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Black Voters Matter Relaunches ‘We Fight Back’; SCOTUS OKs $780M DEI Cuts; Rep. Corey Paris Threats

2025-08-23 Entertainment
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Roland S. Martin
Roland S. Martin
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SCOTUS Cuts DEI Funding, Political Figures Face Threats, and Black Voters Matter Relaunches Community Strategy

Analyze the Supreme Court’s ruling against DEI funding, understand the escalating threats against Black officials, and learn the renewed frontline strategy Black Voters Matter deploys to build collective power.

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  • The Supreme Court validated executive overreach by slashing federally funded research grants aimed at diversity initiatives.
  • State Representative Corey Paris detailed severe, racially motivated threats issued after he warned constituents about ICE activity.
  • Black Voters Matter (BVM) announced the relaunch of its "We Fight Back" campaign, focusing on localized mobilization and infrastructural resilience.
  • Panelists critique the erosion of constitutional checks and balances, particularly Congress's ceded "power of the purse."

This broadcast, dated August 22, 2025, dives deep into the political and legal landscapes affecting Black America. The discussion covers the implications of the high court's 5-4 decision on scientific funding, the necessity of targeted, micro-level grassroots organizing, and the ongoing disinformation campaigns attempting to rewrite basic historical context.

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8.22.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Voters Matter Relaunches ‘We Fight Back’; SCOTUS OKs $780M DEI Cuts; Rep. Corey Paris Threats Black Voters Matter is expanding its mission. Beyond protecting Black voting rights, the organization is focusing on uplifting Black communities with the relaunch of its We Fight Back campaign. We'll speak with the co-founders about their renewed strategy. In a narrow 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court sides with the Trump administration's cutting over $780 million in federal research grants connected to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Balck Connecticut State Representative Corey Paris says he's received hate-filled threats after being falsely accused of "doxxing" sensitive information about ICE. He'll join us to share his side of the story. The U.S. Department of Education says George Mason University violated civil rights laws by factoring in race and other personal characteristics during hiring and promotion decisions. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbase https://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjs (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform 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.

Top Comments (10)

@HakimShomo 2025-08-23

Great Show Roland!🔴⚫️🟢

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@blakViews308 2025-08-23

PUT OUT A LIST IN EVERY STATE OF REPUBLICANS WHO ARE ON THE BALLOTS. SO DEMOCRATS KNOW WHO TO VOTE NO" ON!! PASS IT ON BY SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAILS. ❤

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@95momma 2025-08-25

Excellent Show

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@Apachemoja7 2025-08-23

They got the wrong one !!!😂😢😮!

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@blakViews308 2025-08-23

GET BLACK HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINIERS INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS IS WHO YOUNG PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO./ CHURCH BUSES TO THE POLLS. ❤❤

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@anthonyharmon8665 2025-08-25

Roland. Why do you find the need to be rude to your panelists. Most times, they actually agree with you. When they have different opinions, why over talk them? Whats the point in having a panel if youre not going to allow them to express their perspectives. I love the show, but please improve your consideration for the folk who lend their time to your endeavor. I'm saying this in brotherly love.

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@DellaBailey-h7x 2026-03-10

You are So Truly Absolutely 💯 Correct My Brother Mr.Roland Martin EXACTLY!!

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@TEW-pp9vb 2025-08-23

Fifty-five-year old Black Man here in Atlanta, Georgia. Sir/ma’am, exactly what information/ disinformation are are you referring too? There is neither, only the cold hard fact that the Democratic Party uses the Black voter to get into office EVERY presidential election cycle (and mid-term) and once in, they forget about us, and do for everybody else but us, and it’s partly our fault for allowing this to go on for DECADES, but there is a remanent. Some of us have woken up to the BS that is the Democratic Party. The BLACK VOTE to elect former President Biden got the Asians their hate crimes bill, ADDITIONAL protections for the LGBT and Jewish communities, and plenty of free housing and financial assistance for ILLEGALS, but nothing SUBSTANTIVE and TRANSFORMATIVE for the Black community by way of LAWS!! We’ve had our first so-called Black President and first so-called first Black VP, so forth and so on, and how has that changed anything of any real substance by way of TRANSFORMATIVE laws and polices for BLACK AMERICA. Somebody please tell me, I’ll wait for the answer. The election of Justice K.B. Jackson nor a Juneteenth Holiday will not do much of anything to change the SYSTEMIC issues facing the Black community either, not where redlining is concerned, nor will it get us any kind of criminal justice reform, a hate crimes bill, etc., SPECIFIC to BLACK AMERICA! Why in the hell should we/would we continue voting for a party who has done absolutely nothing to move the needle forward for the Black community in modern day times. The Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts were put into law DECADES ago, but what has said party, or our beloved so-called Civil Rights organizations and groups (NAACP, CBC, Urban League) introduced by ways of legislation TODAY that will actually benefit Black America. They are all WORTHLESS outdated organizations that need to die on the vine! I say to hell with BOTH parties, the Republicans and the Democrats; especially, the latter!! At this point, BLACK America needs to form it’s own political party and leave the Democratic Party the hell alone once and for all!! And another thing, NOBODY is stopping Black people in masse from voting, so please stop it with the BS 2-4 year talking points about voter suppression! If that were the case, there would have never been an Obama/Biden or Biden/Harris presidency. Oh, and one more thing, we wouldn’t be in this mess had Biden not sought out a second term. He should have stepped aside whereby allowing enough time for the Democratic Party to have had a true nomination process and perhaps, perhaps, someone else would be sitting in the WH other than Donald Trump, but you reap what you sow!

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@DellaBailey-h7x 2026-03-10

Ms.LaTashBrown,you are So Truly Absolutely 💯 Correct My Sister and Right On Point and Target EXACTLY!!

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@CynthiaC-g1t 2025-08-23

Hi Roland. The website is not available, or working. It’s stating the website couldn’t be found. I would like to purchase one.

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