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#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a daily show broadcast from Washington, DC, that will focus on news, politics, culture, entertainment, social justice, sports, education, business, and finance. If it’s important to you, we will cover it. You will be treated to some of the top minds in education, public policy, and academia, discussing the news of the day and why it matters to us. Visit http://rolandmartinunfiltered.com for more information and to join the #BringTheFunk Fan Club. Your support is vi ...
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9.23.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Skips Shutdown Talks, MD Job Losses, Memphis Band’s Kazoo Protest, Black Family Legacy Trump chickens out and bails on a crucial meeting with Democratic leaders to avoid a government shutdown, calling their demands "unserious and ridiculous." Maryland lost another 2,500 federal jobs in August. Making it the …
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9.22.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Kirk “Conservative Revival,” Ilhan Omar Claps Back, Kimmel Returns, Trump Targets Reporter Thousands gathered, and millions more watched, at the memorial service for Charlie Kirk, the racist conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA. Former Illinois Republican Congressman Joe Walsh is here to discu…
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9.19.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: MAGA Lies on Black Cities, Dems Slam Kirk Vote, Crockett vs GOP, Record $150M HBCU Gift MAGA Republicans say Black cities are more violent, but is that fact or just racist fear-mongering? Michael Harriot brings the receipts to flip that narrative. The House voted to honor White Supremacist Charlie Kirk, but Democr…
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9.16.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: FBI’s Patel & Booker Clash, Trump’s Memphis National Guard Move, Fashion With Purpose FBI Director Kash Patel and Senator Cory Booker go toe to toe in a heated Senate showdown. We'll show you the exchange and what's next for the Bureau. Plus, Donald "The Con" Trump sends the National Guard into Memphis, even thoug…
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9.15.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Kirk Killing Fuels Blame Game, MO Map Attacks, Black Pastors Call Out Rising Fascism The political finger-pointing continues since the murder of white Supremacist Charlie Kirk, even though the suspect is a white right-wing man. Former GOP congressman Joe Walsh will help break down the Left versus Right blame game.…
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9.12.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Kirk Shooting Suspect Revealed, DOJ Voter Database Report, Crockett Slams GOP Over Minors Surprise, surprise, surprise! It was a right-wing, straight, white, Trump-supporting male who allegedly fired the shot that killed Charlie Kirk. Where are all of those MAGA folks blaming the liberals for murder? I have a whol…
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Vice President Kamala Harris unleashes in her new book “107 Days,” exposing how the Biden White House failed to protect her while Fox News launched relentless attacks. In the excerpt of the upcoming book, Harris recalls being thrown under the bus by her own team, castigated for a Selma speech that went viral, and left to fend off negative narrative…
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Bomb threats have forced multiple HBCUs into lockdown, a crisis leaders describe as part of an escalating antiblack agenda. Calls are growing for the FBI and Department of Justice to treat these incidents as domestic terrorism, warning that Black institutions and students are being viciously targeted. The climate of intimidation reflects what speak…
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9.11.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: HBCUs & DNC Hit with Threats, State Dept. Warning After Kirk’s Death, 9/11, Crockett, Paramount Deal Five Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Democratic National Committee headquarters receive terrorist threats. The State Department says it will bar entry to foreign nationals who publicly downplay…
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9.10.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Kirk Shot, Rep. Frost & Rep. Higgins Clash, Jeffries Rips Trump, Lisa Cook Ruling MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk is dead after getting shot in the neck while speaking at a Utah college event. It got hot during today's congressional committee meeting over proposed bills to increase federal control of D.C.'s criminal …
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9.9.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: MO GOP Map Targets Black Voters, Pressley Demands Powell Answer on Black Jobs, Pastor vs. MAGA Missouri Republicans have passed a proposed congressional map that could expand the GOP's razor-thin majority in the U.S. House. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke will join us to discuss the racist efforts ai…
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9.8.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump’s City Threats, Missouri Dems Sit-In, SCOTUS Racial Profiling & Jeffries Jan. 6 Panel Picks In Missouri, tensions are high as House representatives debate a new, controversial congressional map, but Democrats aren't having it; they've staged a sit-in on the House floor. I'll talk to one of those state represe…
