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Trump Skips Shutdown Talks, MD Job Losses, Memphis Band Kazoo Protest, Black Family Legacy

2025-09-24 Entertainment
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Roland S. Martin
Roland S. Martin
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Evaluating Trump's Shutdown Tactics, Economic Fallout in Maryland, and Black Family Legacy in Architecture.

Discover why political brinkmanship is costing federal workers jobs and learn the blueprint for generational business success forged through resilience and ownership.

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  • Pinpoint how Trump's withdrawal from shutdown talks shifts accountability entirely onto Republicans, threatening healthcare funding deadlines.
  • Analyze the specific economic damage in Maryland, which leads the nation in federal job losses due to federal workforce cuts.
  • Examine cultural warfare tactics—like immigration restrictions and anti-DEI movements—as reactions to demographic shifts and white fear.
  • Review the powerful, multi-generational history of the McKissack family, charting success in architecture through slavery and Jim Crow.
  • Understand the eight habits of resilience necessary to persist through failure, drawing lessons from successful entrepreneurs and civil rights figures.

This episode breaks down immediate political maneuvers regarding the September 30th government shutdown deadline. It then pivots to deep-dive discussions on systemic economic pressures impacting Black professionals and explores powerful narratives of Black architectural legacy and personal fortitude required to build lasting institutions.

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9.23.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Skips Shutdown Talks, MD Job Losses, Memphis Band’s Kazoo Protest, Black Family Legacy Trump chickens out and bails on a crucial meeting with Democratic leaders to avoid a government shutdown, calling their demands "unserious and ridiculous." Maryland lost another 2,500 federal jobs in August. Making it the second straight month the state led the nation in federal job losses. You're going to love this story: A Memphis High School Band gets banned from performing at a football game. So they show up with kazoos! We have two authors in the studio tonight. First, we'll spotlight a groundbreaking new book chronicling the Black family that shaped American architecture. Cheryl McKissack Daniel, author of 'The Black Family Who Built America.' And author Dr. Lamell McMorris' new book, 'The Power to Persist,' is full of lessons on resilience. #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/3VDPKjD) and Risks (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 2025-09-24

Great Show Roland!🔴⚫️🟢✊🏿✊🏿

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@TriendaLighten 2025-09-24

I am with you Roland ! The hell with the white farmers who didnt want black farmers to receive their just due from covid !

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@CarmenClinton-u4x4q 2025-09-24

PURCHASE FROM & SUPPORT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES! BLK ON BLK LOVE 😊 💜 🎉

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@BadBunneeeok 2025-09-24

The fruit is spoiling on the vine. How symbolic of our country's current position

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@robsouth7813 2025-09-25

You are a algorithm master. I never seen any channel create only positive search results. Bravo!!

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@Consumer0 2025-09-24

Great author interviews. Not the typical questions.

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@harolddavidhayles3234 2025-09-24

How can a leader run a country that way & his supporters are OK? He will hurt his own people to get a one up, how sick is that!

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@lovetolaugh1453 2025-09-26

Great interview with Ms. McKIssack! Jealousy was the root of hatred towards black people then, and continues until this day.

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@kennedymillsap3109 2025-09-24

You right on .

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