#RolandMartinUnfiltered - 10.12 Barrett SCOTUS confirmation battle; Fake ballot drop boxes in CA; Black mayors endorse Biden

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own drop boxes. What the hell is going on there? Also, Amy Coney Barrett, her Supreme Court confirmation hearing begins today, even though the Senate isn't in session. Folks, early voting begins in Georgia. We've got a jam-packed show. It is time to bring the funk. I'm Roland Martin on the filter. Let's go. He's got it. It's rolling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, folks, Roland Martin here. We are at Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. Early voting begins in Texas, 7 a.m. tomorrow. And what you'll see here, folks, you'll see right here, all of these ballot boxes. This is a super voting site, a super voting site. They're using the

church atrium to make it easier for folks to be able to vote early voting tomorrow. Now, what's important, of course, here is that this is a huge issue here, is that it's a massive parking lot as well. And so it provides enough social distancing for people to be standing in lines. We're going to talk about voting just a little bit later. But the big story taking place in Washington, D.C., is a Supreme Court hearing for Amy Coney Barrett. Republicans are doing whatever they can to ram this through, even though we are less than 30 days from the election. Of course, it has been going on all day. Even have some folks like Senator Mike Lee, who tested positive for coronavirus,

out there testifying, not even wearing a mask. Senator Kamala Harris chose to testify remotely, excuse me, question remotely, and she challenged the senators as to why they were even holding this hearing in the middle of this pandemic. We're going to get to all that a little bit later. Right now, but we're joined by Barbara Arnwein. She's the founder and president of the Transformative Justice Coalition. Barbara, glad to have you back on Roland Martin Unfiltered.

Here we are, 22 days out before Election Day. More than 9 million people in America have already voted. We see massive lines in Georgia, massive lines expected in Texas tomorrow, and Republicans don't care about the president, don't care about what they did in 2016 to Obama with Merrick Garland. They desperately want to get this woman confirmed before the election because they expect to see massive losses. And they know public opinion will be even further against them if they wait. Absolutely. And what we saw today, Roland, was a really, for a judiciary hearing, I thought there was so much drama, I couldn't believe it. I mean, you had that incredible exchange between White House and Cornyn,

where he just went all the way in. I think the Democrats did a good job, Democratic senators, of just repeatedly making sure everybody was aware that the ACA, the Affordable Health Care Act, was at stake here, and that she wasn't just chosen because they said she was first of her class, but because of her conservative views. In fact, all throughout this hearing, I don't know if all your listeners got it, but there were all kinds of cold being spoken.

When they said, for example, that she was, I loved it, when they said that she worked for, you know, that she worked for Lauren Silverman. And when they talked about her being solidly shaped by Scalia, those were cold words saying she is a conservative to the T and that I was surprised frankly by her opening statement that she did not go further in to try to humanize herself to make herself more acceptable that it was so bland it was just total white bread presentation and but I think that's because she's overconfident. Obviously, look, we see what they're doing. They, Republicans, want to get this done.

They know full well they are behind in a number of states right now. They could lose upwards of 10 Senate seats, and that if they wait until after the election, they know public sentiment will be further against them. The polls already show that most Americans, a super majority of Americans, say this hearing should not be taking place until after a new president is elected. Absolutely. And they really aren't feeling her. I mean, every time people read about her, learn more about her, they don't see her as someone they want on that

court. They do not see her as Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement. No matter how much they try to say woman, woman, woman, no matter how much she talks about, you know, whatever, you know, first she may have been, I think the people just hear something very different. They see this. They don't get it. They're saying, we need stimulus help. We need unemployment checks. We need health care.

We need more. And we don't need a conservative Supreme Court justice. And so they haven't helped themselves at all. I think that you know that the this hearing has been really fascinating to watch just how much damage I thought the GOP members did to themselves because they just cannot help themselves. And so they could not help their criticisms of Obamacare, as they called it.

They could not help themselves for going in on Senator Harris, showing all kind of misogynoir, war all over the place, showing that they're black woman getting your place kind of talk. They couldn't help themselves. And I think that the more they do this, if they keep in this vein, all this hearing will be is a big old commercial for these elections. So it is not going to accomplish what they want. They probably will get her on the court because they have the raw numbers, right? But the public isn't feeling her. 74 74 percent more said they don't care about they don't like her.

They don't think they just don't feel her. And I think that that's important because ultimately, when it comes down to it, these are the things that will make a difference in the future as to what happens with this court. Let's look. One of the things that obviously we want to also deal with is that the reality is here. Amy Coney Barrett, and I think this is one of the things that we have to keep reminding our people, the reason she was even pointed to the seventh circuit is because the Republicans blocked, they actually blocked an African-American woman. Henry, let me know if you're able to, let me be able to see this video right here. This is a woman right here, an African-American woman.

Barbara, tell our listeners again what happened here with the Seventh Circuit. She was supposed to be the history-making appointee? They stole the seat by basically not allowing her nomination to proceed. I mean, this is what we're looking at. I mean, this entire seat that we're talking about that's being filled is the Merrick Garland seat. It is another stolen seat. So we're dealing with thieves here who are just determined to use raw power to get the results that they want. They're not thinking about the best person for these jobs. They stole the Obama seat and now they've made up a new, quote, rule talking about, oh, well, when it's the president of a different party, then we can oppose,

even though we said we would never do this kind of opposition before. It's just nothing but contextual ethics. And it's evil. It's ugly. And it really, however, for those of us watching, I want everyone to know that there are real consequences here. Because this woman has written a little bit on voting rights. And remember, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was fabulous on voting rights. She not only wrote that incredible dissent in the Shelby v. Holder case in 2013, which destroyed Section 5's effectiveness. And she also, this April, while sick, wrote an incredible dissent in the RNC versus DNC case.

So she's, but this woman went out of her way in another court case that had nothing to do with the voting rights for people who had felony convictions in their history to talk about it and to say that she didn't think any of them should be able to vote in essence. So we need to really realize who we're looking at. This is an arch conservative. She is going to be really bad on all the issues that we care about. This is not a woman who is ridden with compassion. This is a woman who is ridden straight up the ideology of the conservative wing.

And I just want to remind you, when she keeps saying that she's Scalia's model, that she's his clone, that we got to remember who Scalia was. Scalia was the person who said that the Voting Rights Act is what? A racial entitlement. So let's never forget what's going on and what's at stake here, because if we're going to have a democracy, we must have a functioning Voting Rights Act. And we cannot have a court that is so hard right that it keeps destroying the voting rights of people of color. All right, Barbara Arnwein, we so appreciate it. Thank you so very much. Thank you for having me. All right, as you heard Barbara talking about that testimony, folks, here is some of today's hearing from Capitol Hill.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September the 18th. What can you say about Justice Ginsburg? She was confirmed 96 to 3. Now those were days that have since passed. I regret that. 96 to 3. This was a person who worked for the ACLU, someone who was known in progressive circles as an icon. Apparently just about every Republican voted for her. of excellence, something the country should be proud of, and she will have a chance to make her

case to be a worthy successor and to become the ninth member of the Supreme Court of the United States. On September the 26th, Judge Amy Barrett was nominated by President Trump to the Supreme Court. When the president offered me this nomination, I was deeply honored. But it was not a position I had sought out and I thought carefully before accepting. The confirmation process and the work of serving on the court, if confirmed, requires sacrifices, particularly from my family. I chose to accept the nomination because I believe deeply in the rule of law and the place of the Supreme Court in our nation.

I believe Americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written. And I believe I can serve my country by playing that role. I come before this committee with humility about the responsibility that I have been asked to undertake and with appreciation for those who have come before me. When I was 21 years old and just beginning my career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat in this seat. She told the committee what has become of me could only happen in America. I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg's seat,

but no one will ever take her place. I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led. If confirmed, it would be the honor of a lifetime to serve alongside the Chief Justice and seven Associate Justices. I admire them all and would consider each a valued colleague. Senators who clearly set out that the president, a precedent that the president in an election year should wait, that we should have an election,

and that then the people choose the president and the president chooses the nominee. That was your precedent. It has been said that the wheels of justice turn slowly, and justice, on the other hand, can move at lightning speed, as we are seeing here today. We cannot, and you watching at home should not, separate this hearing from the moment we are in and from the judge he is trying to rush through. To respond to Senator Cruz, this isn't a rush to justice. This is a rush to put in a justice, a justice whose views are known and who will have a profound impact on your life.

And yes, these policies that the court decides, they matter. Where you can go to school, who you can marry, decisions you can make about your own body, and yes, your health care. The president knows this. If you were watching today's hearing and some of the statements made by some of my colleagues, in fact, if you were to look at any of the countless posters put up in here, you'd think that this was a political discussion a policy discussion a legislative discussion you in fact are not being reviewed for a legislative position or a policymaking position you're being reviewed for a position on our nation's highest court or you'll be

asked from time to time to decide cases based on the law, based on the facts. This is not something that should result or properly should be considered by us. Something that requires us to examine whether to what extent, in what way you have compassion for any of the individuals depicted in these photos. I'm certain just based on my limited interaction with you, that you have compassion for all people. Senator Kamala Harris of California is also the Democratic VP nominee.

She asked her questions, and she spoke remotely because she did not want to be in the room of the Senate Judiciary Committee where two Republicans on the committee who were sitting in the room tested positive for coronavirus and refused to go into quarantine. Here's what she had to say. Okay, I appreciate it. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This hearing has brought together more than 50 people to sit inside of a closed-door room for hours while our nation is facing a deadly airborne virus.

