Louisiana's Redistricting Maps, Countdown to Shutdown, Montgomery Riverboat Brawl Curriculum Guide

9.29.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Louisiana's Redistricting Maps, Countdown to Shutdown, Montgomery Riverboat Brawl Curriculum Guide

Federal judges in Louisiana are giving the state more time to redraw new congressional maps, adding a second majority-black district.  The hearing set for next week to draw up congressional boundary lines has been blocked.  I'll talk to the State Organizing Manager, Black Voters Matter Fund, to find out what that means for voters. 

We are hours away from possibly the largest government shutdown in history.  Those who hold the livelihoods of millions will still get a paycheck if Congress does not get it together. 

The oldest current Senator has died.  We'll look at who California Governor Gavin Newsome is looking at to fulfill Dianne Feinstein's term. 

The first of the Georgia 19 has fallen.  Find out who was the first to cop a plea in the  2020 election interference case.

Las Vegas Police arrested a man for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shukur.  

In our Education Matters segment, two black Alabama professors created a unique way to spark dialogue by creating the Montgomery Riverboat Brawl Curriculum Guide.  We'll have some of those questions and find out why they thought it was important to develop a curriculum. 

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