1.18.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Rep. Barbara Lee Kicked out of hearing, MLK & DEI, Menthol Ban, Spelman College get $100M Donation

California Congresswoman Barbara Lee says she was kicked out of a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing on Cuba policy because the Republican Chair didn't like what she had to say. She's here to explain what happened.

President Joe Biden was stomping in North Carolina, announcing $82 million in new investments from the American Rescue Plan that will help provide high-speed internet access to 16,000 North Carolina homes and businesses.

The time is ticking for the Biden administration to decide about the ban on menthol products. Carol McGruder, the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, will explain why time is critical.

The Justice Department's report on the 2022 Uvalde mass shooting points out critical mistakes that cost lives.

What would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s stance be on DEI? Some white billionaires say he would be against it. We'll break that down with DEI expert Dr. Christopher Metzler.

And Spelman College just got the largest-ever single donation to an HBCU. The college President, Dr. Helene Gayle, will tell us where they plan to use the $100 million.

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