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Black Army Vet Wins $6.8M vs LAPD, Kennedy Center Boycott Grows, Min Wage Rises, Smallwood Honored

2025-12-31 Entertainment
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Roland S. Martin
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12.30.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Army Vet Wins $6.8M vs LAPD, Kennedy Center Boycott Grows, Min Wage Rises, Smallwood Honored Justice for a Black Army vet: Slade Douglas wins $.68 million after LAPD turned a welfare check into forced meds and rights violations---forcing LA to pay big. Slade joins us on what this win means. Kennedy Center boycott heats up, artists cancel shows after Trump slaps his name on JFK's arts icon. We have the latest fallout ahead. It's about time: Federal minimum wage is finally bumping up from $7.25, right when Americans need it the most. A.J. Smitherman built Black Wall Street's voice with The Tulsa Star. Joining us, Founder of Black Wall Street 100, Raven Majia Williams. We lost a legend.... Gospel great Richard Smallwood... Artists remember his legacy tonight. #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)

@Nanna-p9g 2025-12-31

My heart goes out to that young veteran ❤️ the treatment he received is nothing but criminal. 😢 Thank you for your service 🙏

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@bgkgkg802 2025-12-31

For all he went through they should've awarded more!!😡

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@unclelenny7401 2026-01-04

Failure to Supervise ? HMMM , What happens when its the V A ?

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@VivianWright-b5r 2025-12-31

What helped me, I saw a vision of my LIVING MOTHER walking through jail saying I HAVE TO GET MY BABY put of HERE.

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@VivianWright-b5r 2025-12-31

Good Times: The watchers are being WATCHED

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@VivianWright-b5r 2025-12-31

The acoustic in that jail was good: I started singing NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUS, None but the WRIGHTEOUS

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@Organicloven 2025-12-31

I hope he receives what he won and leaves the US and lives the rest of his life in another country and in peace.

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@VivianWright-b5r 2025-12-31

Baker County Public Schools and my supervisor was Wanda Walker and I called them the White Walkers while my grandfather was the Black Walkers, same BELIEF

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@maryburrell3948 2025-12-31

Rest in heaven Brother Richard Smallwood.🙏🏾🕊️

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@VivianWright-b5r 2025-12-31

Illuminati: I am still missing ONE body, I hope to find him in 2026

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