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3 cops guilty in Floyd case; Fla. dad protects family, hit w/attempted murder charges Feb 25, 2022

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2.24.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Russia & Ukraine, RMU Exclusive: FL Father protecting family charged w/attempted murder, Texas' CRT

A federal jury finds the three ex-officers connected to the killing of George Floyd guilty on all counts of violating Floyd's civil rights during his fatal 2020 arrest.

Russia invades Ukraine, killing and injuring hundreds. Ukraine has lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear site. President Joe Biden says his administration is imposing sanctions on four more major banks, freezing millions in Russian assets. Texas Representative Al Green will let us know what this could mean for us and our pockets.

Breonna Taylor's sister gets kicked out of court over a t-shirt. We'll explain what was on the shirt the judge said could bias the jury.

Dozens of black men filled the Minneapolis City Hall to demand the firing of the officer who killed Amir Locke during the execution of a no-knock warrant.

In a Roland Martin Unfiltered exclusive - we are talking to the Florida man facing attempted murder charges of a law enforcement officer after police burst into his home. He fired back to protect his family intruders were breaking into his home. His 1-year-old was injured after falling out of a police cruiser. There's a lot going on in the case. He and his lawyer will be here to unpack all of this.

Plus, the Texas Lt. Governor wants professors to lose tenure if they teach Critical Race Theory.

And I'll give y'all a recap of my trip to Liberia for its bicentennial celebration.

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Covid & Black Deaths; In Her Hands Initiative, Overcoming Financial Barriers; Black App Company Feb 24, 2022

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2.23.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Covid & Black Deaths; In Her Hands Initiative, Overcoming Financial Barriers; Black App Company

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Arbery Murderers Guilty - Again, Black Farmers & Foreclosure Notices, Black Women & Fitness Apparel Feb 23, 2022

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2.22.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Arbery Murderers Guilty - Again, Black Farmers & Foreclosure Notices, Black Women & Fitness Apparel

The three white men in Georgia convicted of killing black jogger Ahmaud Arbery have been convicted on federal hate crime charges.

A Minnesota federal jury is deciding if three officers violated George Floyd's civil rights as Derek Chauvin pinned Floyd down for over nine minutes, causing his death.

Two Louisiana deputies face manslaughter charges for fatal shooting an unarmed man sitting in a parked car.

The black kid who was arrested for fighting in a New Jersey mall has been told he may pay for the table that got broken while police physically detained the 13-year-old.

Black farmers who were promised debt relief are getting collection notices. We'll explain why the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the notices are just a formality.

An Atlanta public health research scientist creates fitness apparel that empowers women to live their healthiest lives. We'll talk to her in our Marketplace segment.

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MD Man Sues Police for Paralysing him, Arbery Hate Trial Deliberations, Eradicating Breast Cancer Feb 22, 2022

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2.21.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: MD Man Sues Police for Paralysing him, Arbery Hate Trial Deliberations, Eradicating Breast Cancer

A black man in Maryland is left paralyzed after encountering the Prince George's County Police department. His lawyer is here to tell us about the case.

A black Florida teen is wrongly arrested for making threats to her school. A bully created a fake profile. It took investigators almost two weeks to find out the girl they had in custody was being framed.

Minneapolis is paying a black woman a 6-figure settlement after an officer pointed in her face because the officer thought she might have a gun after seeing her gun permit in her wallet.

The fate of the three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery is in the hands of a federal jury in their hate crime trial.

We could know who President Joe Biden is nominating for the supreme court this week. We'll discuss how some GOP members say Biden's promise to select a black woman is racial discrimination.

An organization is trying to make it easy for ex-convicts to re-enter society. We'll talk about the Returning Citizens Stimulus Program.

In our Fit, Live, Win segment, we'll learn about a coalition trying to eradicate breast cancer in the black community.

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Liberia's 200th, Kimberly Potter gets 2 years; Wright family outraged, Teaching Black Brilliance Feb 19, 2022

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2.18.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Liberia's 200th, Kimberly Potter gets 2 years; Wright family outraged, Teaching Black Brilliance

24 months, 16 months in prison, and 8 months on supervised release. That's the sentence Kimberly Potter received for killing an unarmed black man, Daunte Wright. We'll let you hear Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu's reasoning behind the ruling and how Daunte's family feels about this "punishment." Journalist Georgia Fort has been following this case since Potter fired the fatal bullets on April 11, 2021. She'll be here to tell us what the atmosphere is like in Minnesota.

Ya'll remember the black man who was trying to save his autistic client from being shot by cops, and he ended up taking a bullet? Well, the Florida appeals court overturned the conviction of that Miami police officer who fired the gun, injuring the man who was trying to help his patient.

This All-Star weekend, Howard and Morgan State are set to go head-to-head as the NBA expands support of historically HBCU's. We'll have a preview of the game.

The Southern Black Women and Girls Consortium awards more than $2 million to organizations that serve Southern Black girls and women.

And in our Education Matters segment, you'll meet one woman who had the desire to show the world that "B is for Black Brilliance."

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Roland in Liberia, Raise Min. Wage to $18, Erica Savage's Comeback, Texas Voting Laws Challenges Feb 18, 2022

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2.17.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland in Liberia, Raise Min. Wage to $18, Erica Savage's Comeback, Texas Voting Laws Challenges

Tonight, we are looking at the economic Progress and socioeconomic barriers facing black Americans. We'll break down the Congressional Black Caucus report showing how Blacks experience far worse economic conditions than white Americans and the population as a whole.

