Fla. Passes New Congressional Map Dismantling 2 Majority Black Districts & Black Lawmakers sit-in
#RolandMartinUnfiltered
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 632 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2022
⏱️ 126 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
4.21.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Fla. Passes New Congressional Map Dismantling 2 Majority Black Districts & Black Lawmakers sit-in
Florida Republicans pass a congressional map after a sit-in protest by Black lawmakers. That new map, backed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, gives the party a significant advantage in November's elections by eliminating two majority-Black districts. We have two Flordia lawmakers who participated in today's protest and a voting rights activist on the show tonight.
A Nevada state senator is giving up her state seat. She's focused on becoming the next mayor of North Las Vega. Pam Spearman will discuss why she's the best candidate for the job.
What appears to be the arrest of a young black boy accused of stealing a bag of chips by Syracuse police is causing outrage and debate about how cops should treat children.
It's taken two years, but A Connecticut state trooper faces manslaughter for killing a man after a high-speed chase.
In Tennessee, while state lawmakers sign a bill requiring the teaching of black history in schools, a black Tennessee mayor declares April Confederate History Month.
Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com
Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/
Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com
#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.4 | Creativity is personal. |
| 0:06.2 | Your tools should be too. |
| 0:07.7 | Lenovo offers a wide range of devices to match your creative workflow with powerful GPUs, |
| 0:13.0 | color accurate displays and AI tools that help spark, shape and share your vision. |
| 0:17.6 | From morning hustle to midnight render, Lenovo delivers power that never sleeps because neither do you. One device, all your vision. From morning hustle to midnight render, Lenovo delivers power that never |
| 0:21.8 | sleeps, because neither do you. One device, all your worlds. Shop now at Lenovo.com |
| 0:27.3 | slash back to school. Bold ideas brought to life wherever inspiration strikes. Running a business |
| 0:35.9 | online. For a limited time, GoDaddy is offering a domain and matching Microsoft email for just 81 pence per month for one year. |
| 0:44.1 | Just use promo code UK sale at checkout. |
| 0:47.2 | That's up to 74% savings. |
| 0:49.9 | Visit goaddy.com slash UK sale to choose the domain and matching email that's right for you |
| 0:55.4 | and let people know you mean business. |
| 0:58.4 | That's go daddy.com slash UK sale for 74% off a domain and matching Microsoft email with |
| 1:04.9 | promo code UK sale. |
| 1:06.9 | Sale end September 7th. |
| 1:08.4 | New customer purchases only. |
| 1:10.0 | See terms on site. |
| 1:10.9 | Thank you, Roland Martin's doing this every day. |
| 1:26.9 | Thank you, Roland Martin, for this every day. Hold no punches! |
| 1:28.0 | Thank you, Roland Martin, for always giving voice to the issues. |
| 1:32.3 | Look for Roland Martin in the world when, to quote Marcus Garvey again. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.