This committee has ignored common-sense requests to keep people safe, including not requiring testing for all members, despite a coronavirus outbreak among senators of this very committee. By contrast, in response to this recent Senate outbreak, the leaders of Senate Republicans rightly postponed business on the Senate floor this week to protect the health and safety of senators and staff. Mr. Chairman, for the same reasons, this hearing should have been postponed. The decision to hold this hearing now is reckless and places facilities workers, janitorial staff, and congressional aides and Capitol Police at risk. Not to mention that while

tens of millions of Americans are struggling to pay their bills, the Senate should be prioritizing coronavirus relief and providing financial support to those families. The American people need to have help to make rent or their mortgage payment. We should provide financial assistance to those who have lost their job and help parents put food on the table. Small businesses need help, as do the cities, towns, and hospitals that this crisis has pushed to the brink. The House bill would help families and small businesses get through this crisis.

But Senate Republicans have not lifted a finger for 150 days, which is how long that bill has been here in the Senate, to move the bill. Yet, this committee is determined to rush a Supreme Court confirmation hearing through in just 16 days. Senate Republicans have made it crystal clear that rushing a Supreme Court nomination is more important than helping and supporting the American people who are suffering from a deadly pandemic and a devastating economic crisis. Their priorities are not the American people's priorities. But for the moment, Senate Republicans hold the majority in the Senate and determine the schedule.

So here we are. The Constitution of the United States entrusts the Senate with the solemn duty to carefully consider nominations for lifetime appointments to the United States Supreme Court. Yet the Senate majority is rushing this process and jamming President Trump's nominee through the Senate while people are actually voting just 22 days

before the end of the election. More than 9 million Americans have already voted and millions more will vote while this illegitimate committee process continues. before the end of the election. More than 9 million Americans have already voted, and millions more will vote while this illegitimate committee process is underway. A clear majority of Americans want whomever wins this election to fill this seat, and my Republican colleagues know that.

Yet they are deliberately defying the will of the people in their attempt to roll back the rights and protections provided under the Affordable Care Act. And let's remember in 2017 President Trump and congressional Republicans repeatedly tried to get rid of the Affordable Care Act. But remember people from all walks of life spoke out and demanded Republicans stop trying to take away the American people's healthcare. Republicans finally realized that the Affordable Care Act

is too popular to repeal in Congress. So now they are trying to bypass the will of the voters and have the Supreme Court do their dirty work. That's why President Trump promised to only nominate judges who will get rid of the Affordable Care Act. This administration, with the support of Senate Republicans, will be in front of the Supreme Court on November 10th to argue that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down. That's in 29 days that that will happen. And that's a big reason why Senate Republicans are rushing this process.

They are trying to get a justice onto the court in time to ensure they can strip away the protections of the Affordable Care Act. And if they succeed, it will result in millions of people losing access to health care at the worst possible time in the middle of a pandemic. Twenty-three million Americans could lose their health insurance altogether. If they succeed, they will eliminate protections for 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions like diabetes and asthma, heart disease, or cancer. A list that now will include over 7 million Americans who have contracted COVID-19. Insurance companies could deny you coverage or could sell you a plan that won't pay a dime toward treating anything related to your pre-existing condition. If the Affordable Care Act is struck down, you will have to once again pay for things like mammograms and cancer screenings and birth control. Seniors will pay more for prescription drugs, and young adults will be kicked off of their parents' plans.

And these are not abstract issues. We need to be clear about how overturning the Affordable Care Act will impact the people we all represent. For example, Micah, who is 11 years old and she lives in Southern California. So Micah enjoys being a Girl Scout and ice skating and reading and eating pasta and baking. Her mother says the only reason Micah is able to live her life as she does now is because the Affordable Care Act guarantees that her health insurance cannot deny her coverage or limit her care because it's too expensive.

You see, Micah has a congenital heart defect. She goes to multiple specialists throughout the year and gets an MRI with anesthesia every six months. At just 11 months old, Micah's family had already hit $50,000 in medical expenses, and her biannual MRI costs was $15,000 a session. And so, correction, by 11 months old, her family had hit $500,000 in medical expenses. If Republicans succeed in striking down the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies will be able to deny coverage for children with serious conditions, children like Micah. And parents? Well, they'll be on their own. No one should face

financial ruin to get their child or their spouse or their parent the care they need. And no family should be kept from seeing a doctor or getting treatment because an insurance company says that the treatment is too expensive. In America, access to health care should not be determined based on how much money you have. Health care and access to health care should be a right. Micah and millions of others who are protected by the Affordable Care Act know this is fundamentally what is at stake with this Supreme Court nomination. All right, folks, let's go to our panel. Joining us today, Teresa Lundy, principal founder, TML Communications. Quinton Young is the host of Poppin'

Politics podcast. Mustafa Santiago Ali, former senior advisor for environmental justice, EPA. Teresa, I'll start with you. It's real clear what Republicans are doing. They desperately want to fill this seat in order for them to have a six to three conservative majority on the Supreme Court. So let's not even play games with this. And what gets me are Republicans, they made a lot of hay since the vice presidential debate. Even over the weekend, all these media people focused on, oh, the Democrats are trying to pack the court. No, packing the court is what the Republicans have been doing for the past several years, blocking Obama appointees and putting more than 218 federal judges on the bench since Trump was president. That's packing the court.

Yeah, I mean, also packing a court with individuals who don't look like you or myself, who are fully qualified and authorized to do the work of the people. But I think most of it, you know, really comes from this expediency that I think the American people really need to be concerned about, especially listed, you know, by Senator Kamala Harris, you know, regarding some of the issues with COVID-19 and some of those pre-existing conditions. I'm sure we all know someone, you know, that some of those pre-existing conditions. I'm sure we all know someone that has those serious pre-existing conditions. And again, in 29 days, that decision will be made of how the Affordable Health Care Act would streamline some of these decisions and possibly roll votes as weight. So I think we really need to all be taking a serious look at what's going on in these Senate hearings, but also understanding that this process, Republicans are really thinking about

the long-term game. And that long-term game is lying on the back of President Trump. And honestly, I just feel like they don't care if he loses or not, but they need to get their agenda across while he's in this position. And so that's essentially what we're seeing. We are seeing this, you know, this is like rat race almost. You know, how quickly can we stir the pot and how quickly can we put those who shouldn't be in position without proper protocols and not. So, you know, I'm hoping for something different. But again, this is the right left agenda. Mustafa, look,

Republicans have the votes to actually get her confirmed on the court. But this is the thing that I keep saying. This is where Democrats have to play hardball. They keep trying to make Biden and Harris answer the question, will you pack the court? They shouldn't answer the question. We know they're going to vote. And again, Democrats had better be fully prepared when they get control to actually use power as ruthless as Republicans are doing it.

Right. They set the precedent. So now you're going to have to deal with the outcomes of what you have put in motion. You know, and Democrats have to continue to hit on this is about health care. This is about climate. This is about voting. And of course, all of this is tied back into COVID-19. And what's going on across the country is that people are actually paying attention to the courts now. We know for far, you know, folks just have not been as engaged on the courts as they should have been. We've talked about it on the show from the Supreme Court all the way down, how incredibly important these positions are because, you know, they're interpreting, you know, what the laws are and whether you care, almost every issue that you care about is going to roll through the courts and it will either be in a positive way of helping to improve what's going

on in your life or it's going to have significant impacts. It may shorten your life or it may extract wealth from you. So folks have got to pay attention and Democrats have got to continue to anchor this in the reality of what's going on in people's lives and these decisions that these judges are making. Quentin, I'll go to you here again. Look, we're going to see this thing happen this week. We know exactly how this thing is going to end up unless something catastrophic happens. But Democrats must use this opportunity to really lay down the framework, pin her as aggressive as possible. And you know what? And I'm really sick of all this stuff. Keep talking about how she's a mom,

how many kids she has. That has nothing to do with whether you're going to be a Supreme Court justice. OK, my mama got five kids. All right. But they ain't got nothing to do with somebody being appointed to the Supreme Court. I mean, they're trying to find some kind of way to humanize her. But to be honest, I mean, these are the political issues that people are concerned with. This is why people don't feel like they should vote, because this kind of political corruption going on, they knew what they were doing the whole time. They had plans on doing this when Obama was in office. They've been waiting on Ruth Bader Ginsburg to pass on the whole time. They've been talking about putting their circuit court judges there

because they know the cases aren't going to make it. They know that they've been packing the court. They know what they said before, but they had a whole intention to make sure that they could get this done. And Ruth Bader Ginsburg held on for as long as she can, but unfortunately she passed on, and they're going to close the deal. And it's unfortunate. And the thing about it is it's really going to affect the American people, because a lot of people have preexisting conditions. A lot of people will lose health care. Before Obamacare, I mean, health care was kind of a second thought, even kind of out of mind, like something that you just wouldn't have. And it just really bothers me how you have these elitist politicians making decisions on the lives of average people.

All right. So, look, we see what's going to come down next. First of all, I'm losing Quentin's audio there. But here's the deal here. When we talk about this is going to go until Friday, it's going to go until Friday. I think what's important, we're going to have civil rights folks testify as well. This is how you lay the groundwork for what you do next. I fundamentally believe, and I don't care what Republicans have to say, Democrats should increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court because Republicans have done. And Theresa, this is real simple.

