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Texas Dems Set to Return; Gen. Lee High Name Restored; Sonya Massey Law; Trump Extends DC Crackdown

2025-08-14 Entertainment
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8.13.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Texas Dems Set to Return; Gen. Lee High Name Restored; Sonya Massey Law; Trump Extends DC Crackdown Texas Democrats say they're set to return to the state after blocking a controversial redistricting vote. We'll speak with one of the state representatives who fled Texas to protest the legislation. Also in Texas, the Midland Independent School District's board of trustees has voted to restore the name of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to a local high school--reversing a decision made just five years ago. In Illinois, change is coming after the heartbreaking police shooting of Sonya Massey last summer. Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Sonya Massey Bill into law. We'll talk to the family's attorney about what this legislation means. Plus, three days into his federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Donald Trump says he plans to extend the crackdown beyond its 30-day limit--with or without Congress. We'll talk to a Black author who says this is part of a long history of criminalizing Black cities in America. #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)

@fanyaberry4444 2025-08-14

It’s time for bold action. In labor history, workers staged sit-ins to demand change. Today, we need the modern version: a stay-at-home general strike and mass boycott. We have two powers against oligarchy: our vote and our dollar. Let’s use them. For at least one week: • Don’t work. • Don’t spend (except for essentials you truly need). • Connect with family & neighbors. Share resources, talk about our future. Why stay home? Every tank of gas, every protest shirt, every snack from a big chain feeds the same corporations we’re resisting. We must stop participating in our own demise.

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@seanmayo3929 2025-08-14

I feel too many of us Black folk are walking around sleepwalking and oblivious to the war being waged against us. There is NO reason this show cannot have more viewers than it does. We must support this channel! ✊🏽

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@brendanelson8139 2025-08-14

Congrats Roland for receiving the Noble Award!

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@alannad3702 2025-08-14

Why did they go back? 😑

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@QuantumLeap70 2025-08-14

Thank you, Roland, for bringing news that matters to Black Americans. We would never get any of this with legacy news media! Shameful if Black Texans lose their voice in the house. We fight for everyone and get nothing in return! God help us all!

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@trishmakesitclick 2025-08-14

Benny Johnson... KICK ROCKS!!!!

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@Codii88 2025-08-14

I feel like I’m talking to a brick wall, so I send your show out to different people… must watch ! ❤❤❤

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@Mr.Majestic77 2025-08-14

This ultimately this is the Grand Old Party's Whitewash of the Black vote, in the United States. Economic & Political Black Slavery (EPBS), and there isn't anything Black African-Americans can do about it, expect for a full blown protest and boycott.

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@MsKaDee-it8rh 2025-08-14

I know one thing if they see anyone on a corner and they give the order to move, they better run like hell

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@CeMarie1024 2025-08-18

Beautiful work to Dr. Larry, Rebekah, and Roland. 🖤

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