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9.5.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Tarrant Jail Deaths Outrage, Black Jobless Rate Rises, Tabitha Brown Sparks Debate, RMU 7th Anniv. More than 70 people have died while in custody in the Tarrant County, Texas, Jail since 2017. These unanswered deaths are sparking outrage, and the Sheriff is refusing to appear before the commission to explain what's…
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9.4.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: 7th Anniversary of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, 4 Years of Black Star Network, Ivey on Guard & Epstein It's Thursday, September 4, 2025. Do you know what day it is? It's our anniversary! We are celebrating seven years of Roland Martin Unfiltered and four years of the Black Star Network. We have a packed house in the st…
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9.3.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Eyes National Guard For Chicago, Epstein Files Chaos, Baptist Power Play, Clarke vs. Mills The convict-in-chief is considering whether to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago or a city with a governor who, he says, would welcome them, like New Orleans. Jeffrey Epstein survivors and several lawmakers gather…
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9.2.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump’s Guard Move Ruled Illegal, Jeffries Slams Gerrymandering, Entrepreneurship, Whiff & Nibble A federal judge says, Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in California broke the law, violating a 19th-century ban on using the military for domestic policing.... Retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré will weigh i…
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8.29.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Katrina 20 Years Later, Trump Nobel Prize Push, Black Ohioans Face Deep Inequities Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, we examine the lessons learned, the resilience of New Orleans' communities, and the road still ahead. Community leaders and educators will be here to share with us the changes that have helped k…
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8.28.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Louisiana Voting Rights SCOTUS Battle, Trump Firing Spree, U.S. Open Racism, Emmett Till 70th Louisiana is taking its fight over voting rights straight to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state seeks to gut a key provision of the Voting Rights Act by prohibiting the use of race in redistricting. Activist Gary Chambers …
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8.27.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Maxine Waters Shreds Trump Power Grabs, Chicago Pushback, GA Election Denier Fight California Congresswoman Maxine Waters is here to talk about what that twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, has been up to: from "firing" Federal Reserve Governor, Lisa Cook, to deploying the…
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8.26.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Targets Fed Gov Lisa Cook, #47 Lies Backfire, Nat’l Guard Threats, JohnTom's BBQ Trump's newest target is Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the first Black woman ever to hold that seat. Morgan Harper from the American Economic Liberties Project and strategist Rhonda Foxx will join us to break down why he's…
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8.22.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Voters Matter Relaunches ‘We Fight Back’; SCOTUS OKs $780M DEI Cuts; Rep. Corey Paris Threats Black Voters Matter is expanding its mission. Beyond protecting Black voting rights, the organization is focusing on uplifting Black communities with the relaunch of its We Fight Back campaign. We'll speak with the …
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8.19.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Texas Rep. Nicole Collier Sleeps on House Floor; Agents Flood D.C.; Black Breast ACancer Trial Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to back down, she's even sleeping on the House floor--- to fight Republican power plays and she's joining us live. More federal officers are flooding Washington, D.C., but with the…
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8.18.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TX Dems Back for Maps Fight; D.C. Agent Surge; Spike Lee Exclusive & Black Breast Cancer Texas Democrats are back at the state Capitol after weeks of breaking quorum. What's next in the high-stakes battle over redistricting... State Reps Aichea Davis and Jolanda Jones join us live to discuss the Democrats' plans. …
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8.15.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered:D.C. Sues Trump Over Police Takeover; Obama & Moore vs. #47; Gov. Newsom TX Maps Plan Washington, D.C. is suing the Trump administration over an unprecedented overreach, challenging the federal takeover of the city's police as officials fight to end Trump's control after 30 days. Lauren Burke joins us to report fro…