Republicans in Arizona three years ago added and they increased justices to the Arizona Supreme Court. They had a scandal in West Virginia. What did they do? They got rid of the entire Supreme Court. The Democrats had a majority on the Supreme Court, replaced them with Republicans. North Carolina, they tried to strip the North Carolina state Supreme Court of most of its powers by shifting it to a lower court, but the Democrats got a 4-3 majority on that court. They now have a 5-2 majority. And in Pennsylvania, when they ruled against political gerrymandering, the Republicans wanted to impeach the Democratic Supreme Court justices in the state of Pennsylvania, in your particular state, Teresa. So look, I have all

these Republicans who are complaining about court packing. They said nothing when those things went down. And Democrats should say, when we get power, we're going to use power. Listen, this is just not checkers. And so every move that is going to be made between now and then, you know, I am so in agreement with Vice President

Joe Biden. When you switch, when you take it off. Yes. And Senator Kamala Harris, I am in agreement with them as they um look to not answering the question about packing the court because quite honestly you don't let the next man know what your your move is allow them to assume and then you take power that's how chess is played and that's how it's always as the cards have been dealt but as we you know kind of look forward into what the future looks like for packing the court and unpacking what that looks like,

it really is a numbers game, right? Who has the votes and who can challenge the votes and understanding that this has happened in other states. As you said, Roland, in other states across the country, this has happened, and no one has said anything. Everyone has been silent. I mean, there has been some advocacy on this issue, but it has never gotten to the national precedent as it is now because they understand this is the Supreme Court. So, again, we're going to have these issues,

but I do believe, you know, the American people definitely need to step up, stand out, write whoever a senator is, and honestly get those out of power because this is election season. Get those out of power who has been in power, who wants to decide these type of unprecedented policies and agendas on our family and our next generation. All right, folks, here's the deal. We're going to talk about voting. Huge things happening all across the country. Early voting today begin in Georgia. Massive lines. Some folks in

line for five and a half hours. Early voting begins here in Texas tomorrow. I'll be voting first thing in the morning. We're here at Friendship West Baptist Church, one of the super voting sites. We'll be talking with the senior pastor of the church, Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglas Haynes, when we come back. Also, we'll talk with Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price about what's happening here in Texas. And then we'll talk about what Republicans are doing in California. They are setting up fake drop boxes. If y'all want to understand how these folks cheat, they are setting up fake drop boxes.

I'll explain next. Roland Martin, unfiltered, broadcasting live from Dallas. Black people have said that for years, that white men, especially white men with money, were afforded all these passes and, oh, you know, get out of jail free cards. And, you know, and people thought we were not only being paranoid, but they were, no. But now they see it on display. They see it from their own people. And when I say their own people, meaning people

who are in their own tax bracket and everything, acting a fool, kowtowing to this man. We saw him sit at a table while everybody basically told and said, oh yes, my legion, and this is what I think, and you're such a beautiful man. And we saw these people who have degrees, accomplishments, all these things just pile on. He has no words.

He has no beat. He has nothing. He's just rich and white and male. And so people want to see that power on display and then tell us that we're crazy. They can't do it anymore. That's the good news. Yo, it's your man Deon Cole from Black-ish and you're watching... Roland Martin, unfiltered.

Stay woke. All right, folks, I have told y'all consistently about what Republicans are doing. We are 21 days before Election Day. Please, I want you to do this here. We, of course, emphasize I want you to go to vote.org, vote.org, to double-check your registration, deadlines to register. We are not there yet. We still have deadlines. And so you can still get registered to vote. But as you see right here, go to vote.org. You can actually check your

registration. You can, of course, go on their site. You can register to vote. You can do all things that you need to do. We want you to be focused on this election. OK, this is so this is what's going on. But let me tell you about what's happening, folks, here in California. Okay, this is crazy. The California Secretary of State, they are receiving a number of calls about unauthorized drop boxes

popping up in Fresno, Los Angeles, and Orange County. This is a tweet from Jordan Teague, a regional field director for the California Republican Party, who is encouraging people to message him for you. Actually, y'all should have a tweet on your end, who is encouraging people to message him for convenient locations to drop their own ballots. Here's the problem. The drop box picture is not an official dropbox. Despite that, it has a sign that says official ballot dropbox on it. Folks, this is voter fraud. Republicans talk about voter fraud. They are actually doing voter fraud right here. OK, the reports that the boxes like these are

being seen at local political party offices, candidate headquarters, and churches as well. That's what I keep trying to explain to people, what is happening, how Republicans play dirty. Mustafa, we're going to see more of this between now and election day because they are desperate. They know the only way Donald Trump can win, how they can win in many other places if they play dirty. They're trying to rig the game. You know, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission actually talked about a number of these issues. You know, everything from there shouldn't be, you know, 15,000 people. You should have to have a drop box for that, that you should have to have video coverage or surveillance of the Dropbox so you know if there's any nefarious behaviors that are going on. The signage that's there for it.

All these various things have already been suggested, and folks have been utilizing it in Washington state, in Colorado. Folks have been utilizing Dropboxes for a number of years and making sure that they have all these things in place. And we should also make sure that folks know that you can get a felony charge for this type of voter fraud stuff that's going on in California. You can spend two to four years in prison for doing these types of things. So, you know, folks just need to make sure that they're paying attention,

two, that there's accountability in the process, and three, we need to actually ratchet up, you know, the enforcement that needs to happen in these process. And three, we need to actually ratchet up, you know, the enforcement that needs to happen in these spaces. Teresa, this is something, again, I keep warning folks about Republicans will play dirty. They will cheat. And we're seeing this. Donald Trump can tweet all day about rigged elections being rigged, but his party, they're doing it. When you talk about even here in Texas, where the governor announced the only one drop box for every single county.

We're going to talk about that a little bit later in the next hour. We're actually talking with the Harris County clerk how that's impacted them. A federal judge ruled against the governor, and the appeals court overturned that. So we're now in the courts. Republicans are going to also, and this is why Amy Coney Barrett is important. They want, and why she's important, those 218 federal judges, Teresa, because they want to use those federal judges to rule in their favor. That's why I need all these people to watching, stop being stuck on stupid, and act as if the president doesn't matter.

President appoints federal judges. Senate confirms federal judges. When you sue voting issues, you're going to gos federal judges. Senate confirms federal judges. When you sue voting issues, you're going to go to federal courts. And so to act as if you care about local issues and you can ignore the top of the ticket, that's nonsense. It all is intertwined, Theresa.

Absolutely. And you know what? Republicans are really showing how desperate they are to maintain power. It is a very disturbing understanding right now of the way that they have been moving into politics. Their politics is really showing exactly what the Democrats have been saying the entire time,

that, look, you know, they are not playing by the rules. They do not care about the American people. We are seeing white privilege and privilege in general moving at a high rate that is affecting each and every one of us. And that is the disappointing and the misogyny of it all, because there are some bills that are really sitting right there in the Senate that need to go, you know, and pass, right, with Donald Trump's signature, where, you know, he can hold up the folder and say,

you know, look what I did. But that's not happening. We no longer are getting the front view seat of the executive orders. What we are getting is Republicans desperately trying to essentially pack their own and use by any means. You know, Donald Trump just got finished putting a tweet out and, you know, of course,

the standard operating procedure is about fake news. But this one's about, you know, he made a precedent to actually say Fox News has been putting out more negative advertisement. And this is like in the last 20 minutes, more negative advertisements against him than any other network. Right. And that literally is a call of action to Fox News to dim it down. And it's so crazy that all these antics are showing his hand in the deal, the art of the deal. And I think people really just need to like, you know, just not only wake up, but we gotta do better.

We gotta vote right now. We gotta vote consistently. We gotta make sure our neighbors, our friends, and our family members, our coworkers are not only voting, but our voice is being heard as well. Quentin, we saw massive lines today, early voting registration in Georgia. Same issue we're talking about. We're talking about folks in line five and six hours. And this is, again, same thing.

I wish these people who, oh, voting doesn't matter, the secretary of state, the folks in charge of elections, that's who controls it. If you have people who cared about voting, that's why you need to put those folks in those positions. And so Georgia, they want folks to get frustrated. But there were folks who said, I don't care what they do. I'm standing in this line, five and six hour waits all across the state. I mean, as we see in the video right here, folks, look at this video. Look at this line that actually that's today. That is not South Africa. That's not South Africa when Nelson Mandela was running for president.

That's today in Georgia. Go ahead, Quentin. I mean, I don't think we're surprised here. I mean, every election, it seems like it's something new that they've done. I mean, two years ago in Georgia, we had the issue with Stacey Abrams running against the secretary of state that was running the elections. And you know what he did. And then we had 2016 in Alabama, where they require people to get a certain kind of ID and start shutting down DMVs in Alabama Black Belt. Right. So, I mean, I'm not surprised here when you see them trying to frustrate people and create fake drop boxes and that the things won't be enforced. In Houston, I mean, in Texas, they've struck it down at the appeals court. But, I mean, Donald Trump has appointed 29 percent of all the appeals court judges within the last four years.

