VRA turns 55 and voting rights fight continues, NY AG Vs. NRA; Ice Cube's contract w/ Black America
#RolandMartinUnfiltered
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🗓️ 7 August 2020
⏱️ 125 minutes
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8.6.20 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Voting Rights Act turns 55 and we're still fighting voter suppression and for access to the ballot; New York AG sues the NRA; How can Black businesses survive during the pandemic? Navy SEALs suspend support of the National Navy SEAL Museum after disturbing video surfaces; UCLA considers cutting ties to scholarships connected with a Confederate heritage group; The hits keep coming in a new batch of anti-Trump ads + Ice Cube talks 'Contract with Black America' voting rights have been restored for 40,000 former inmates in Iowa; NY AG Vs. NRA; Ice Cube's contract w/ Black America
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. Today is Thursday, August 6, 2020, coming up on Roland Martin Unfiltered. |
| 0:28.2 | Today marks the 55th anniversary. |
| 0:30.6 | The signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 will talk with one of the founders of vote.org |
| 0:35.7 | about how they're helping people vote today. |
| 0:39.9 | Facebook has removed troll farms targeting African Americans and supporting Donald Trump. |
| 0:45.7 | And Iowa, voting rights have been restored for 40,000 former inmates also. |
| 0:49.9 | A suit has been filed in New York against the NRA to dissolve them. |
| 0:54.6 | Plus, the Navy Seals have suspended support of the National Navy Seal Museum. |
| 0:59.1 | It's tied to Colin Kaepernick. |
| 1:00.7 | We'll tell you why. |
| 1:01.4 | In UCLA, considers cutting two scholarships connected with a Confederate heritage group. |
| 1:05.5 | Plus, you know what, it's still more drama, folks. |
| 1:09.1 | We're covering when it comes to this campaign. |
| 1:11.9 | Joe Biden speaks to NABJ and NAHJ makes quite a peculiar comment regarding the lack of the |
| 1:18.9 | diversity in the black community, but more Latino community will explain. It's time to bring |
| 1:24.2 | the phone. We're rolling on the phone. Roll and Martin and filter, let's go. He's got it. |
| 1:28.8 | Whatever the miss, he's on it. |
| 1:31.1 | Whatever it is, he's got the scoop, the fat, the fine. |
| 1:34.6 | And when it breaks, he's right on time. |
| 1:36.6 | And it's rolling. |
| 1:38.1 | Best belief he's knowing. |
| 1:40.6 | Putting it down from sports to news to politics. |
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