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8.14.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Texas Redistricting Battle Rages; Gov. Newsom's 'Election Rigging' Measure; Trump Pushes PragerU In Texas, the redistricting battle continues. Top state Republicans have announced they'll adjourn the current special legislative session early this Friday--only to immediately gavel in a brand new session that same d…
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8.13.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Texas Dems Set to Return; Gen. Lee High Name Restored; Sonya Massey Law; Trump Extends DC Crackdown Texas Democrats say they're set to return to the state after blocking a controversial redistricting vote. We'll speak with one of the state representatives who fled Texas to protest the legislation. Also in Texas, t…
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8.11.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Seizes D.C. Police, 800 Guard Deployed; TX Dems Block Quorum; VA Axes 400K Union Contracts Donald Trump has done something no president has ever done before.... Putting D.C.'s police force under federal control and sending in 800 National Guard troops. The mayor calls Trump's actions "unsettling and unpreced…
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8.8.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TX Dems Break Quorum, Abbott Threats; AL Map Violates VRA; DOJ Probes Letitia James Texas Democrats are standing firm, breaking quorum despite threats from Governor Abbott and the GOP. We'll hear live from Jon Rosenthal, Texas House Vice Chair of the Redistricting Select Committee, who's currently in Illinois with …
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8.7.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Abbott: State & FBI Track TX Dems; Record-High Tariffs Hit; Hegseth’s $10M for Confederate Monuments Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the state and possibly even the FBI is tracking down Democratic lawmakers who fled to stop the GOP's redistricting plan. We'll talk to two of those lawmakers, State Reps Christian Man…
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8.6.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Bomb Threat at TX Dem Hotel, Amb. Young on Voting Rights, Brain Eating Amoeba Death, July Jobs Slump Texas Democrats fighting back against GOP redistricting plans just got hit with a bomb threat at their hotel in Illinois. We've got Representatives Bowers and Reynolds joining us to break it all down and trust, they…
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8.4.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Abbott Threatens to Prosecute Absent Dems, Jay Jones’ AG Run, Jobs Report Fallout & Gut Health Tips Texas Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to track down and prosecute Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican redistricting vote. We've got Texas State Representative Charlene Johnson and Cliff …
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8.1.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered | #RolandsBookClub: "Bad Law": Ten Laws Ruining America Exposed | "American Sirens": First Paramedics Were Black #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbase https://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, …
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7.31.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered:Detroit Early Voting, TX Redistricting showdown, Trumpflation, Black Youth Mental Health Crisis Early voting is underway in Detroit's high-stakes mayoral primary. Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield is here to explain why she should be the city's next leader. In Texas, tensions are boiling over as Republi…
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7.30.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Kamala Harris not running for Gov, Trump Taps Proud Boy Joe Kent, Bove Confirmed, Medicaid turns 60 After serious thought, former Vice President Kamala Harris decides not to run for governor of California. The twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, wants Proud Boy Joe Kent to…
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7.29.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered:Justin Justin Jones barred from Tesla event, Trump Climate Rollback, SNAP Data lawsuit, Puzzle Biz. Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones was barred from attending an event announcing a new state-sanctioned partnership with Tesla. He'll explain what happened. The Trump administration is proposing to revoke a …
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HIV isn’t over — it’s just been ignored. Black women account for a disproportionate number of new cases, the South is ground zero, and the stigma is still killing us. Roland Martin, Dr. Toyin Nwafor, Raheem DeVaughn, and frontline organizers break the silence on a public health crisis America refuses to face. In response to this staggering trend, G…
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7.24.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TX Dems vs GOP Redistricting, Maxwell DOJ Talk, Oak Bluffs Legacy, Birthright Ruling & Karen Chaos Texas Democrats are unlikely to have the votes to stop the GOP-led redistricting effort, which is up for debate tomorrow. Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell sat down with Trump's DOJ to discuss what she knows…