So, I mean, it shows why things are important. It shows why we should be out here voting. But it also allows us to open our eyes to what's really going on and what these Republicans are really doing and what they're willing to do to win the election. It's people out here dying, people out here getting evicted, but then they're trying to push a judge through. Mustafa, I know you got to go to the top of the hour. Your final comment. Again, we have to get our people focused and understanding that we can't ignore presidential races. 90,000 people left the top of the ticket blank in Michigan in 2016. In Detroit alone, Trump won by 11,000. That was the difference between Trump

winning and losing. And in fact, I just saw a poll. Senator Gary Peters is only up 1%, 48-47, against a black Republican who's running against him, John Jaynes. Republicans are pouring millions trying to snatch that Senate seat in Michigan. Your vote is incredibly powerful. These folks understand that. That's why they keep trying to suppress you. Let's make sure that we understand the value of our vote. Make sure that from the top of the ticket all the way down to the city council that you are actually understanding who these candidates are

and making sure that you are voting for somebody who actually cares about your community, that you can actually help to make real change happen. And if you're not willing to do that, then you have no right to complain. You have no right to complain when we see all these egregious behaviors that are happening from law enforcement,

things that are happening from the environment, from housing, all these various things that are going on. You actually have the power, and it's inside of your hand to make sure that you're holding people accountable and that you're making change happen. So use your power and stop giving it away. All right, Meshap, I so appreciate it, man. Thank you so very much, folks. We are here again. I told you, we showed you the it, man. Thank you so very much. Folks, we are here again. We showed you the video of Georgia. We are here, though, in Dallas, where tomorrow early voting begins all across Texas.

It was supposed to start later, but the governor did it six days earlier because of coronavirus. Now, he's been doing some other stuff as well. We'll talk about that a little bit later. Joining us right now is the senior pastor of Friendship West Baptist Church, Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglas Haynes III. Pastor, glad to have you here. We are, again, first of all, how did this come about? How did this come about utilizing your facility as a super voting site? Well, again, it speaks to the power of all politics is local. Commissioner Price, who I think you'll be interviewing later, was the one that hooked up this as a super voting site. We've been a voting site through the years, but because of the power of electing on a local level those who represent the community, we were able to use our church.

We've got 150,000 square feet right here and use our church as a super voting site in the community. And of course, it's something that we can control by way of sanitizing, by way of ensuring that people can safely vote. So all of that was done because of local politics. So yeah, the presidential election is extremely important, but at the same time, all politics is still local. Now, of course, I was actually doing some walking earlier, and literally it's a mile all the way around. So you also have the advantage. You also have the advantage of having social distancing. So if there can be massive lines, you have it. And also people can utilize the parking lot as well. And so what is their plan tomorrow?

Let's say like the lines we saw in Georgia. What's your plan to be able to or what's their plan in order to sort of get people in and out? Will they have them out of their cars? Will they tell them stay in their cars? How are they going to do it? We have a multiple approach. On one level, those who are disabled, for example, differently abled, they can literally have people come out to the car where they can vote in the car. So again, we have 1,800 parking spaces here, so we'll be able to not only socially distance, but serve those

who perhaps cannot come in. I have a member of this church, Barbara Record, who cannot wait to vote tomorrow, but she can't get out of her car, but she knows she can come here, and she's going to be served. So the setup is that you're going to have persons from the church who are going to be serving water, making sure that people stay hydrated. We're going to ensure that this is a safe space to vote because we've discovered, given all the dynamics you've already revealed, if you're going to vote, you got to have a plan. But the community has to have a plan as well to make sure that we can all vote safely. I'll tell you this here. It was so interesting because when I was getting my morning walk in, it was an old black woman with a beat up car with a handicapped sticker.

And she was driving around the parking lot and she said, is this where voting is tomorrow? Right. I told her, yes, it is. And she said, do you know how they're going to do it? I said, ma'am, I don't know. They're setting up right now. But she did her own pre-check. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. And so are you hearing that as well, where folks are really, just like we're seeing in Georgia and other places, they are absolutely fired up to vote tomorrow. To vote tomorrow, to vote early. I mean, and not only that, but they're planning how they're going to strategically come up with the ability to vote.

So the powerful thing is, man, there's an energy about this election that I think the Republicans have a right to be scared about. That's why they're playing, what, ruthless checkers. I mean, chess, while we're busy playing checkers. But the beautiful thing is we've got an energy. And with the enlightenment that programs like yours give, we can start playing chess as we deal with these ruthless Republicans. Also, I think one of the things that we also are seeing and experiencing, we are seeing where we're actually seeing African Americans not just say my vote matters, we're seeing

them also acknowledge that I got to grab other people as well. Right. I think and look, I've done this a whole lot. I think people this election are even more attuned to the issues top to bottom. Normally in a presidential election is all about the top. But here in Texas, Democrats could very well not take over the Texas House. You have a lot of other local races. There's a black woman in Galveston who's running for a judicial position, will be the first African-American woman elected as well.

In the 2018 midterms, when I went to Houston, I helped out 18 black women who ran, who won judicial positions all across Harris County as well. We'll be in Harris County tomorrow at the Fountain of Praise Church with Black Voters Matter. And so what we are seeing again, and I think this is where the constant voter education comes in, letting our people know it matters top to bottom. Right. And the beautiful thing is you have organizations now that are more active than they normally have been. Right here in Dallas, the Divine Nine has been engaged in voter both education and registration. We've had several events right here at this church, not to mention other churches that normally may not have what dibbled and dabbled in politics, they would call it, but they're

recognizing how important, how crucial, and how dangerous this election is if we do not mobilize and educate our people as it relates to the importance of this election. All right, Pastor Haynes, we certainly appreciate it. First of all, glad to see Friendship West is doing this. Glad you also allowed us to do the show from here. And just so some of y'all know, I used to be a member here. Thank you. So my ties also made this possible. That's right. So just want to let y'all know, I used to be a member here. Thank you. So my ties also made this possible. That's right. Just want to let y'all know that.

Say that. And I love your microphone. Yeah, I figured you would. I love your microphone. You know what? I was going to I was going to do that with myself. I was going to. I said, you know what? No, you got to leave the black and gold. Thank you. Thank you. And he probably will pick up on that real quick. You got the ring. So at least let me have the mic. I got the alpha ring here. So you got that here. Pastor Haynes, I appreciate it. Folks, we're going to play the Joe Biden ad right now of the 14 black mayors. And then we come back from that. We'll talk with Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. So let's go ahead and play that ad.

Black women have always been on the front lines for social justice. It's what we do. We organize, make phone calls. And yes, we run for office. All while being fly. We stand up, stand up to systemic racism, fight for health care and justice for all our citizens, and use our power, our right, our responsibility. Black women, let's vote.

Vote, vote. For Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Your turn, fellas. Okay. Okay. We got this. Fellas. Brothers. We've heard our sisters, our mothers, our wives and daughters cry out for equality. Equality. Equality. All across this country. And now it's our turn.

Our responsibility to take our power back. Black women vote more than black men. And it's time we change that. Don't give your power away. Every single vote more than black men. And it's time we change that. Don't give your power away. Every single vote counts in this election. Show up, show out and vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. All right, folks, that was a pretty interesting ad there, having 14 black mayors talking about Joe Biden in this race. Joining us right now is Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, officially known here in Big D as Big D is our man downtown. It has been an unbelievable election, Commissioner Price. Already, look, you've seen lots of different races. Have you

seen anything comparable to this level of energy? I would dare say even factoring in Obama in 2008. Not since Obama in 2008. In Dallas County right now, we have a million, We have 1,300,000 individuals who are registered to vote. That's 100,000 more than we had in the last presidential election in 2016. The thing that bothers me, and I'm saying to African-American people, we have seen since 2012 our voting decline in this state. There is nothing more at stake. You talked about the presidential race. Nothing is more at stake than the legislature and the ability in this state to flip the house. Next year is redistricting. We live with what the state legislators around

this country do for the next 10 years, they will sign congressional races. They will state house. They will do Senate. They do that. Commissioners do their own races. School districts do theirs. But the state legislature decides congressional races. They decide what those particular districts look like.

Also the state districts. The Senate, there are 31 Senate districts in Texas. Then you have the House districts as well. They decide all of that. 150 districts. And then we're expected to pick up about four new congressional districts.

So it'll decide what those districts are like because we haven't seen our population in terms of African Americans expand in the state of Texas. So how they draw the districts make all the difference in the world. Let me just tell you with the whole mail-in ballot piece, and I know there are people that are just flinching from that whole mail-in ballot piece. In Dallas, we had about 260,000 people of the million three that's 65 years of age and older. So we mailed them a ballot. Right today, we've picked up about 126,000 applications. People have said, hey, I want a

mail-in ballot. The problem is, is that we've only seen about 20,000 to date return. Okay. Now, if you fool around and jack around and don't get that ballot back by election day, that's a dropout point you were talking about. We only have one in Dallas and that's at the election's wow. However, if you take your ballot to the post office, you can have them postmark it. As long as it's postmarked, we have to consider that ballot. And so I'm urging you, whatever you do, this has a lot of hype. And like I said, I thank Friendship West. There are 60 early voting locations in Dallas County. We spent $32 million buying new machines and making sure you can go and vote anywhere.

You don't have to go back to your precinct, not even on election day. You can vote anywhere in Dallas County. And so the polls are going to open. We expect you to be there. Today there were a million telephone calls from registered voters across this state. One million. And so we expect Texas to do what Texas knows it's supposed to do. And that is put us back on the map and bring us into the 21st century. I know we look archaic.

