#RolandMartinUnfiltered

2.17.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland in Liberia, Raise Min. Wage to $18, Erica Savage's Comeback, Texas Voting Laws Challenges Tonight, we are looking at the economic Progress and socioeconomic barriers facing black Americans. We'll break down the Congressional Black Caucus report showing how Blacks experience far worse economic conditions than white Americans and the population as a whole. F...

2.16.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Arbery killers’ hate crime trial, MD County PD brutality lawsuit, Liberia's 200th, Fighting hunger A Maryland law firm is taking on Prince George's County Police Department on behalf of four plaintiffs who each claim they were the victim of police brutality at the hands of a former PGPD Corporal, Attorney Malcolm P. Ruff will tell us about this mass action federa...

2.15.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: GOP Blocks Fed Res Vote, Reproductive Rights, Black Women in Gov Races, Keeping Black Dollars Black The top GOP senator on the Senate Banking Committee says Republicans will block votes on President Joe Biden's five Federal Reserve nominees. Is this foreshadowing for the SCOTUS nominees? Millions of low-income families will now get internet services through the B...

2.14.2022: #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Liberia's 200th, Bridgeport Families want DOJ's help, Black Women & Heart Health, Black Equity The families of two black women found dead in Bridgeport, Connecticut, are demanding the mayor take action. Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls both died on the same December day, and both investigations were so bad the two detectives who were in charge of the...

2.11.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Picking a Black SCOTUS Justice; White men shot at FedEx Driver, Basketball Coach Attire; Spades 101 The vetting process on the next Supreme Court justice has officially begun, and President Joe Biden says he will start the interview process with the four candidates. Is this process pitting black women against each other, or is that just a distraction from focusin...

2.10.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Ga. Rep. Kicked out of meeting; what's causing inflation; S.C. cop charged; what happened to Ta'Neasha Chappell Tensions in a Georgia Governmental Affairs Committee hearing; the white committee chair called security on a black representative. We'll have that black representative, David Wilkerson, and a black member of that committee to explain how a meeting...

2.9.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Debunking Harm Reduction Program Misinformation, Black Dr. Sues Chase Bank, EatOkra App It's Wednesday, February 9, 2022, ad here's what's coming Up on Roland Martin Unfiltered streaming live on the Black Star Network. Once again, the right-wing is pushing misinformation about harm reduction plans. We will break down the program already in existence and show you j...

2.8.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Fmr. HRC President's Discrimination Lawsuit, Voting Rights, Video may show Peter Spencer's murder  The Human Rights Campaigns says he was fired for cause. But the former president of the organization, Alfonso David, says it was discrimination. He's here to tell his side of the story. The Supreme Court's ruling about Alabama's redistricting sends a strong message a...

2.7.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Amir Locke Murder Connection to other cases, GA Judge booted off case, Missouri's Ahmaud Arbery Act Two of the Minneapolis SWAT members were the same ones involved in the Jaleel Stallings case and the judge who signed that no-knock warrant....The judge who presided over the Derek Chauvin case. Georgia Fort will give us the latest after a weekend of protests. The d...

2.4.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: MN cops kill Amir Locke; TN Black woman imprisoned for voting; Ronald Greene's mom speaks out We are once again talking about Minnesota police killing a black man. It was less than 15-second before Minnesota police opened fire and murdered 22-year-old Amir Locke during a warrant execution. We'll show you the disturbing video and talk to his parents, their attorney...

2.3.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NFL's Rooney Rule, Ron Greene's Mom wants LA Gov. to resign, Fla. & CRT Debate, Chicago's Southside  The NFL's Rooney Rule was created to promote leadership diversity by ensuring promising candidates get the opportunity to prove their qualifications. Tonight, we'll have Civil rights attorney Cyrus Mehri, who played a key role in creating the rule, here to talk...

2.2.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Brian Flores & NFL lawsuit, National Signing Day, W. Kamau Bell & "We Need to Talk About Cosby"  On National Signing Day, Former NFL coach Brian Flores speaks about his lawsuit against the NFL for discriminatory hiring practices. Flores, interviewing for a few head coaching jobs, says this lawsuit is bigger than football. Speaking of National Signing Day,...

