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Hair Racism Debate Explodes On Air. Roland Rumbles with Black Republican Over Crown Act

2025-12-13 News & Politics
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Hair Racism Debate Explodes On Air. Roland Rumbles with Black Republican Over Crown Act A routine policy discussion turns into a live on-air collision as hair discrimination is dismissed and aggressively challenged in real time. A heated exchange erupts after a Black Republican dismisses hair discrimination as a non-issue following the passage of Pennsylvania’s Crown Act. Roland presses repeatedly with real-world examples of job loss, lawsuits, and taxpayer costs, while his guest deflects and reframes the issue. The debate escalates as questions go unanswered, facts collide with ideology, and the conversation breaks down live on air. The segment ends with a walk-off that underscores just how explosive the disagreement became. 🔥 Pennsylvania passes the Crown Act, banning hair-based discrimination in schools and workplaces. 🔥 A Black Republican dismisses hair racism as insignificant, sparking immediate pushback. 🔥 Real cases of job discrimination, lawsuits, and taxpayer payouts are put on the table. 🔥 The debate spirals as questions are dodged and the guest exits the conversation. #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #CrownAct #HairRacism #BlackPolitics #CivilRights We’ve launched our official Telegram channel. Follow for the latest videos from #RolandMartinUnfiltered & Black Star Network. No algorithms. Just updates. 👉🏾 t.me/blackstarnetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms 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)

@jap9685 2025-12-13

It’s hard to talk with people who refuse to listen

288 42 replies
@dexkato7329 2025-12-13

Candace Owens, come get your bonus auntie!

262 16 replies
@dwaynedavis2721 2025-12-13

Turn her mic 😅off

160 23 replies
@DaTruths204 2025-12-13

Damn! Trump just let the big drug guy go, and she's saying nothing about that! Damn, ignorant Kathy confused 😖

127 12 replies
@EarlEarl-vm8dy 2025-12-13

Many years ago Rutgers University's mostly Black women basketball team were being threatened because they had cornrows simply because they were winning and went very deep in the ncaa final tournament.

117 13 replies
@rauchelsteele9393 2025-12-13

Tell her bye-bye 😅

105 3 replies
@williemitchell5008 2025-12-13

🤔 If it impacts 1 Black person because of their hairstyle, It's totally unacceptable.

89 1 replies
@4mycomments 2025-12-13

Please silence her microphone!

71 2 replies
@tassia394 2025-12-13

Even if only one person was impacted, that’s one too many. This woman is outrageous!

70 5 replies
@diedrahicks 2025-12-13

I live in Philadelphia, PA, and hair racism has affected me throughout most of my natural-hair, multi-degree–holding life—and I am 60+. Even if Kathy Barnette is correct that only 916 people filed formal complaints in the Commonwealth in 2022, that statistic does not mean the problem ends there. Hair discrimination is far more widespread than she is disingenuously trying to frame it. I’ve had countless personal encounters with hair racism and have never filed a single complaint—like many others who either didn’t know how, didn’t believe it would help, or didn’t want the added burden. Underreporting does not equal absence. I, for one, am thrilled that the CROWN Act has been signed into law in Pennsylvania. We should embrace all of our wins. Instead of worrying about how Black supporters of the CROWN Act are perceived, Kathy should be far more concerned with her own shameful behavior and antics on this program.

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