But see, for the people who don't even understand history, this was a state Democrats ran every statewide position. Yes. George W. Bush runs for governor, beats Ann Richards. Then when he ran the second time, that began the Republican domination in Texas in 1998. And so now all of a sudden for the past 20 plus years, they've controlled all statewide positions. Now, the interesting thing that I've been trying to explain to people, you had these

Texas Republican governors who have been going to California, they'd been going to New York, going to these places, trying to get all these corporations to move their businesses here. Guess what that brought? The people who work for them. Sure. So one of the reasons Texas is changing is because folks are moving from other states and those folks still vote the way they want to vote. So I keep telling everybody, Republicans are like, how did this thing happen that the suburbs have changed?

All that recruitment y'all did of Toyota and other companies, they brought all those employees with them from California. Yes, exactly. And what we want them to understand, and what I want people here to understand, is that we have never had a better opportunity than we have now. The next three weeks. They didn't expect early voting. Early voting has always been for two weeks. This year, it's three weeks, like you said, because of the pandemic, because of social distancing. So, we're saying whatever you do for the next three weeks, and usually 60% of our votes are garnered doing early voting. So you know, I know you want to be, we got 460 sites

on election day, you know, don't sit around and wait until election day. You can vote early. Anything can happen between now and November 3rd. Vote early, every day. You even voting on Saturdays and Sundays. We got the polls open on Saturdays all day and Sundays from 1 until 6. So they are open on Sundays? Oh, yes, sir. Okay, because, you know, that was one of the things there when, you know, the whole, they were trying to stop souls to the polls. I got it.

But we're still there. 1 to 6 on Sundays. of the things there when, you know, the whole — they were trying to stop solds to the polls. I got it. But we're still there. One to six on Sunday. So all the polls will be open on Sunday. The last thing here, which is again a huge thing for me, is what do you say — and we're seeing this. You got — I'm hearing from a lot of brothers who like man look the parties ain't done nothing they ain't done nothing for us and people say voting solves nothing it's not going to solve

anything i keep saying look there's nothing in your life that politics ain't involved with birth certificate is a government document that's right your death certificate is a government document as somebody who's been in elective office somebody who actually sits there and when people what do you say to people who say commissioner my neighborhood ain't changed i haven't actually seen anything change i need to see something before i actually vote we've heard that what do you say to the people who make that comment well as long as elected official not african-american elected official in this county, I've seen things change.

Essentially, you'd use that analogy. You're not born without a birth certificate, and you can't die without a death certificate. You are missing in action, anything in between. Government controls you from the womb to the tomb. They got you. And so as a result, why? Why would you not decide that you're gonna look ross perot and i know a lot of people may not know who he is he is a billionaire he has more money than i do probably

not ever had but guess what on election day he's got one vote and i've got one vote that's power and we need to hold our elected officials. I'm seven days a week. I could say 35 years as a county commissioner. And so what I say to those individuals, for the most part here, I challenge you. I'll challenge my district against any of my colleagues, 254 counties in Texas. And I'll challenge my district against others in deliverables. Now, I'm going to put this last one on you because, again, somebody just sat here, and this is what somebody just said on the YouTube channel. Let me scroll up. This person said, essentially, if we are not getting reparations, I'm not voting. What I've said to people, well, first of all, I said, I've yet to see a single Republican come out and say that they're for reparations.

And then I said, so if you say you want reparations, there's only one other party where you can get it from. I said, so how do you also think that happens? That happens through politics. So if you don't elect, if you want reparations and if you don't elect somebody that might deliver that, you saying I'm not going to vote actually goes against the very thing you say you want because otherwise you ain't gonna get it unless it happens through politics. So the logic to say I'm not going to vote unless I get it, you ain't going

to get it unless you vote. You know, election has consequences. We've heard that time and time and time again. Reparation is to repair. And one of the things that we need to do is once we get people in office, we need to make sure that we are able to begin to bring to the table that ability to get our part of the American, so-called American dream. And so whether it's a Toyota moving here, relocating, what does that mean for our community? And I think that that's on us. That's our accountability factor. You know, if we're going to have second chance program, we've got to carry that ball.

Okay, I'm not expecting nobody else to carry that ball for us. And so it's up to us to create programs where we get those individuals formerly incarcerated, you know, OSHA 10, OSHA 30 certifications. You know, we've got to do that. And so I invite you to get involved, stay involved, and to vote. But first, you've got to vote. But see, the reason I brought that up, because if anybody, and again, y'all, look, I was in Houston. I came to Dallas.

I was at the Four Star Telegram. I then worked at the Dallas Weekly. I ran that black newspaper, KKDA Radio, Soul 73, News Director Morning Anchor. And so I've covered Commissioner Price. The thing I need people to understand is that you've been driving white folks in this county crazy because, again, for the people out there who keep hollering reparations, when you say fair cut of county hospital contracts, fair cut of money being spent at the jail, fair cut of technology contracts, we can go down the line.

You're right. fair cut technology contracts. We can go down the line. They even came after you. You went through a federal trial, found not guilty, went after you because demanding fair share. So the reality is for the people, again, who are not understanding, when you use political power to say, no, if you're spending billions,

we're going to get our piece of that, that's using the political power so to me it's illogical when somebody says I'm not gonna vote because if you don't vote that means that we don't put somebody like you in office so we gonna get somebody else so how you think you gonna get something if you don't put the people in place who can actually create the kind of opportunities for us as African Americans. I want to look at what's happening in Congress. Look, you ain't got to love Joe Biden. You ain't got to love Kamala Harris, but I can guarantee you, you are going to see different federal judges.

You're going to see different contracts. You're going to see different folks in place in all those federal agencies than you see from Donald Trump Trump to me this is not hard as you said it's not rocket science all we've got to do is use what's in our hand I don't want to I'm in the church so I'll use the Moses a theory Moses what's in your hand and what's in our hand is the vote. That's the power. We can open — we can decide that we're going to open that Red Sea, or we can sit there and look and wait for Pharaoh to catch up with us.

But, but, but, you use that leading to Election Day, but this is the key. After the election is over, you can't disappear. Oh, no. See, that's the other thing I keep trying to tell our people. You got to make sure they're coming to commissioner's court saying, we got your back. Going to the school board saying, hey, we got your back. Or we're watching, going to state house, capital house.

That's also what I'm saying. The folk who get stuff don't just stop when the election is over. Well, and we look at strictly elected politics, Roland. That's my problem. Let me tell you something. The most powerful board in this region is the airport

board. There you go. You know, billions of dollars. Not only are they constructing, you know, but this board is an appointed board. You know, when you look at the hospital district board that we control, that's an appointed board. Billions of dollars, not only in construction and building in the community and building health centers, but who builds them? Who builds them?

Right here at Friendship West, right down the street. I don't know if you saw my new government center here. My new sheriff's center is being built right less than 400 yards from here right now. A new county government center in the African-American community. Now, that's an anchor. Can you imagine what's going to happen between here and Friendship West in the next few years with all that land? My problem is it's politics. I decided it's going to go there you know if you look at that center you you're going to see african americans financed

it you're going to see african americans for the most part are constructed you're going to see that's that's what we did when we broke ground we were able to show that and so that's what you see when you get people that you know that you can hold accountable right and then and that's when we talk about jobs contracts being able to deliver and then now you take that and you replicate it all across the board and so then when the company starts want to say we want to move and you say okay well you're looking for incentives what do we get don't just simply look for tax breaks what do we get as a part of that are you going to hire our people are you going to have programs with hbcus are you going to have programs

with our black black high schools that that's why I I try to walk our people through that we got to take this thing called voting and we got the drill or as one person we got to be deeper than mustard on a hot dog yeah we gotta we gotta drill a lot deeper so people go oh hold up wait a minute are you are you saying that connects to that yes yes precisely parkland hospital they will tell you the number one thing we talk is about black nurses prayer review has one of the premier black nursing programs in the country it's a land grant institution and as a result we tell parkland hey you need to recruit you black nurses we want to see some more black nurses black by the way nurses run hospitals not doctors nurses do and so when you when you get that when you get control, then you've got to begin to take and direct psychological programs, dealing with our young people in these custody, these juvenile facilities. There you go.

You know, we get a chance to drive that. And we say what those psychologists who are dealing with our children, what they look like. And so that's what politics is. And it's seven days a week. And I don't care, as I said, womb to tomb, what water you drink, the electricity. I mean, politics controls. The Public Utility Commission in Texas, I don't know what it is in other states, but the Public Utility Commission in Texas is appointed. They control and they control utility.

Railroad Commission controls. I know it sounds like railroad, but it's controlled. And when you look at transportation. And just railroads. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. They believe me. They don't just control railroads and transportation at the end of the day, the transportation and the techOT, Texas Department of Transportation, billions of dollars. You know, we're sitting right now between three of the top interstates in the country, 35, 45 and 20. 20 is right here, less than 100 yards from here. I can look at it right now. There you go. And the point is, is that's what of the top 10?

That's three. And we're sitting in the middle of it. So what does that mean? The southern sector of Dallas is larger than the entire city of Atlanta. And black called the Dallas County Inland Port. We are now in the process of forging a relationship with a place called Placomines out of New Orleans, where we got a railhead that's deadening in to a port that's right there on the Mississippi River, which carries us up. Let me just tell you, there's some things happening in Dallas, you know, in my district. We're extremely proud of it. But again, if you aren't sitting at the table, though, making that happen, it doesn't happen. And that's the piece. That's the piece. Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, we certainly appreciate it.

Thank you so very much for joining us. Rolling Mountain Unfiltered. Thank you. All right. Thanks a bunch. All right, folks, got to go to a break. When we come back, we talk about the Jacob Blake case out of Wisconsin. There's another African-American shot and killed by cops.

