacked by a guest. He defends himself, ends up arrested unemployed.   In today's Marketplace, a black designer makes fashion affordable with an expensive flare. Tonight, we'll be talking to the creator of Rock Deep. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: Nissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bP 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.

3.28.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Will Smith's Slap, Fla. Hotel Worker Attacked, Arrested & Fired, BNC's Downfall, Oral Health It's the day after the slap seen and heard by millions. The academy has launched a formal review of the incident. We have two professionals to break down the Will Smith - Chris Rock Oscar drama that shocked everyone around the world. Trenton, New Jersey police department releases body cam video of the shooting that left Jajuan Henderson paralyzed from the chest down. A Florida hotel employee gets attacked by a guest. He defends himself, ends up arrested unemployed.   A white Maryland delegate is back peddling for her response about the dislike of a judge's ruling on the state's congressional district. Plus, I'll have more on the dissolution of the Black News Channel that left hundreds scrambling to find employment and internships. And dentist Dr. Lucia Johnson is back to talk about oral health in this week's Fit, Live Win segment. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: Nissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bP 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.

3.24.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Booker’s speech lauding Brown Jackson, NJ Cops Paralyzed Black Man, Shopping While Black The historical confirmation of the 116th Supreme Court Justice nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has ended. Jackson spent nearly 22 hours being grilled by Senate Judiciary Committee members. Today's testimony was from outside witnesses testifying about Jackson. We'll have our expert panel and one of today's witnesses discuss the confirmation hearings. In Georgia, a sitting judge up for re-election can withdraw from a race, canceling the election and be appointed by the governor. We'll take a look at this judicial loophole Georgia's got. He was unarmed and went to his car when surrounded by plainclothed New Jersey police officers.   They thought he was reaching for a weapon. He was reaching for some tea. Now he's paralyzed from the neck down. Jajuan Henderson's attorney will update us on the case and let us know why he's still facing charges. Shopping while black. An Ohio man was wrongfully detained and questioned by police officers who were actually searching for a white suspect described b dispatch. Eric Lindsay and his attorney will tell us about his lawsuit. Plus, an art exhibit uplifting the black man is open at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in Baltimore. The executive of the museum will tell us about the Men of Change. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: Nissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3FqR7bP 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.