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 though nobody asked for them. Representative Antonio Parkinson is here to break down what this federal crackdown really means for the city.

And in Marketplace... Fashion with a purpose. #EndTheStereotypes is flipping the script with T-shirts that challenge bias. Founder Yolanda Crawford joins us to discuss how one T-shirt at a time can spark change.

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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.

Missouri's new congressional map faces multiple attacks.  One claim is that the maps were drawn incorrectly.  I'll talk to a state representative about this. 

And Black pastors across the country are stepping up, calling out the rise of fascism. We'll play for you what several had to say. 

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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 whole lot to say about that. 

We'll discuss the Justice Department reportedly compiling an unprecedented database of national voter information.

And in tonight's Crockett Chronicles, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett calls out Republicans for wanting to do body searching on unaccompanied minors to look for gang tattoos. 

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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 narratives about staff turnover and chaos. VP Harris reveals how she had to build her own infrastructure of support because she could not rely on the West Wing. Her account frames betrayal from within and hostility from outside as defining tests of her vice presidency, while positioning her as a leader who survived political fire and refuses to be silenced.

🔥 Harris says the Biden White House threw her under the bus repeatedly
🔥 Fox News launched wild attacks while her own team stayed silent
🔥 Viral Selma speech praised by the public — but infuriated the West Wing
🔥 Harris built her own power after the White House refused to back her

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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 speakers called a historical escalation, with Black America increasingly under siege. Despite the threats, the message was clear: communities will not be intimidated and will continue to resist.

🔥 Bomb threats forced multiple HBCUs into lockdown across the country
🔥 Leaders call on DOJ and FBI to investigate as acts of domestic terrorism
🔥 “We are literally living in a climate where Black people are being attacked”
🔥 “This is a historical escalation” — HBCUs are under direct, systemic threat

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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 or mock Charlie Kirk's death. Yes, you heard that right. 

Twenty-four years ago today, nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York City, Washington, D.C., and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four U.S. planes. We will reflect on that day and its lasting impact.

Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is once again speaking hard truths--this time about the devastating effects of MAGA Republican policies that are literally starving children. We'll show you what she had to say.

And in business news, the newly formed Paramount Skydance Corp.--born from a recent merger--is reportedly preparing an offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. We'll dig into what that could mean for the media landscape.

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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 justice system. Democrat Maxwell Frost calls Republican Clay Higgins a "lap dog," and we've got the footage.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses Trump and House Republicans of failing to lower costs for everyday Americans. We'll break it down.

A judge says Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook can remain on the job, for now. 

A Texas pastor says white parents should warn their kids about Black people.

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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 aimed at undermining Black and minority representation in Congress.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is demanding that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell address the rising unemployment rate among Black women. She'll be here to explain why Black women's employment is a "key metric of the health of the U.S. economy."

A New York pastor calls out MAGA Christians.  His message: "Don't confuse them with real Christians." 

Racist conservative commentator Charlie Kirk is blaming young white women for the "West's fertility collapse." 

Tonight's Black Star Network Marketplace segment is for art lovers.  The award-winning artist, DomoINK, who created the James Baldwin piece in our studio, will explain how her work brings representation to people of color.

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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 representatives.

The twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, says he doesn't want to "go to war" with American cities... but a recent social media post says otherwise. 
A bombshell Supreme Court 6–3 decision, which says immigration raids can now use race, ethnicity, and even language as "reasonable suspicion." Elie Mystal is here to weigh in on what this means for racial profiling in America.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appoints three Democratic members to sit on the GOP's new panel investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. 

And in our Fit! Live! Win! segment: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. I'll talk to a doctor about prevention, the importance of early detection, and what Black men need to know to protect their health.

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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 going on.  His reason...Commissioner Alisa Simmons' "hostile" behavior.  She's here to explain why she's going so hard demanding accountability and transparency.

August's job report signals a significant slowdown in employment growth. Morgan Harper will discuss the uptick in the black unemployment rate. 

Tabitha Brown has ruffled some feathers by telling some want to be entrepreneurs they need to get a job.  

One of the Greensboro Four has died.  We'll pay tribute to Major General Joseph McNeil.
And we're still celebrating our 7th anniversary, sharing some of the best moments and conversations right here on Roland Martin Unfiltered.

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