His parents and family, they've been protesting. They've been arrested. We will talk to his mother and their attorney next on Roland Martin Unfiltered, broadcasting live from Dallas, Texas. When you have the platform and entertainment, I do believe it's important to use it because the same people that will buy the movie ticket or stream the album or go and support the book, they're the same people.

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I want to go back to our panel. Let me bring in Teresa and Quentin. And, Quentin, what Dallas County Commissioner John Wallet Price said, I'm so glad he did, because connecting the dots and that's what I need our viewers to understand. We have to connect the dots when it comes to politics. Right. It's actually really interesting. And I really enjoyed the things that he was saying and really discussing how much money there is for black people to take advantage of and other minorities as well. Right. These cities and these states and even the federal government have contracts going out all the time. Who do they give them to? When new housing developers come, who has the discussion with the housing developers saying that we have to set aside

a certain amount of units to be affordable? Like you said, are you guys going to recruit at Prairie View to get black nurses in? Those are the things that we need our politicians to be having conversations about, right? And that's what we need to look for. And the things that we need our politicians to be having conversations about, right? And that's what we need to look for. And that's what we need to ask for. So like you said before, past the election, we need to make sure that we own them. We need to make sure that they know, like, hey, we watching. And we want results, right? So his conversation and the things that he was saying were awesome, really. And I love the thing to see the things that Dallas is doing. First of all, Teresa, what he said is not as limited to Dallas County. We see this all over

the country. And I think for a lot of our folks not really understanding politics, how this comes down to billions. The New York Times over the weekend had this story that talked about all of these people who were giving money to Trump and becoming members of Mar-a-Lago and how, and this one guy was looking for $5 billion from the energy department and another guy was looking for billions and somebody else. And they were talking about billions of dollars. If we are not in those positions, we can't get that money. Absolutely, and part of the other conversation is if we're not in the building, we at least have to be at the table, which means we have to be invited to be at the table.

So some of these resources that are delivered and the contracts that are coming down the pipe is about the connection of the dots. Again, I said it earlier, this is chestnut checkers. So positioning your bishop, positioning your rook is very important in order to understand what the dynamics are, especially the lay of the land in order to get some of these politicians in gear and get some of this legislation, but more so getting some of these local contractors and

building trades an opportunity for them to get to know, you know, kind of who we are and what the platform is kind of moving forward. But again, it's really about the politics. So it doesn't show there is a divide, but it's the relationship within that politics and understanding that is an educational forum in order for the connectivity to happen to be economically stable. All right, folks, we're going to talk about this next story. A police officer in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, he is not going to face any criminal charges in this fatal shooting of 17-year-old Alvin Cole. In a letter, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm wrote that there was enough evidence that justified the deadly force of Officer Joseph Mensah. Now, this is a black officer, and so, folks, it is an unbelievable story. A little bit later in the show, we're going to actually talk with the mother and the attorney of this particular story. Again, just an unbelievable story, unbelievable story. And so

we're going to share that. So we're getting those folks on the phone to actually talk about that. But right now, we want to continue. Yeah, we're going to discuss that story in the next 10 minutes. But first, we want to talk about this voting story here that is out of Harris County. You heard me talk about Texas Governor Greg Abbott limiting one mail drop box to each county. Well, Harris County and others, first of all, the Lawrence community and others, they've been suing the governor. A federal court over the weekend said the governor was wrong. The appeals court said they reinstated the initial ruling. Chris Hollins is the Harris County clerk. He joins us right now.

Chris, how are you doing? I'm doing well. Thanks for having me this evening. Talk to our folks again. We are seeing these battles with Republicans, not just in Texas, in Ohio. We saw the Republicans go to court over mail drop boxes in Pennsylvania. We did the story about how the California Republicans are putting out these fake drop boxes. But this thing in Harris is significant because the size of Harris County is bigger than a couple of states here. And frankly, to say that voters should only

drop off a million ballots to one location is crazy. What's the latest in this case? So we beat the governor in court, but that was was appealed to the Fifth Circuit. And so right now, the decision has been stayed. And for now, we're stuck with a single drop-off location. And as you mentioned, this county is nearly 2,000 square miles across, larger than the state of Rhode Island, and with a population larger than 25 states in our union. We have over 200,000 folks who are voting by mail out of our 2.4 million registered voters. And so pushing those 200,000 people to only have a single drop-off location,

when many of them have a more than 100-mile round trip in order to do that, is prejudicial and is dangerous. And not only dangerous, we ran some video last week of these massive lines, even when it comes to that dropout location. Right. And we're doing what we can to accommodate, to expand the capacity for that location. But certainly we're above thousands a day now. And it's going to only going to go up from here. And so, again, we're pushing to expand the capacity of this location to share information

with voters about how they might be able to vote in person safely. And we're also offering drive-through voting for the first time in the history of the state of Texas. And so, you know, despite everything that we're seeing from the governor, the attorney general, the Texas Supreme Court, we're going to ensure that this is the safest and most accessible election in the history of Texas. But they're not going down without a fight. On that particular point there, obviously you have outside legal groups, the Lawyers Committee, the Civil Rights Underlaw, LULAC, ACLU, others who are filing these lawsuits as well, saying it is grossly unfair.

And so is it the county's lawsuit or is it these external groups? And so is anyone appealing this decision by the appeals judge? Yeah, so we've submitted briefs today to the Fifth Circuit. We're unclear on when or if a hearing is going to take place and when a ruling might come down. But we're trying to move this along as quickly as possible. What we've seen, especially from our attorney general here in Texas, is that he tries to win by losing. If I can tie you up in the courts as long as I can, then ultimately you're not going to be able to get information, access, resources to voters because we simply run out the clock.

And so that's what we're up against. And we're fighting as hard as we can. All right, Chris. So final thing, as of now, early voting begins tomorrow in Harris County. Let folks know how many early voting locations do you have in Harris County? But if you want to drop off your ballot, there's only one place you can drop it off in Harris County as of now. That's correct. We have over 120 early voting locations. We have tripled the number of voting centers since 2016 alone. We're offering extended voting hours. We're going to offer 24-hour voting on October 29th for the first time in Texas history and

only the second time in U.S. history. And you can go to harrisvotes.com slash location to find a location near you and to see the approximate wait time at those locations so you can get in and get out and get back to your family as safely and quickly as possible. All right, Chris Hollins, Harris County Clerk, I certainly appreciate it, sir. Thank you so very much. Thanks so much. Have a great evening. All right, folks, just so you know, tomorrow I'm actually going to be there. I'm going to be there tomorrow in Harris County. What is happening tomorrow, the folks at Black Voters Matter, they're actually holding a rally that's taking place tomorrow at the Fountain of Praise.

They're doing all sorts of different things to get folks out to vote. And so let me just go ahead and show you guys this graphic here. Tomorrow, again, Tuesday, Fountain Life Center, 14075 South Main Street in Houston at 1230. They're doing a Black Voters Matter caravan and rally. But at 530, the social distance rally will start. If you are in Houston or Harris County, I would love to see you. We're going to be broadcasting Roller Mark Unfiltered from the Fountain of Praise tomorrow. But we'll be live at 5 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Eastern. We, of course, Grammy award-winning singer, Grammy-nominated singer Brian Courtney Wilson, he is going to be, he's going to be on the, he's going to be on the program singing. They got free food out there as well.

And so again, this is all about getting folks fired up, free boxed meals, free swag, also free PPE. Again, that's Latasha Brown, Cliff Albright with Black Voters Matter. Their bus is going to be all across the city tomorrow. They're going to be spending time also in Galveston, Texas. They're going to be coming to Dallas later this week as well. So I'm looking forward to being with them tomorrow at Fountain of Praise. Got to go to break. We come back to talk about that case out of Wisconsin next on Roland Martin Unfiltered. Black people have said that for years that white men especially white men with money were afforded all these passes here i'm listening to

they see it from their own people and when i say their own people meaning people who are in their old tax bracket and everything acting a fool kowtowing to this man. We saw him sit at a table while everybody basically told and said, oh, yes, my legion. And this is what I think. And you're such a beautiful man. And we saw these people who have degrees, accomplishments, all these things just pile on. He has no words. He has no beat, he has nothing.

He's just rich and white and male. And so people want to see that power on display and then tell us that we're crazy. They can't do it anymore. That's the good news. Yo, it's your man Deon Cole from Black-ish and you're watching... Roland Martin, unfiltered.

Stay woke. All right, folks, welcome back to Roland Martin Unfiltered. I was talking about this story, folks, out of Wisconsin. That is unbelievable. This young man is Alvin Cole. He was shot outside of a Wauwatosa, Wisconsin mall on February 2nd when police responded to a disturbance call. But the officer involved was actually shot and killed several people in the last five years. Joining us right now is the sister of Alvin Cole, Talivia Cole, and the family's attorney,

Kimberly Motley, CEO and founding partner of Motley Legal Services. Folks, glad to have you on Roland Martin Unfiltered. Talivia? Can you hear me? Talivia, Roland Martin, can you hear me? Yes, I can hear you. Okay, Kimberly Motley, can you hear me? Yes, I can hear you. Okay, Kimberly Motley, can you hear me? Kimberly, can you hear me? Yes, I can, yes. Okay, now I have both of you. Talivia, tell us please, or Kimberly, I'll start with you.

