3.15.2023 #RolandMartinUnfilterd: FL GOP Try to Block DEI in Education, FL Propose Flag Ban,7 Deputies Charged W/2nd-Degree Murder

Florida Republicans are using new legislation that threatens Black fraternities and sororities by stopping college funding for any program or campus activity supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, or Critical Race Theory. We will speak with State Senator Shevrin Jones about his efforts to protect the divine 9 in Florida.

We have some good news out of Florida. After serving 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence, a man is finally exonerated after a new probe finds he was wrongfully convicted. I'll talk to one of the attorneys from Innocence Project of Florida who helped the Broward County State Attorney's Office, free an innocent man.

Seven Virginia sheriff deputies face second-degree murder charges for the death of a black man held at a state mental hospital. We will tell you the emerging details of a harrowing trend in state mental hospitals.

It's been a tumultuous few days for the banking industry. We will speak with the President and CEO of the National Bankers Association about how the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapse could impact minority-owned banks.

Reading is an essential part of life, and one group has created a web-based reading support program to increase reading levels in children of all ages. We will speak with the creator of Reading Revolution Online about how they help children build reading skills and confidence using cultural identity development.
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