Former Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs launches a nonprofit with programs to reduce poverty. He'll be here to share those ideas and what other cities can do to help reduce the number of people living in poverty.

And, with inflation, there's a push to increase the minimum wage again to $18. We'll look at what's happening in California to put more money in workers' pockets.

In Texas, the Young Black Lawyers' Organizing Coalition is challenging the state's voter suppression law. The Founder and Chief Strategist of the organization will join us to let us know what's next now they have filed the lawsuit.

A Pennsylvania state representative running for U.S. Senate is looking to beat out a least a dozen others vying for the same seat. He's here to tell us why he's the best candidate.

The International Olympic Committee says Sha'Carri Richardson is wrong. There is no comparison between U.S. track star and Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over their doping scandals.

Our very own Erica Savage Wilson is making a comeback. She'll be here to give us an update on her Reframed Brain Podcast.

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Arbery killers’ hate crime trial, MD County PD brutality lawsuit, Liberia's 200th, Fighting hunger Feb 17, 2022

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2.16.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Arbery killers’ hate crime trial, MD County PD brutality lawsuit, Liberia's 200th, Fighting hunger

A Maryland law firm is taking on Prince George's County Police Department on behalf of four plaintiffs who each claim they were the victim of police brutality at the hands of a former PGPD Corporal, Attorney Malcolm P. Ruff will tell us about this mass action federal civil rights lawsuit.

It was the second day of testimony in the federal hate crime trial of the three white men convicted or murdering black Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery began with an FBI analyst describing racist posts by one of the defendants. We'll take at those posts presented to the jury.

New Jersey governor is calling for an investigation of what appears to be excessive force used on a black teen. When you see the video, you be the judge.

And in our tech talk segments, an app that could help curb food waste and hunger.

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GOP Blocks Fed Res Vote, Reproductive Rights, Black Women in Gov Races, Keeping Black Dollars Black Feb 16, 2022

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2.15.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: GOP Blocks Fed Res Vote, Reproductive Rights, Black Women in Gov Races, Keeping Black Dollars Black

The top GOP senator on the Senate Banking Committee says Republicans will block votes on President Joe Biden's five Federal Reserve nominees. Is this foreshadowing for the SCOTUS nominees?

Millions of low-income families will now get internet services through the Broadband Affordability Program. We'll tell you how to get it.

The South Carolina officer charged with killing an unarmed black man had been fired from two previous law enforcement jobs. So, why was she able to get hired again? We'll tell you what she didn't do that allowed her to keep working as a cop.

George Floyd was described as having "Superhuman strength" by one of the three officers on trial for violating Floyd's civil rights.

The fight for black women and our reproductive rights. West Virginia, Delegate Danielle Walker, will explain what's she come up against by supporting a woman's right to govern her own body.

Plus, there are six black women across the U.S. vying to be their state's next governor. Tonight, you'll meet Deidre Dejear, Iowa's gubernatorial candidate.

And in our Marketplace segment, it's a one-stop shop for black businesses. We'll have the founder of the Black Business Focus group who wanted to keep black dollars flowing to black companies.

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Liberia's 200th, Bridgeport Families want DOJ's help, Black Women & Heart Health, Black Equity Feb 15, 2022

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2.14.2022: #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Liberia's 200th, Bridgeport Families want DOJ's help, Black Women & Heart Health, Black Equity

The families of two black women found dead in Bridgeport, Connecticut, are demanding the mayor take action. Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls both died on the same December day, and both investigations were so bad the two detectives who were in charge of them have been suspended. With no faith in the local police department, the families want the Department of Justice to step in. Attorney Darnell Crosland is here to give us an update.

In Georgia, opening statements in the hate crime trial of the three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery began today.

Ya'll remember the school that had the petition to bring slavery back? Well, one of the teachers at the same school has been suspended for using the N-word in class.

Plus, a black man in Kentucky has filed a racial profiling lawsuit for a traffic stop he says would not have happened if he were a white man.

Racial equity. What is it, and will we ever achieve it. We'll be joined by a Cultural Architect who will shed some light on the topic.

And, it's heart health awareness month. In our Fit, Live, Win segment, we'll talk about Black women and keeping a healthy heart.

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Picking a Black SCOTUS Justice; White men shot at FedEx Driver, Basketball Coach Attire; Spades 101 Feb 12, 2022

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2.11.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Picking a Black SCOTUS Justice; White men shot at FedEx Driver, Basketball Coach Attire; Spades 101

The vetting process on the next Supreme Court justice has officially begun, and President Joe Biden says he will start the interview process with the four candidates. Is this process pitting black women against each other, or is that just a distraction from focusing on each candidate's qualifications? Melanie Campbell, the President, and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, will join us for some insight on the process that could lead the sitting the first black female Supreme Court Justice.

We'll tell you about Louisiana's plan to keep Black voters underrepresented in Congress. It's voter suppression at its finest.

Also, the Louisiana House of Representatives is creating a select committee to investigate the death of Ronald Greene, the black man beaten by State troopers.

When two white men began shooting at him, he was just doing his job. Tonight, the Mississippi FedEx driver and his attorney update us on the case.

One of the Texas A & M coaches is getting criticized for what she's wearing on the sidelines. Really?! Ya'll won't believe the comments.

The great resignation is hitting the education field. In our Education Matters segment, we'll look at what one man is doing to help slow down the rate of teachers quitting.

Last night, I should you the video of the woman who said she got kicked out of her grandmother's house for not knowing how to play spades. Well, we found her, and she'll be here tonight.

And another crazy-ass white person doing crazy-ass white people shit gets fired.

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