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8.18.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: House Democrats introduce new proposal to fix the Voting Rights Act; Multiracial voting rights initiative launches; Eductors fight back against mask bans; Fox News mandates COVID vax; Is the Baltimore school system failing our kids?; R. Kelly's trial begins; Updates on Haiti and the Fall of Afghanistan + Crazy a$$ Florida teacher calls students half-breeds Support...

8.17.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Anti-masker Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID; Coronavirus infections surge in schools as kids return to class; Pandemic upends Black home ownership; Biden permanently increases SNAP $$$; Chaotic U.S. Afghan exit continues; Nextdoor #HBCUConnect featuring students from Tougaloo College Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmu...

8.16.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: LIVE from Cedric, the Entertainer's Golf Classic in L.A.; 7.2 quake hits Haiti; The fall of Afghanistan: Taliban takes over as U.S. withdraws; COVID hospitalizations and infections spike; Black farmers face another hurdle to receiving government aid. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: Ceek CEEK is a streaming platform for virtual events and Virtual Reality experience...

8.13.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: FDA OKs COVID vax boosters for immunocompromised; Biden urges Congress to lower drug prices; NY landlords won a small victory when the Supreme Court ruled that the state had gone too far in protecting tenants at the expense of landlords; Moderate Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying they would stop the passage of a budget resolution un...

8.12.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: 2020 census report shows white population decline for the first time; ; Biden pressed by voting rights activists to end the filibuster; Warrants issued for Texas Dems who fled the state; Tom Cotton's amendment to ban federal funds from promoting CRT in K-12 passes; Are discussions about Critical Race Theory really being fueled by social media; Group of young advoca...

8.11.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Repubs block voting rights, go on recess; Family of John Lewis rally for voting rights on Capitol Hill; Rights groups urge Biden to end the filibuster; New census numbers expected to impact redistricting; Outrage over Louisiana teacher's racist social media post; President of the National Medical Association talks COVID vaccine and mask mandates + Willie Moore Jr a...

8.10.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns; Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy talks COVID spike among kids, mask mandates; $1T infrastructure bill passes Senate; Texas Supreme Court allows for arrests of Democrats who fled the state; The Great Resignation: Americans are leaving their jobs at record numbers; Controversy surrounding DaBaby continues; Nextdoor HBCU Connect at Cla...

8.9.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Texas Dems sue Gov. Abbott; COVID vax required for U.S. military; Teachers back masks and vaccines to keep schools safe; R. Kelly trial starts; Today marks the 7th year since the death of Mike Brown; DaBaby's anti-gay rant sparks outrage; Are there health risks associated with waist trainers? Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunf...

8.6.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: 943k jobs added in July. How many of these jobs went to African Americans? Chicago cops raid wrong home; SC cop stomps on Black woman's head; NYC requires proof of COVID vax to dine indoors, go to the gym, Boston interim mayor compares that to show me your papers; Rihanna becomes a billionaire; When should parents stop taking care of their grown children? Support #R...

8.5.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: COVID cases hit 6-month high; Black realtor profiled while showing home to Black couple; Landlords balk at eviction moratorium extension, sue; Rapper DaBabby ripped for anti-gay comments + Get a discount on CEEK virtual headsets just for watching #RolandMartinUnfiltered. Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal...

8.4.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: #RecessCanWait voting protest with #BlackVotersMatter, Rev. Jackson; Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes talks bid for Senate; Nina Turner loses congressional race; 52% of Blacks say NO to COVID vax; NYC demands proof of COVID vax to dine, go to performances or to the gym; CDC Eviction moratorium extended; SC cop stomps on Black man's head; Gun waving couple pardo...

8.3.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Biden announces new eviction ban, Rep. Maxine Waters talks eviction moratorium; Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day; NYC mandates COVID vax for indoor dining, gyms; Cuomo urged to resign after probe finds he harassed 11 women; Five FL cops face assault charges after using excessive force against 2 Black men; An Indiana community activist is facing multiple charges...

