TX Gov COVID positive; Schools see virus surge; Black home ownership upended; Biden increases SNAP
#RolandMartinUnfiltered
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🗓️ 18 August 2021
⏱️ 105 minutes
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8.17.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Anti-masker Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID; Coronavirus infections surge in schools as kids return to class; Pandemic upends Black home ownership; Biden permanently increases SNAP $$$; Chaotic U.S. Afghan exit continues; Nextdoor #HBCUConnect featuring students from Tougaloo College
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| 1:28.2 | Mm, karma is a mother. |
| 1:30.5 | Texas governor Greg Abbott, you know, the one who has been fighting school districts |
| 1:34.6 | and restaurants from imposing mask mandates. |
| 1:38.8 | Well, he tested positive for COVID. |
| 1:42.1 | He's also the same one who was at a major Republican fundraiser last night. Oh, |
| 1:47.5 | wheeling around his wheelchair. No mask. COVID has also had an impact on black home ownership. |
| 1:55.0 | We'll tell you exactly how. President Joe Biden will permanently increase supplemental |
| 1:58.8 | nutrition assistance program benefits to stop hunger in America. |
| 2:03.7 | The United States military evacuation flights in Afghanistan. |
| 2:07.1 | They resume today. |
| 2:08.2 | There's also disparity between media opportunities given to white news outlets and those that give black news platforms. |
| 2:14.3 | We'll talk to the owner of Black Tree TV about that. The LA police officer |
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