12.09.2021 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Racist Cali. Cop texts threaten cases, Daunte Wright's girlfriend testifies, Maternal Mortality

Because of a LA Times investigation, hundreds of Southern California criminal cases could be dismissed after more than a dozen police officers exchanged racist and homophobic text messages.

Emotional testimony continues today in the manslaughter trial of the former Minnesota cop who killed Daunte Wright. The woman riding with Daunte Wright tells the jury what happened after Kim Potter shot him.

We'll tell you why redistricting is postponing North Carolina's 2022 elections.

North Carolina is also shelling out millions for the wrongful conviction of a black man and

an improper investigation of a murder in Massachusetts led to the release of another black man almost 30 years later.

And, Texas passes a Critical Race Theory Law that Regulates how Teachers can teach about slavery and race in the classroom.

We'll talk to the founder of The Highland Project, a nonprofit organization working to close the racial wealth gap with Black women.

Plus, we'll talk to a Maternal Wellness Expert about the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, which aims to keep women alive during and after giving birth.

I'm so excited! We will also have a very special guest tonight! You don't want to miss her, I mean them!  

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