Roland Martin Unfiltered

SCOTUS Weighs Birthright Citizenship. Black Census Mobilizes. Nick Cannon Backlash Explodes
Roland Martin and guests dissect the Supreme Court's challenge to birthright citizenship, the launch of the Black Census, and the historical inaccuracies promoted by Black celebrities regarding political parties and race.

SCOTUS Weighs Birthright Citizenship. Black Census Mobilizes. Nick Cannon Backlash Explodes
This episode exposes the historical and contemporary political strategies undermining Black American rights, from the Supreme Court's challenge to birthright citizenship to celebrity-fueled misinformation on party alignment.

SCOTUS Weighs Birthright Citizenship. Black Census Mobilizes. Nick Cannon Backlash Explodes
Roland Martin and guests dissect the Supreme Court's challenge to birthright citizenship, highlight the Black Census's mission, and dismantle historically inaccurate political claims made by celebrities like Nick Cannon and Amber Rose.

SCOTUS Weighs Birthright Citizenship. Black Census Mobilizes. Nick Cannon Backlash Explodes
This episode dissects the political motivations behind the Supreme Court's challenge to birthright citizenship, highlights the largest-ever Black census, and provides a rigorous historical deconstruction of race and political parties in America, directly challenging celebrity misinformation.

Al Green Ejected for “Black People Aren’t Apes” Sign. Idaho Bans Juneteenth. Trump Crime Claims
This episode dissects the pervasive nature of racial animus in American politics, from a congressman's direct protest against Trump's racism to local efforts to erase Black history and the underlying demographic anxieties fueling right-wing extremism.

Al Green Ejected for “Black People Aren’t Apes” Sign. Idaho Bans Juneteenth. Trump Crime Claims
This episode dissects the political theater and underlying racial anxieties fueling current events, from Al Green's protest against racist rhetoric to the economic realities of demographic shifts and the enduring legacy of civil rights leaders.

Roland Martin, Elliot Williams on Bernie Goetz. “Five Bullets” & a Nation Divided | #RolandsBookClub
The 1984 Bernie Goetz subway shooting, where a white man shot four Black teenagers, is dissected as a pivotal moment revealing America's deep-seated racial vigilantism, media sensationalism, and the enduring weaponization of 'white fear' in public safety narratives.

Judge Orders Fulton Ballot Docs Unsealed. NC Voting Blocked. Trump Melts Down. MAGA Loses It
This episode unpacks critical political and cultural flashpoints, from a judge ordering Fulton County ballot documents unsealed and North Carolina blocking early voting sites to Trump's racist video meltdown and conservative outrage over Bad Bunny's Spanish Super Bowl performance, highlighting systemic challenges and the fight for Black political power.

Trump’s Racist Attack on the Obamas. Va. Map Signed. Philly Sues Over Slavery Exhibit.
Roland Martin and guests dissect Donald Trump's racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys, a lawsuit against the removal of a Philadelphia slavery exhibit, Virginia's new congressional map, Haiti's Olympic uniform controversy, and the historical context of vigilantism and racial bias through the Bernard Goetz shooting.

Roland Martin, Elliot Williams on Bernie Goetz. “Five Bullets” & a Nation Divided | #RolandsBookClub
The Bernard Goetz subway shooting in 1984 was not an isolated incident but a flashpoint revealing deep-seated American issues of vigilantism, racial animus, and media manipulation that continue to shape public discourse today.

ICE Killing Cover-Up? Minnesota Barred From Probe, Crockett Clashes With GOP, Noem Under Fire
Roland Martin and guests dissect the alleged federal cover-up of an ICE agent's fatal shooting in Minneapolis, exposing the Trump administration's smear tactics, Republican cowardice, and the pervasive role of "white fear" in conservative politics.

ICE Killing Cover-Up? Minnesota Barred From Probe, Crockett Clashes With GOP, Noem Under Fire
Roland Martin and guests dissect the alleged ICE cover-up of a fatal shooting in Minneapolis, exposing the Trump administration's 'smear campaign' tactics and the broader implications of white nationalism on American politics and media.
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