6.8.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Karmelo Anthony Defense Rests. Trump Insults Black Reporter. Iowa Scholarship Win
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Karmelo's Defense attorneys rested their case today without calling him to testify.
Closing arguments are scheduled to begin on Tuesday before the case is eventually handed to the jury for deliberations.  Legal Analyst Thelma Anderson will breakdown what happened in the courtroom. 

A scholarship designed to support Black students pursuing careers in chemistry and the physical sciences is at the center of a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision.  For now, the decision blocks the University of Iowa's attempt to change the eligibility criteria for this privately funded award.  We'll speak with one of the attorneys involved in the case.

The Marshall Project reported at least 47 suicides in solitary confinement across Mississippi prisons between 2015 and 2025.  We'll discuss this troubling pattern with one of the reporters who discovered that many inmates had previously requested mental health assistance, only to be placed in restrictive housing instead of receiving the care they needed. 

Once again, Trump insulted a black female reporter.  We'll show you the exchange that made the twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump abruptly end the interview with NBC's Meet The Press Moderator, Kristen Welker.

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6.24.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NC Targets DEI. Trump Blocks Housing Bill. Minority Banks Face New Rules. Kohen Wiley Protests
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Lawmakers in North Carolina unleash the latest attack on black America, approving a law to eliminate DEI in the state's higher education system.

Trump's State Department is refusing to pay out money allocated for foreign aid. The author of a bombshell new ProPublica investigation joins us

Lawmakers grill Trump's postmaster general over the latest MAGA attack on mail-in voting. We'll show you the video from Capitol Hill.

Federal officials have changed the requirements for who can qualify as a minority-owned bank. The president and CEO of the National Bankers Association will break it all down for us.

Both the House and Senate passed a crucial Housing bill, but Crybaby Trump refused to sign it into law

Protests continue in Mississippi following the death of Kohen Wiley. We'll talk to one of the organizers on the ground. 

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6.23.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: SCOTUS Rejects Black Rastafarian. Voting Rights Purge Blocked. Police Kill 1-Year-Old
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The Supreme Court rules 6-3 against a Black Rastafarian man in Louisiana who had sued prison officials after they forcibly shaved off his dreadlocks, in what he said was a clear violation of his religious rights. Elie Mystal joins us to break down the latest from the high court. 

The MAGA Attack on voting rights faces a crucial setback as a federal judge intervenes to stop states from using software developed by immigration enforcement to review their voter rolls, which voting rights groups say would have resulted in unconstitutional voter purges. 

The family of Kohen Wiley, the one-year-old black boy shot and killed by police in a Walmart parking lot in Mississippi has announced funeral services will be held this coming weekend. The announcement comes as civil rights attorney Ben Crump demands video evidence in the case and has ordered an independent autopsy of the boy.

The Senate passed a new, bi-partisan housing bill which makes it easier to construct new homes and helps ensure they can be purchased by families, not corporations. With the legislation now headed to the House of Representatives, the president of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers will join us to analyze what impact these measures could have for black homeowners nationwide. 

In Ohio, a police officer has been placed on leave after bystander and body camera video show him kneeling on top of a 15-year-old girl following an altercation at a Juneteenth Festival last weekend. We'll show you that video and let you decide for yourself. 

And in the latest installment of Crazy Ass White People -- a black man and his family tried to go fishing in Florida last weekend, only to have a white couple show up, demand they move and then start calling them the n-word. Wait until you see this video.

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6.22.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: SCOTUS Voting Rights Blow. Black Officers Purged. Obama Center Attacked. State of Black America
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Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
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6.18.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Obama Center Opens. Fox Expert Wants More Teen Pregnancy. Viral Black Doll Trend Backlash
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It was a star-studded event on Chicago's South Side today as thousands gathered for the Obama Presidential Center's opening ceremony.  Every living "legitimate" president was there.  Of course, the petulant twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, didn't make the guest list.  We'll show you some of what happened. 

We've said it over and over again, these white folks are made, they aren't having babies.  Fox News had an "expert" who said the problem is that 15-year-olds have stopped getting pregnant. 

A viral trend involving a Black doll is sparking conversations and showing just how much black people are hated across the globe.

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6.17.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Fla. Fake Voters & Black Voter Purges. Ma. Cop Kills Black Toddler.  Black Farmland Under Siege.  
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6.16.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Iran Deal Skepticism. Whoopi Vs Vance. Trump Potomac Park Invasion. Racist Hurls Slurs At Black Boy.
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For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (724) 264-8281 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/roland *Paid Partnership*

Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
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6.15.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: NC Omnibus Bill, Voting Restrictions. GA Special Session. Trump UFC Fight Backlash. Brit Actors Face Criticism
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For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (724) 264-8281 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/roland *Paid Partnership*

Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
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6.12.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Trucker Sues Sheriff. Trump Name Removed From Kennedy Center. FBI Targets Voting Rights Group
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A Black truck driver is suing a North Carolina sheriff's department for $20 million after an unprovoked attack in a courthouse.  Civil Rights attorney Harry Daniels is here to explain what happened to his client, who was trying to appear in court. 

Trump's name is coming off the Kennedy Center as we speak.  A federal judge denied a last-minute request to keep the twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief's name on the building. 

The proposed data center project at Fisk University is facing growing resistance from community members and HBCU alums, especially from Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones.  He'll be here to explain why. 

Trump's FBI is targeting the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a civil rights organization that works to register voters and advocates for criminal and economic justice reform.

Challenging financial conditions are causing Charleston, South Carolina's International African American Museum to furlough all its staff, including leadership.  We'll talk to the museum's president about how intermittent closures will affect programming.

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Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
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6.11.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: FAMU Funding Fight Explodes. DeSantis Maps Stand. Fisk Data Center Backlash
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It's known that for the last 30 years, states have underfunded historically Black land-grant institutions by $13 billion.  Luckily for Florida A&M University, a federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit alleging that the State of Florida underfunded the HBCU by nearly $2 billion over three decades.  We'll talk to the civil rights attorney handling the case. 

The proposed data center project at Fisk University is facing growing resistance from community members and HBCU alums. 

We'll also talk to Black Voters Matter's Chief of Staff about the launch of their multi-media series titled "Declaration of a New Nation."

Florida's Supreme Court is allowing the maps drawn by Governor Ron DeSantis, designed to help Republicans gain up to four additional House seats.

Bishop William Barber will be here to discuss the upcoming multi-state civic engagement campaign to recruit, train, and deploy leaders across the country.

CNN's fact-checker has gone missing - he hasn't been on air for months.  I wonder if it has something to do with the pending merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount/Skydance?

And in tonight's Shop Black Star Network-dot-com segment, The Rad Black Kids, an evolving clothing brand based in Portugal that is pushing for more ethical and sustainable clothing.

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Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
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