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10.29.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin meets with leaders of the top civil rights groups to discuss voting rights and what is needed to pass critical legislation. Melanie Campbell from the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and Janice Mathis from the National Council of Negro Women were there. They are here to tell us what happened. It's a "Do Not Call" li...

10.28.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: President Joe Biden presents a dramatically scaled-back domestic policy package of $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Plan. We have some economists here to break the numbers down. The Department of Justice will pay the families of nine people murdered in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church $88 million over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann R...

10.27.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Howard University's president is demanding the weeks-long occupation of the student center must end, but the students have demands of their own. We have the Rolling Stone reporter who penned the article where organizers of the January 6th insurrection say some top Republicans helped them plan the violent attack. A clemency hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate Jul...

10.26.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Hundreds of people joined Jelani Day's mother in Illinois, demanding answers on how her son died.  The corner says his death was caused by drowning, but his family believes something sinister happened. A Wisconsin judge rules defense attorneys can call the men shot by a white man 'rioters,' 'looters,' or 'arsonists' at trial, but no one can refer to them as victim...

10.25.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: The students at one of the most prestigious HBCU's are protesting living conditions and lack of voice. Students have taken to sleeping outside to get the administration's attention to address what they are calling "poor" and "unlivable" conditions in the college dormitories. It's something we've all thought happened; now, organizers of the January 6 insurrection a...

10.22.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: John Hope Bryant; Andrew Young; Chicago treasurer talks pension funds; honoring Gen. Colin Powell.  The HOPE Global Forum hosted nearly 5,000 in-person & virtual leaders dedicated to empowering poor and underserved communities. This year's theme "Meeting the Moment," focused on racial & economic inclusion as well as how to thrive in a post-Covid economy. W...

10.21.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: For the next few days, voting rights activists will be trekking 70-miles from West Virginia to Washington, D.C., to urge lawmakers to pass federal voting rights legislation. We'll be joined by one of those activist from the "Freedom to Vote" Relay. A. Scott Bolden, the attorney for Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, says the Criminal Tax Division of the U.S...

10.20.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Republicans delivered on their promise. They successfully blocked the Democrats' Freedom to Vote Act. Two cases in Georgia, we are watching closely. Three Washington County officers are on trial for the death of a black man who they repeatedly shocked with stun guns for walking down a road. The other, the Glynn County Superior Court "mistakenly" provided potential...

10.19.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Global Hope Forum; push for DC voting bill; Ben Crump talks SC case As the Senate is getting ready to vote on the Freedom to Vote Act, the voting rights bill the Republicans are promising to filibuster tomorrow, folks flocked to the White House to demand Congress pass the legislation. Pastor Jamal Bryant, who was at today's protest, will join us as well as Pennsyl...

10.18.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: The first African American to ever be appointed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the first Black secretary of state, Colin Powell, has died at the age of 84. The second hour of Roland Martin Unfiltered will be dedicated to his legacy. In Georgia, it's the first day of the trial for the three white men accused of chasing down and killing unarmed black jog...

10.15.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: GOP cuts Black House seat; teacher fired for using N-word; Black Ala. woman found dead in police van Alabama family seeking answers after their missing relative was found dead in the back of an unused police vehicle - in the parking lot of the police headquarters. Representatives Al Green and Sheila Jackson may face off in the next congressional election if new re...

10.14.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: LA State Trooper is soon to be fired after going public with allegations of brutality and racism within the department; Black farmers file motion in battle over $5B in debt relief for farmers of color; Michigan looks to replace all of Benton Harbor lead pipes in 18 months; Boston to pay over $1M to a black man who was arrested for being drunk, but he was really ha...

10.13.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Global supply chain in crisis mode; Indy cop stomps on handcuffed man's head; Was 'Auntie Maxine's Twitter hacked?; Brett Favre owes Mississippi money for misspent welfare funds; Legalizing weed could end the justification for the continued harassment, arrest, incarceration, and death of POC in police custody; Giving, donating, and fundraising just became easy wit...

10.12.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Benton Harbor water crisis is worse than Flint; Jon Gruden out after more emails surface; TX vax mandate ban; Black Virtual Career Fair to connect job seekers with companies exclusively looking for Black Professionals; Louisville couple gets $75K for traffic stop, but can't talk bad about the cops #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners: Nissan | Check out the ALL NEW 20...

