Roland Martin Unfiltered
Ghana’s Prez Confronts Slave Trade Legacy. Reparations Push Grows. Trump Tariffs Hit Small Biz
Ghana's President leads a UN resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade a 'gravest crime against humanity' and calls for reparations, while US small businesses reel from Trump-era tariffs and the threat of military escalation in Iran looms.
Celebrating Black LGBTQ History. Black History Is Expansive. Beautifully Queer.#TheOtherSideOfChange
This episode champions the essential, often-erased history of Black LGBTQ+ individuals, revealing their foundational contributions to liberation movements and highlighting current coordinated attacks on their rights as a threat to all marginalized communities.
Roland, Howard Bryant talk "Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America"
Howard Bryant's book "Kings and Pawns" unearths the intentional erasure of Paul Robeson from American history and reveals the complex, often manipulated, role of Jackie Robinson in the fight for civil rights amidst Cold War politics.
Roland, Howard Bryant talk "Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America"
This episode uncovers the deliberate erasure of Paul Robeson from American history and the calculated use of Jackie Robinson to counter his influence, revealing a complex narrative of race, politics, and power during the Cold War.
Crockett Senate Poll Questioned. Black Woman Fights Disenfranchisement. Assault on Black History.
This episode exposes how a questionable Texas Senate poll, systemic voter disenfranchisement, and the erasure of Black history from national symbols reflect a broader white supremacist agenda, while advocating for a 'radical King' approach to activism.
Crockett Senate Poll Questioned. Black Woman Fights Disenfranchisement. Assault on Black History.
This episode dissects the political battles for Texas's US Senate seat, the fight against felony disenfranchisement in Tennessee, the Trump administration's alleged erasure of Black history from US coins, and the censorship of race and gender studies at Texas A&M University, all framed as critical struggles against white supremacist agendas.
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