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7.23.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Creek Freedmen Win Tribal Citizenship, HIV Crisis Solutions, Obama Claps Back & Big Tide Summit A major legal victory... Creek Freedmen are now officially tribal citizens. Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons will explain what ruling means for Black Native identity and justice. Black women and Black trans…
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7.22.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Accuses Obama of Treason, MLK Files Released, Warner Tribute & Mrs. Pruitt’s Gourmet Cha Cha Don "The Con" Trump is on the offensive again... This time accusing Former President Barack Obama of treason.... But with zero proof. It's the latest move to deflect mounting pressure over Epstein. Files tied to Dr. …
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7.21.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered:Jacksonville Cops beat Black Man, BlackPAC Trump Poll, Visa Fraud Scheme, Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies Shocking video out of Jacksonville shows police violently dragging a young Black man from his car during a traffic stop. We'll talk to Civil Rights Attorney Harry Daniels, who is representing the victim, William McNe…
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7.18.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered:Vance ‘Big Ugly Bill’ Flop in Philly, Human Trafficking Office Cut & USDA Ends Black Farmer Support Vice President JD Vance hit Philly to hype Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," but Pennsylvanians aren't buying the spin as this law slashes food and health benefits for thousands across the state. We'll get reaction f…
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7.17.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Senate Dems Walkout, GOP $9B Aid & NPR/PBS Cuts, Prison Phone Fee Outrage & Wild Tuberville Rant Senate Democrats stage a bold protest--walking out as Republicans push through yet another Trump-backed judicial nominee. Next, major funding cuts are on the chopping block. GOP lawmakers vote to slash $9 billion in fo…
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7.16.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump’s Voter Data Grab, Guard Exits LA, Judge Strikes Down Medical Debt Rule, CARES & U‑FIGHT Act The Trump administration and its allies are pushing to obtain voter data from states and inspect voting equipment. We'll discuss the implications with the Director of the Voting Rights Project. Two thousand National …
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7.15.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Jabari Peoples' Autopsy, Gary Mayor on $14B Steel Deal, Saint Augustine’s Alumni Silenced & GymWrap The parents of Jabari Peoples, the black 18-year-old killed by an Alabama police officer, are calling for transparency and justice. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump will discuss the findings of an independent autopsy…
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7.14.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NUL Conference, Moral Monday Protests, Alligator Alcatraz Tour, Texas Flood Aid & SAU Appeal The National Urban League Conference is underway in Cleveland. President & CEO Marc Morial is here to give us a preview of the State of Black America report that's coming out later this week. It's Moral Monday, and protest…
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7.11.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Mosby Verdict Overturned, GA Voter Purge, Trump AI Superman, Trumpers #FAFO, Nigeria Rejects Trump An appeals court overturned former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's mortgage fraud conviction, but upheld her perjury convictions. Georgia's Secretary of State plans to remove nearly 480,000 names from the …
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7.10.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered:Charlie Kirk Attacks Austin Fire Chief, Judge blocks Birthright ruling, FEMA Food Delays, WP Columnist Quits Out of Texas--Right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk is targeting Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker, mocking him as the "DEI fire chief." FEMA's delayed response to the devastating Central Texas floods is drawing sh…
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7.9.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: AFL-CIO Bus Tour vs Big Beautiful Bill, Ivey on Trump, Trump Africa Gaffe, Couple Trespass at Home The AFL-CIO is launching a nationwide bus tour next week to raise awareness about how federal government policies negatively impact working families. We'll speak with the International President of the Service Employe…
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7.8.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: SCOTUS OKs Fed Layoffs, Medicaid Farmworker Mandate, PSLF Shakeup, Deltas in DC & Leafy Bamboo TP The Supreme Court has just cleared the way for the Trump administration to restart massive layoffs across nearly two dozen federal agencies. We'll break down what this means for federal workers and services. The Trump …
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7.7.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: LA ICE Raid, Trump Signs Big Beautiful Budget, Faith Leaders Respond to bill & Fatal Texas Floods The twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, officially signed his "Big, Beautiful" budget into law. Black faith leaders took to the pulpit Sunday to discuss how the new law will im…
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