Black Army Vet Wins $6.8M vs LAPD, Kennedy Center Boycott Grows, Min Wage Rises, Smallwood Honored
#RolandMartinUnfiltered
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🗓️ 31 December 2025
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12.30.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Army Vet Wins $6.8M vs LAPD, Kennedy Center Boycott Grows, Min Wage Rises, Smallwood Honored
Justice for a Black Army vet: Slade Douglas wins $.68 million after LAPD turned a welfare check into forced meds and rights violations---forcing LA to pay big. Slade joins us on what this win means.
Kennedy Center boycott heats up, artists cancel shows after Trump slaps his name on JFK's arts icon. We have the latest fallout ahead.
It's about time: Federal minimum wage is finally bumping up from $7.25, right when Americans need it the most.
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We lost a legend.... Gospel great Richard Smallwood... Artists remember his legacy tonight.
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