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Ill. Convictions Overturned,Illegal Voting Maps,Darius Cooks Petition Denied, Sesame Place Diversity

#RolandMartinUnfiltered

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4.7632 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 131 minutes

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8.10.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ill. Convictions Overturned,Illegal Voting Maps,Darius Cooks Petition Denied, Sesame Place Diversity

They spent 174 years in prison because of alleged misconduct by a disgraced former Chicago police detective. Now the convictions of seven people have been overturned. Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is here to tell us about these cases and how many more convictions could be thrown out. 

Eight Minneapolis correctional officers of color agree to a $1.5M settlement for being prohibited from guarding the white cop who killed George Floyd. 

Republican dram redistricting maps in four states were ruled to be illegal germanders. We'll talk to the  Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice, to find out why they are still being used. 
 
Good old Donald Trump once said only 'the mob' uses the Fifth Amendment. But that's exactly what he said he invoked during today's deposition with the New York attorney general.

We'll take a look at last night's primary results. 

It took a class action lawsuit alleging racial bias to get Sesame Place to implement new measures to expand its "diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts."  We'll tell you what those "measures" are. 

She was accused of stalking an Atlanta social media cook. After five months of waiting, the judge said, Nah, she wasn't stalking anyone. We'll have an update on the Darius Cooks saga. 

And in today's Tech Talk Segment, we'll show you an app that can help determine your hair type and the best products to use on your natural hair. 

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