10.11.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: What happened to Jelani Day?; Black COVID patients get few medical follow-ups; Black female firefighter sues over a mural depicting her with a white face; Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana is suing Old National Bank for race-based discrimination; Desmond Meade gets his civil rights restored; After being handcuffed during a home viewing in Michigan, a Black fa...

10.08.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black women struggle to find jobs amid falling unemployment numbers; Critical debt ceiling vote looms; Feds won't seek criminal, civil rights charges against cop who shot Jacob Blake; Lawyers say Wisconsin hunting laws allowed Kyle Rittenhouse to carry assault weapons; Ohio cop drags paraplegic Black man out of car; Georgia State trooper stomps on suspect who is a...

10.07.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: HBCU funding lies exposed; Senate Judiciary committee squares off over the John Lewis voting rights bill; Body-cam footage shows cops celebrating the "hunting" of anti-police brutality protesters; California governor signs act to tackle racial disparities in maternal and infant health #RolandMartinUnfiltered partners: Nissan, Amazon, Buick Support #RolandMartinUnf...

10.06.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: AT&T funds right wing TV network; are Dems cutting HBCU funds?; racists attack Black Va. family; 10 GOP governors hold 'border crisis' newser; Rochester mayor quits; Virginia GOP mails racist fliers; Black & Missing: Cashawn Ashley Sims last seen in Duarte. California on Sept. 8, 2021; Anti-hunger activist launches a grocery store in a school, and all item...

10.05.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: #BlackLivesMatter protesters rally at White House demanding voting legislation be passed; ESPN's Sage Steele suspended for Obama talk; New legislation could help a Texas woman vote after she was denied a birth certificate. Exe. Dir. of Downtown Crenshaw Rising talks battle to buy Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza; Tesla to pay $137M in race-discrimination suit; Family...

10.04.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Debt ceiling showdown: Biden, Schumer call for urgent action; SCOTUS to hear landmark cases this term; America hits 700K COVID deaths; GA Dems would rather keep up confederate statues before building one for Clarence Thomas; Black and Missing: 60-year-old Shanta Reid last seen in New York back in December 2020; What's next for police reform; For the first time, tw...

10.01.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Matthew Dowd runs for Lt. Governor in Texas; George Floyd, John Lewis, Breonna Taylor statues unveiled in NYC; Texas redistricting favors Repubs; Afghan withdrawal and refugee update; Black & Missing: Na'Siyah McPhaul; GA man uses the "Stand Your Ground" law to justify the killing of a 17-year-old girl; OK Gov. Kevin Stitt says he won't decide whether to spare...

9.30.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Sen. Tim Scott in damage control after getting busted for police reform talk lies; Government shutdown averted; Legislators try to redraw maps that favor Republicans and incumbents; #BlackAndMissing: age 13, was last seen in Williamsburg, Virginia, on September 22, 2021; Ashley Guillory's body was found in Fort Bend County, Texas; Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom signs leg...

9.29.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Police unions push back against Sen. Tim Scott's police reform negotiation lies; Government shutdown looms after GOP blocks debt hike; Alabama lawmakers want to use COVID $$$ to build more prisons; Half U.S. population fully vaccinated against COVID; #BlackAndMissing: 13-year-old Veronica Wilson was last seen at 6 pm Thursday, September 23, 2021, in Brooklyn, New Y...

9.28.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Tim Scott LIES, blames Dems for George Floyd Act failure; Trump’s NDA on Omarosa overturned; #BlackAndMissing: 37-year-old Ashley Guillory was last seen in Houston, Texas on September 4, 2021; Reparations hearing for three surviving descendants of the Tulsa Race Massacre begins; Tennessee Senator Katrina Robinson acquitted; Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mille...

9.27.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: R. Kelly found guilty on all counts; Black man sues over vicious police K-9 attack; Haitian border crisis update; Black and Missing: Deidre Reid is a 41-year-old Black woman missing from Pageland, SC, since September 3, 2021; Supporters call for the pardon of exonerated Diontae Sharpe; Fired cop involved in Breonna Taylor's death wants his job back; WTH?!? Lawmaker...