What exactly happened? What happened to Alvin Cole? Well, in February 2nd of this year, Alvin Cole went to the mall with a bunch of his friends, and he was there, and there was an argument in the mall. When he came out the mall, there was a commotion, and the police were called to the mall, And ultimately, when he left the mall, him and his friends were chased by a number of police officers. They were ultimately arrested, some of his friends. And ultimately, Alvin Cole was asked to surrender. He ran. He did run first. He had a weapon on him. He fired the weapon and he accidentally shot himself. And so the gun was empty and he was on his hands and knees. Between him accidentally firing him, shooting himself,

and the officer Mensah was running up behind him. And while Alvin Cole was on his hands and knees, he shot at him five times, two times to the back, three times when Alvin Cole was face down on the ground. Despite the fact that there were at least four other officers at the scene at the time, Officer Joseph Mensah was the only officer who fired his weapon. He was the only officer that claimed that Alvin Cole

was pointing a weapon at him, and he's the one that ultimately shot and killed Alvin Cole. Now, it's important to note that Officer Joseph Mensah has only been on the Wauwatosa Police Force for five years. Within that time period, he has fired his weapon 19 times, and Alvin Cole was the third person that he has shot and killed. He has never been charged with a crime. He has never been terminated from his employment. And so we are asking for that he be held accountable. And we believe that Officer Joseph Menta should be charged for a crime and also should be terminated immediately from his job. To leave you here, I have this story up from KSTP where the police chief of Wauwatosa said there's no reason that Mensah should be fired,

even though, as Kimberly said, he's killed three people in five years. Yes, it's absolutely ridiculous. Wisconsin has been in the dark for so long that they think no one would challenge them. And today is the time. This is the time. He failed to render aid to each victim after he shot and killed them. Even when he was the only officer there, he failed to call, wait for a backup. He just failed to do everything he needed to do as an officer, even in de-escalation.

So now there's a third person, and it's my little brother who was on his way to college, who was about to graduate high school. So the question is, how many more must die in the hands of Joseph Mensah? Kimberly, this is certainly obviously disconcerting. There have been protests there in Wauwatosa. This story has not gotten a lot of national attention. I want to thank Howard Fuller for reaching out to me and bringing this to my attention.

What more can be done? What are y'all hoping is done? Obviously, the district attorney is there, decided there are no charges. The police chief said he's not going to be fired. What's next, Kimberly? Well, I mean, I think it's important to note that the district attorney said, basically, he cannot prove this beyond a reasonable doubt, but he has never said that the shooting was justified. Two days ago, the Fire and Police Commission, they hired an investigator,

and that independent investigator determined that Officer Joseph Mensah is unfit to be an officer and has said that he is not credible and he should be terminated for cause. And so we believe that DA John Chisholm is completely wrong with his decision. We believe that there needs to be a special prosecutor to be called to re-review these cases of the three young men, Alvin Cole, Jay Anderson, and Antonio Gonzalez. We believe that the Fire and Police Commission should do as their investigator,

whom they hired, did, and follow his recommendations and to terminate him immediately from his job. And we also believe, frankly, that under the failed leadership of Chief Weber, who has been a police chief for Wauwatosa for 38 years, that he also should be fired. He has normalized this behavior by Officer Joseph Mensah. And even though Officer Joseph Mensah may be the one that's pulling the trigger, we certainly believe that Chief Weber, Day John Chisholm, and frankly, Mayor McBride are helping to put the bullets in the gun.

And so there needs to be an accountability for this. And that needs to start with Officer Joseph Mensah being terminated and criminally charged. Talivia, your final thoughts. Roland, like I said, it is a lot going on, you know. And in the beginning, they wanted us to be silent, you know. And I'm very grateful for this platform because, you know, I can't I'm a brother's keeper. I can't just let him, you know, die in vain, especially watching a video, hearing him scream, no gun, no gun, before several shots were fired at him. You know, and that's what the media failed to play.

That's what the media failed to say because my brother screamed, no gun, no gun, before he was shot. You know, while being shot, you hear another officer saying, stop, stop. You know, like, these are crucial things in an investigation. And if the DA doesn't believe that, that's a problem. It's a problem that he is the same DA

on Antonio Gonzalez's case, on Jay Anderson's case. This is a conflict of interest. How do we believe that DA Chisholm will handle this investigation as if he would have handled any other investigation? We do not believe he is fit to prosecute this case. That's why there needs to be an appointed prosecutor for this case besides DA Chisholm, who has allowed Joseph Mensah to be still in these streets, knowing that he is a coward, He is a killer. And he's going to kill again. Talivia Cole, Kim Motley, we certainly appreciate you joining us to tell us about this story, bringing it to the attention of our viewers.

Thank you so very much. Thank you for having us. Thank you, Roland. All right, folks. Lots of new viral ads targeting Donald Trump. Thank you. Row it. Going to acid, we bow our heads in prayer. God remembers.

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Coronavirus. We pretty much shut it down. Coming in from China. And the events of this present year. Coronavirus. We pretty much shut it down. Coming in from China. And the events of this present hour. They are dying. That's true. And it is what it is. Would indicate to me that we're already experiencing judgment upon judgment upon judgment.

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When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. They don't look like Indians to me and they don't look like indians to me and they don't look like indians to indians mr trump you know you know in the history of this country where we've heard this discussion before they don't look jewish to me oh really they don't look well into me they don't look italian to me All right, Teresa Quinton, what do y'all make of those those anti-bio ads? Lincoln Project, Teresa, was featured on 60 Minutes last night. Man, they've been swinging hard on Donald Trump. I need the contact information for whoever's coming up with that type of strategy. But listen, I said this before, I think the campaign, the Democratic campaign

has decided to be a little lax on the media advertisement, on the negative ads for Donald Trump. So I'm happy that the organizations like the Lincoln Project, Common Cause, and various other attack ads are happening. But to be quite honest, I didn't even see it as an attack. If honest, we're talking about facts. It is an absolute fact. You know, the numbers

have been skyrocketing for 200,000 that have been killed here in America due to the pandemic because of negligence. And then globally, one million. And then there's so many other issues that I think, you know, even these 30-second ads have really hit a touch point as it relates to, you know, just kind of understanding the process of how some of these ads are made. So. Well, first of all, Quentin, look, the viral ads play a critical role because, again, it's constant. It's a barrage of messaging. That's the whole key, barrage of messaging. I think it's important.

I think it's good that they did it. I really feel like they were very colorful. Some of them, I was very surprised to see the one with the elephant. I really liked the one with Billy Graham. I think it really just kind of shot it home. And I mean, I think they need to do it more, especially going down to actual election day. Pump it out, pump it out, pump it out. Because, I mean, I think people get tired of hearing the same politician saying how bad he is. I think when you kind of put those videos together,

you put them out there for people to pick and choose and just see and see and see and getting it from different angles, I think it's really important. I mean, propaganda is game. I can't hear you. Now, she'll be able to hear me now. So hopefully, folks, we're going to see more of these ads over the next 21 days until Election Day. Folks are voting right now across the country.

That Sam Jackson ad, the Biden campaign put out about voter suppression. That is also hugely important. One that we got to keep emphasizing because, again, we're going to see a lot more attacks on the right to vote in this country. Teresa, Quentin, I want to thank both of you for joining us at our panel today. Thank you so very much. Thank you. All right, folks, going to a break. We come back, we're going to talk with Jim Jones. How can you stay motivated just by starting moving?

Also, in memoriam, we remember a couple of baseball greats, one an executive and one a Hall of Famer. You're watching Roland Martin Unfiltered, broadcasting live from Friendship West Baptist Church, one of the super voting early sites tomorrow. Early voting begins in Texas. We'll be right back. When you have the platform in entertainment, I do believe it's important to use it because the same people that will buy the movie ticket or stream the album or go and support the book, they're the same people. They're voting for what they want to see in entertainment.

And now, to me, it's about using the platform to say, hey, it's not just about an entertainment vote. It's about a vote that actually is going to affect the very trajectory of your life. Hello, my name is Angela Rye, and this is my daddy. Eddie Rye Jr. You only have one vote. What do they do with that daddy?

Use your vote. Yo, it's your man Deon Cole from Black-ish, and you're watching... Roland Martin, unfiltered. Stay woke. Black people have said that for years, that white men, especially white men with money, were afforded all these passes and, oh, you know, get out of jail free cards. And, you know, and people thought we were not only being paranoid, but they were, no.

But now they see it on display. They see it from their own people. And when I say their own people, meaning people who are in their old tax bracket and everything, acting a fool, kowtowing to this man. We saw him sit at a table while everybody basically told and said, oh yes, my legion, and this is what I think, and you're such a beautiful man.

And we saw these people who have degrees, accomplishments, all these things just pile on. He has no words, he has no, he has nothing. He's just rich and white and male. And so people want to see that power on display and then tell us that we're crazy. They can't do it anymore. That's the good news. All right, my man Jim Jones is here.

So Jim, I want to talk about this here. So this is a photo here, folks. I was outside today here at Friendship West Baptist Church. I stayed at a local hotel, which is not far from here. But the problem is because of coronavirus, the gym was shut down. And so I couldn't work out in the gym. So I decided to go ahead and come to the church. I knew we had to set up shop here.

