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9.17.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Booker Blasts College Sports Act. Roger Fortson Killing Heads To Trial. Black Beauty Funding Crashes.
Senator Cory Booker pushes back on the Protect College Sports Act that was advanced by the Senate. Booker says y'all are wrong this actually doesn't help college athletes.
We'll also talk about Senator Mitch McConnell's suspicious absence and reappearance, after a video surfaced of him being instructed on how to vote at a Senate committee meeting.
U.S. Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett led a panel during Congressional Black Caucus Week. She spoke regarding e-commerce and how this can benefit the black entrepreneurial and creative community. She will join us to talk about her discussion.
A Florida judge rejected a motion to dismiss a manslaughter case against a former sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a Black Senior Airman, forcing that deputy to go to trial.
The Black Beauty Industry is a progressive multi-billion dollar global movement across the world but recent stats show that financial support of black founders is decreasing. Tonight we will have a very special panel of Black female entrepreneurs who founded their own companies to talk about the future of the beauty industry.
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9.18.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: 200K Get Voting Rights Back. Bishop Barber Mobilizes Voters. Black Athletes Fight College Sports Act
Over 200,000 previously incarcerated felons are being notified that their voting rights are being restored. The national organizer of the voting campaign will explain how thye are being notified.
We'll also talk about Bishop William Barber's kickoff of his 100-Day Voter Mobilization tour this Saturday in North Carolina.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison dropped his lawsuit against the Texas governor for not extraditing an ICE agent back to Minnesota after the agent appeared in court.
Opposition to the Protect College Sports Act is growing as more people speak out about the damage it could do to college athletes. We'll talk to NAACP's Director of Youth and College Division.
We'll show you what got a white McDonald's manager in Minneapolis fired. He's on video verbally and physically assaulting a black 16-year-old girl and her friends.
We'll also recap the Chris Tucker Golf Tournament that took place in Georgia.
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9.15.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Cory Booker Clashes With Kash Patel. Trump Name Blocked At Kennedy Center. Black Trucker Attack Trial
A heated exchange erupted during Tuesday's Senate Judiciary hearing after Corey Booker clashed with FBI Director Kash Patel about how he's leading the agency. journalist.
A federal judge says Trump's name must stay off the Kennedy Center, so the board votes to close the building for repairs.
Today is National Voter Registration Day, and the Director of the Thurgood Marshall Institute joins us to discuss solidifying your registration as Black voters are being urged to do so ahead of November elections.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie makes a long-shot effort to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war.
A former North Carolina Deputy will have his day in court after being charged with attacking a Black Truck Driver in a courtroom, leaving the man with permanent eye damage and ending his career.
And in tonight's Shop Black Star Network Dot-Com segment, a Black couple started a health movement with a mission to cultivate health-conscious goals that improve minds, bodies, spirits, and relationships.
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9.14.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Mail Ballot Rules Blocked Again. Black MAGA YouTuber Stumped. Jemele Hill Talks NIL & Transfers
A federal judge, one the twice-impeached and convicted Don "The Con" Trump-appointed, said it's not happening. A second judge issued a preliminary injunction stopping the U.S. Postal Service's "Ballot Mail for Federal Elections" rule from taking effect
House and Senate return to Washington this week with a packed agenda before much of their focus shifts to the fast-approaching midterm elections.
Texas Ted Cruz was on ESPN talking about his Protect College Sports Act, the federal bill designed to create nationwide standards for college athletics. Former ESPN host Jemele Hill called the network out for inserting politic in sports. She'll explain why she's calling it hypocrisy.
Podcaster Brian Shapiro went to the Republican National Convention and exposed a Black MAGA YouTuber about what Trump policies have benefitted black people. Brian will explain why they escorted him out of the convention.
Sacramento State's President will explain how its Black Honors College will build a community of productivity and excellence through education in Black history, life, and culture.
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9.11.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: 9/11 25 Years Later. GOP PAC Dupes Black Dad. Galveston Voting Map Victory. AI Replaces Black Actors
It's been 25 years since the deadliest attack on U.S. soil happened. We're going to remember the thousands of live lost.
We'll talk to the Black North Carolina Father who says he was hoodwinked into appearing in a GOP ad that he calls deceitful and sneaky.
A victory for voters in Galveston, Texas, as the state supreme court strikes down an illegal map before November's election. We'll talk to one of the attorneys about the case.
The Orange occupant of the Oval Office strikes again. He aggressively snaps at ABC's Rachel Scott for pressing him on those $5,000 checks he's promising Americans.
One of the first Black candidates to win a Democratic primary for a statewide office in Arkansas is putting his hat in the race to make history again. Dr. Chris Jones will join us to talk about his latest campaign for a seat in the House.
The University of Kansas football team's social media team posted a cutthroat video explaining that its rivalry with the University of Missouri goes back to the 19th century.
And a white filmmaker says he's using AI actors because he couldn't get "bankable" black actors. He says they refused because he didn't have any positive Black roles in the movie.

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