NYPD investigates MKW's death; Opioid crisis hits Black America; Ten Black-owned newspapers unite
#RolandMartinUnfiltered
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🗓️ 9 September 2021
⏱️ 116 minutes
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9.8.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland LIVE from Fisk University! NYPD investigates Michael K Williams' death; Opioid crisis hits Black America; Boost to Supplemental Security Income program would lift over 3.3M out of poverty; Corporations who donated money to Texas Republicans that supported the state's controversial abortion bill have been exposed; Ten Black-owned newspapers unite to create 'Word In Black'; CEEK founder and CEO talks NTFs
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| 0:52.4 | Rolla Martin Unfiltered broadcast live from Jubilee Hall here on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 0:58.2 | Coming up on today's show, NYPD investigating the death of actor Michael K. Williams, they want to know who sold him the daily heroin that he apparently overdosed on on Sunday. Also, opioids continue to be a significant |
| 1:13.5 | problem in this country. The U.S. Department of Health says it has become an urgent crisis |
| 1:18.9 | in the black community. We'll talk about that on today's show. Also, a report from the Urban |
| 1:24.4 | Institute on the Democrats proposal to boost the supplemental income |
| 1:27.7 | security income program will lift 3.3 million people out of poverty and cut poverty rate in half. |
| 1:34.6 | Also, a lot of people are putting pressure on companies in Texas regarding their support of Republicans |
| 1:40.7 | who voted for the anti-abortion bill. |
| 1:43.8 | Also, 10 black-owned newspapers have joined together to form a digital website. |
| 1:49.2 | And we'll talk about with Mary Spiel, the founder of Sikh.com, about NFTs and the cryptocurrencies. |
| 1:57.0 | Do you understand what that's all about? |
| 1:58.8 | Well, she will offer an explanation. |
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