2.1.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Former Coach Sues NFL for Discrimination, LA Gov. & Ronald Green's death; Handling Life Pressures  Brian Flores has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, and Denver Broncos, alleging the organization's racist hiring policies. An Associated Press report claims Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards received a text...

1.31.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Judge rejects McMichaels' plea deal, CT officers suspended, Suicide & Black America, Dental Health The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, demanded the suspension of the detectives involved in the Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls cases. Smith-Fields' family attorney, Darnell Cosland, will be here to give us an update. The Tennessee officer who fired the...

1.28.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: PA Bridge Falls, Bridgeport Police & the Black Community, Texas GOP Lies, Black Farmers v Pepsico It's Friday, January 28, 2022, and here's what's coming Up on Roland Martin Unfiltered streaming live on the Black Star Network. A Pittsburgh bridge collapses on the day President Biden is scheduled to visit the city to talk infrastructure and promises to fix all...

1.27.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: SC Justice Breyer retires; Kendrick Johnson case closed; Black mayor commits suicide Today, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer officially announced his retirement at the White House. President Joe Biden says his nomination to the Supreme Court vacancy will be a historic first for the nation's highest court. He's sticking to his word of picking a black woman. Re...

1.26.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Justice Breyer to retire, what Black woman will Biden pick? Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says it's time for him to retire. Now President Biden can nominate his replacement. Will Biden keep his promise to fill this vacant seat with a black woman? Who will it be? Tonight, we have an expert panel to look at all of the possibilities, including if the Republic...

1.25.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Lauren Smith-Fields autopsy released; Roland checks Dan Bongino; George Floyd trial update   Roland Martin sat down with Senator Cory Booker to talk about voting rights legislation, the police reform bill, and the frustrations of those things not getting passed by congress. You don't want to miss that conversation. It has taken over a month for a Connecticut fami...

01.24.22 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TN Commissioner Harassed, HBCU Funds, SCOTUS & Affirmative Action; Libera's 200th, Eye Care Month A Tennessee county commissioner was harassed and threatened last year while a confederate statue was being removed. Today, those charges almost got dismissed. We'll have that commissioner here to explain despite clear evidence of harassment; the white man will get...

1.21.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: What happened to Lauren Smith-Fields? Biden & Cannabis Reform Promise, MS Lawmakers Walkout, FL CRT She died in her home. And it was a white man with her who alerted the police. But the police didn't take him into custody because he "looked like a nice guy." I'm talking about the death of Lauren Smith-Fields out of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The family has file...

1.20.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Senate Fails Voting Rights, Biden: A Year Later, Cedric Lofton, DST Pres. Dies, HBCU Scholarship  The Senate failed to pass sweeping new voting protections again last night. Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema defended the filibuster keeping the voting legislation from passing. Mitch McConnell said voting concerns are misplaced - you have to hear i...

1.19.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Senate Close to Voting, Covid & Vaccines, Belafonte Birthday Fundraiser; André Leon Talley Tribute The debate resumed in the Senate on a voting rights bill, with a vote to advance the bill scheduled for in just a few minutes. If they can't reach that 60-vote threshold, Democrats will try to change the senate rule to allow the bill to pass with a simple majori...

1.18.22 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Senate Debates Voting Legislations; Covid Surges, The Promise Homes Company, $200M Deal The showdown has begun in the Senate over voting rights. The debate on the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act took place for the first time. Democrats used a loophole in the 60-vote rule to begin the debate, but there is no such loophole to get...

1.14.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Fighting For Voting Rights, Black Man Arrested on White Man's Warrant, Black Muslims Targeted The Senate's plan to vote on voting legislation did not happen this week. House Majority Whip James Clyburn is joining us tonight to discuss what's in store next week and the likelihood of a vote evening happening. Reverend William Barber will also be here tonight to tal...

1.13.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Baltimore's Mosby Indicted, Voting Rights, Jamaican Immigrant Murdered, NFL & Black Coaches Baltimore's chief prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has been indicted by a federal grand jury. She's accused of perjury and making false mortgage applications. We'll take to her attorney, A. Scott Bolden. The House passed the voting rights bill; now, it's in the hands of the Se...