Black Voters Matter Relaunches ‘We Fight Back’; SCOTUS OKs $780M DEI Cuts; Rep. Corey Paris Threats
#RolandMartinUnfiltered
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🗓️ 23 August 2025
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8.22.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Voters Matter Relaunches ‘We Fight Back’; SCOTUS OKs $780M DEI Cuts; Rep. Corey Paris Threats
Black Voters Matter is expanding its mission. Beyond protecting Black voting rights, the organization is focusing on uplifting Black communities with the relaunch of its We Fight Back campaign. We'll speak with the co-founders about their renewed strategy.
In a narrow 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court sides with the Trump administration's cutting over $780 million in federal research grants connected to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Black Connecticut State Representative Corey Paris says he's received hate-filled threats after being falsely accused of "doxxing" sensitive information about ICE. He'll join us to share his side of the story.
The U.S. Department of Education says George Mason University violated civil rights laws by factoring in race and other personal characteristics during hiring and promotion decisions.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:16.2 | Today is Friday, August 22nd, 2025, Coming up on Roland Martin on footage streaming live |
| 0:21.3 | on the Black Star Network, Black Voters Matter. |
| 0:23.9 | They're expanding their mission beyond protecting |
| 0:26.0 | black voting rights. |
| 0:26.8 | The organization is focusing on uplifting black communities |
| 0:29.7 | with the relaunch of its We Fight Back campaign. |
| 0:32.2 | We'll talk to the co-founders, |
| 0:34.3 | Latasha Brown and Cliff Albright. |
| 0:36.1 | In a narrow, five to four decision, the Supreme Court |
| 0:38.1 | sides with Donald Trump over cutting nearly $800 million |
| 0:41.3 | in federal research grants connected to diversity, |
| 0:44.3 | equity, and inclusion initiatives. |
| 0:46.3 | Congress, we see how they are screwing up |
| 0:49.6 | because that's their right. |
| 0:51.6 | Black Connecticut State Representative Corey Perry says |
| 0:54.1 | he's received hate-filled |
| 0:55.3 | threats after being falsely accused of doxing sensitive information about ICE agents. He'll join |
| 1:01.8 | us to tell his side of the story. The U.S. Department of Education says George Mason University |
| 1:06.0 | violated civil rights laws by factoring in race and other personal characteristics during hiring |
| 1:11.1 | and promotion decisions. |
| 1:12.3 | They also have been trying to fire or get the university president, who's a brother, to |
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