2.20.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Dismantling DOE, USDA land-grant scholarships pulled, Meta's digital redlining, Kash Patel confirmed

The vetting committee has voted to advance Trump's nominee for the Education Department for confirmation votes on the Senate floor. I will speak with the president of the National Education Association, who will explain why Linda McMahon should not be appointed as Secretary of Education.

The USDA's 1890 National Scholars Program, which partners with 19 HBCUs to provide full scholarships in agriculture, food sciences, and natural resources, gets cut. 

Civil rights groups are suing the tech company META for digital redlining. One of the lawyers involved in the case will join us to explain the situation.

We will discuss how Musk is pressuring advertisers.

Kash Patel has been confirmed to lead the FBI.

A California Congressman gets a letter from the Justice Department because of his comments about Elon Musk. 

And the White Missouri man who shot an unarmed black teen who rang his doorbell dies just weeks before his sentencing.

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