8.2.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Dangerous Delta variant puts ALL at risk; 6M renters face evictions; Voting rights protest arrests lead to hundreds of arrests; Homelessness criminalized in L.A.; Ohio Congressional candidate Nina Turner talks bid for office; Biz Markie laid to rest Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.m...

7.30.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: #MarchForDemocracy day 3; Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses COVID to target migrants; Eviction moratorium ends; Nekia Trigg update; Colorado cop caught on video beating a Black man quits; Wife of slain Haitian president, Jovenel Moïse considers presidential run; Education Matters: Rep. Jamaal Bowman talks Green New Deal for Public Schools. Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered...

7.29.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland in Texas, #MarchForDemocracy from Georgetown to Austin continues, Infrastructure deal reached, St. Louis health department director under attack for mask mandate talk; Attorney Gwynne Wilcox will be the 1st black woman to serve on the National Labor Relations Board; Crazy a$$ woman catches h*ll in a Mississippi department store Support #RolandMartinUnfiltere...

7.28.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland in Texas; Day 1 of the #MarchForDemocracy; Track and Field Hall of Famer and Olympian Dr. John Carlos talks political protests at the Olympics; Simone Biles out of Olympics; Bipartisan Infrastructure deal reached; CDC mask confusion sparks madness Support #RolaandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛ https://www.p...

7.27.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland in Texas; Rev Barber, activists march to Austin against voter suppression; Lebron James' voter organization, More Than A Vote launches Protect Our People; Mayoral candidates India Walton of Buffalo, New York, and Judge Karlos Finley of Mobile, Alabama speak out; National Council of Negro Women filed suit against Johnson and Johnson; Jan 6. commission begins...

7.26.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Civil rights legend Bob Moses has died; Moral Monday march on Sinema's office in Arizona; James Brown's family may have settled his multimillion-dollar estate; Cop caught on video planting drugs in a Black man's car; Rand Paul town hall goes wild; Crazy a$$ woman yells "stop selling drugs" at delivery driver; Journalist Audrey Edwards talks "American Runaway: Black...

7.23.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Dangerous Delta COVID wave grips nation; Eviction moratorium to end; Verdict expected soon in the trial of Ed Buck; New prosecutor takes over the case against Atlanta cop Garrett Rolfe; Racing announcer goes on racist rant about the Black National Anthem; Education Matters: We'll take a look at charter school funding Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App...

7.22.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Brothers rally for voting rights on Capitol Hill; Biden town hall reactions; AG Garland to visit Chicago to address gun violence; Lindsey Graham says GOP should ditch DC to block the $3.5T infrastructure bill; We'll take a look at the Environmental Justice for All Act; The bust Nathan Bedford Forrest to be removed from the Tennessee State Building; Crazy a$$ woman...

7.21.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black women leaders, CBC members demand voting rights legislation be passed; #PoorPeoplesCampaign announce 27-mile voting rights march in Texas; Missouri legislative committee holds hearing on race and racism curriculum without any Black people present; Activist ask State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby to drop murder charges against Keith Davis; Terra Roling charged; Upd...

7.20.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Delta variant COVID infection surge; Okla. Ed board bans critical race theory; Proud Boys head pleads guilty to vandalizing a Black church in Washington D.C.; French President Emmanuel Macron made civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson a commander of the Legion of Honor; Billionaire Jeff Bezos successfully travels into space + The Marketplace: Meet the creator of B...

7.19.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Senate Rules takes voting rights fight to Georgia; Texas Dems to hold voting rights workshops; Billionaires Branson and Bezos race to expand commercial space travel; Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agrees to review Crystal Mason case; Update on the trial of sexual predator and big time Democratic donor, Ed Buck; Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman about his book,...

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7.15.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: State of Black America report released; Child tax credit payments arrive; Black women's orgs protest at Capitol Hill for voting rights and call to action; Rep. Ayanna Pressley talks about The Tenant Empowerment Act; Voting rights battle continues in Texas; Day 3 of the trial of California Sexual Predator Ed Buck Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ ht...