And so I walked all the way around. And so the parking lot, massive parking lot. And so essentially it was one mile was completing one lap. And so I got in almost my 10,000 steps. And so trying to get it all in. And Jim Jones, who joins us as a fitness expert, the reason I want to have you on this week because, you know, I posted something the other day on my Instagram channel and somebody decided to come on and wanted to run their mouth, and we were talking about just movement. And so this person was like, oh, you know, you should have got your heartbeat up, you know, your heartbeat was too low, you need to to be worth it should have been more fast And I was like because what I did was I was watching a movie and I decided to just get on my treadmill

Put it on 2.0, and then I walked and then I raised the 2.5 I wasn't trying to work a sweat up I was just trying to take a nice gingerly walk and you know and these folks start commenting Oh, no, you gotta go harder you gotta go more i'm like no fool it's called movement right right roland you hear me so let's talk about movement why we have yes i can hear you how important is movement when it comes to not just working out hard but just moving your body for sure but you know,

Roland, the first thing I always say is you got to make fitness feasible, right? And when you're on people on the internet, you have so many internet fitness gurus and what the fitness industry tends to do, they tend to market towards the fit industry and they get overly scientific and overly technical. But at the end of the day, fitness is about moving. The more you move, the more calories you burn, the more your heart rate goes up, and just the better shape you're going to be in. So you had the perfect idea,

and the first thing I tell people is, do what you did. Do what you're going to do, like watch a movie, watch a basketball game, watch a presidential debate, and just walk on a treadmill, and just move, because you know what? Before that, you weren't doing that, right? People usually just sit there and do stuff. So, Roman, you're actually on to something, you weren't doing that, right? People usually just sit there and do stuff.

So, Roman, you're actually onto something, you're making fitness feasible, and that's the key right there. So, Jim, here's a perfect example. I'm gonna show you this right here. I'm gonna show you this right here. And so, this is the photo that I shot. And so, I walked for an And so I walked for an hour.

I walked for an hour. I burned 537 calories. And the average heart rate was 102. I wasn't, like, going hard. I wasn't trying to sit here. And I got in about an hour. I got in almost 9,000 steps and so the whole point there the whole point there was as opposed to just sitting in watching television I just had to do that. And so is it that we talked about us being more active?

Is it that important when it comes to the movement because now if I look at my watch right now I've now taken because of all of us if I've been my watch right now, I've now taken, because of all the walk of us that I've been doing, I've taken a total of 13,916 steps and almost half of those steps were me doing that walk there. And so I'm just, I just think it's important for us to stop trying to make people think that they've got to go hard and they've got to sit here and, you know, do all these things and we need you to lift weights and going so fast, if we

can get our people just to start moving, because if you ain't been moving, any movement is better than nothing. For sure. For sure. Rowan, you're spot on. You know what? So I've helped over a thousand clients get to their goals, and the first thing I tell them them is fitness is doing more than you did the day before. That's all it is right there. And that's how I've helped so many people reach their weight

loss goals and just do a little bit more. Like you said, Rowan, people are just sitting down doing nothing, watching TV, you know? So if you're doing, if you're getting on a treadmill, taking your steps in and you got to understand that's all bonus, right? So at the end of the day, you look up, you lived your regular life, you incorporated fitness into what you were going to do. And that's how I tell people, if you're going to be consistent, fitness has to be a lifestyle. You're always going to watch the game. You're always going to watch a TV show. If you can walk and do that, if you can blend fitness and your lifestyle and make that one, that's the key to success rowan so you're on to something wrong i don't know who is in the comments man but you know that's the problem

with the industry they got to stop doing that you're making fitness feasible and that's that's the key to success well in fact i was just sitting here and uh one of the folks said uh this is all true uh this person said uh i walk while watching the show. That's perfect. Again, it's a two-hour show. You're going to watch the show. And here's my whole point. You don't have to go hard.

Just take a gingerly walk. You're watching the show. For sure. Absolutely. Absolutely. And like I said before, the key to success is exercise has to match work into your lifestyle, right? Do it. So that, that's a gene. So whoever did that, you know, shout out to the watcher out there. That's a, that's a perfect blend. I mean, listen, I would love to have her as a client because she's already gets the mindset, right? If you're, if you're watching the show, if you're doing what

you love, add working out onto that, and that will help you like exercise, right? I think a lot of times in the fitness industry, we want to just force people to work out no let them do what they like to do let and then let them work out while they're doing that that's a perfect start to just that's a gateway into building a healthier lifestyle right because you're already you know you're already your blood's flowing you're already used to working out so now when i come and give you the burpees it's nothing you're looking forward to it because you're already in the groove. All right, then. Jim Jones, I appreciate it, man.

Thanks a lot. How can people reach you? Listen, they can reach me on Instagram at G-Y-M-J-O-N-E-Z. And on Twitter, I am Jim Jones, G-Y-M-J-O-N-E-Z. Global, I have a huge event on Saturday. I'm doing Go-Go Concert and Fitness Combined. So if you're in Washington, D.C. area, come check me out. All right, Jim Jones, we certainly appreciate that joining us on Fit Live Win. All right, folks, just one more item here that we lost a couple of folks

who were greats in the area of baseball. Joe Morgan, Hall of Fame baseball player, longtime player for the Cincinnati Reds. He also played for my hometown, Houston Astros. He died on Sunday at the age of 77. He had struggled in recent years with various health issues. He was a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, a 10-time Baseball All-Star, five-time Golden Globe winner. As I said, spent the majority of his 22 years with the Reds and the Astros. He while is known as the best second baseman in the history of baseball, he also gained renown for his 25 years as a broadcaster. After his baseball career, he has survived by his wife

of 30 years, Teresa, and their twin daughters, Kelly and Ashley. He's also survived by daughters Lisa and Angela from his first marriage to Gloria Morgan. Our hearts are certainly with the great Joe Morgan. Baseball also, folks, lost former top executive, Major League Baseball, Jimmy Lee Solomon. He died at the age of 64. His family found him dead at his home in Houston. Solomon was among the highest ranking black executives in baseball. He left in 2012. He established many of the baseball youth academies and assisted in launching the annual Futures Game of Top Prospects. He joined Major League Baseball in 1991 as director of minor league operations and was promoted to senior vice president of baseball operations in 2000.

In 2005, he became the executive vice president of baseball operations, where he was given authority for on-field discipline, security, and ballpark management. He had just announced a major deal that he was doing with a private equity company in Houston just last month that the business at Dusty Baker, the Houston Astros manager, is also involved with. And so just a stunning, stunning loss right there of Jimmy Lee Solomon. So our thoughts and prayers. He was a great guy. I often talk to him on several different occasions. I talk to him on several different occasions. And so, again, Jimmy Lee was just a really, really great guy.

And we definitely hate to lose him. Folks, don't forget, tomorrow I'm going to be at Fountain of Praise in Houston, Texas, where Black Voters Matter. They are having a big-time social distance rally. Singer Brian Courtney Wilson is going to be there. Also, I believe Yolanda Adams is going to be there as well. And so we are looking forward to all of that. We wanted you guys to come on out. If you're in Houston, we've got food that's going to be out there. We've got any number of things that's going to be out there. And so we're looking forward to that. And so I'm going to be broadcasting this show live from Fountain of Praise Church tomorrow in

Houston, Texas. Let's pack it out, social distance, wear your mask. So we're going to be, we're going to stay safe, but please do that, folks. So let's do that. All right, then. I am, of course, we're sitting here, folks. Again, we're done today for the show. We are here at Friendship West Baptist Churches. So what you're seeing, folks, behind me, you're seeing the voting machines. This place is going to be jam-packed tomorrow, the first day of early voting here in Dallas County. I actually vote somewhere else. My parents, they work the polls as well. And so folks are going to be all throughout here, almost 30 voting machines here. They're

going to be running them through. We want to make sure that we're voting. And so please, folks, listen, my mama already sent me a text. She works the polls. She's like, look, don't y'all wait for the last day. Get it done early. And so tomorrow, it's going to be lots of lines. Look, you may not want to vote tomorrow, the first day, but get it done. Don't wait until November 3rd. Folks, also, if you want to support Roland Martin Unfiltered, your support allows us to be able to go on the road and do the show a lot, not just in D.C. I've already gotten some text messages.

There are folks asking me, can I come do the show from Florida? October 24th, Sheena Meade with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. They already sent me that. We're going to be live tomorrow in Houston. We want to do more of this, taking our show on the road, being able to tell our stories. You can support us by going to Cash App, dollar sign RM Unfiltered, PayPal.me forward slash R Martin Unfiltered. Of course, Venmo.com forward slash RM unfiltered. You can also send a money order to NuVision Media. NuVision Media Inc.

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I've already put the call in. There are going to be three students from Texas Southern University who are going to be helping me produce tomorrow's show. So when you support our show, we allow us to go on the road and to help and to allow HBCU students to help us when we work on the show as well. We pay them for their work and that's how

we do this. And so this it. Pastor Haynes come on over here do this here. We're gonna wave by. I don't have you got your mask on. Hold up we're gonna be real black here. So let me hold up. I got my Texas A&M 12th man towel. So I just go ahead and cover my mouth this way. And so, Frat, we certainly appreciate you letting us use the facility to do the show. And so don't forget, y'all, y'all got to vote tomorrow so we can do that and so use our power. And so you know how I end the show. You can go ahead and end the show the way I normally end the show.

I can do that? Yes. For real? Yes. Don't play. Yes. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. You got it. I can't nobody hear you. There you go. Go ahead.

I've been wanting to do this. I've been wanting to do this. Roland, welcome back home. This is your home church. Don't you ever forget it. So in the meantime, holler! Holla! Holla! Holla! Holla! Holla! Holla! Holla! Holla! Holla!

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