#RolandMartinUnfiltered - Fair Housing Act 55th Anniversary, TN Justin Jones Reinstated, DA Bragg sues Rep Jim Jordan

Episode Date: April 12, 2023

4.11.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Fair Housing Act 55th Anniversary, TN Justin Jones Reinstated, DA Bragg sues Rep Jim Jordan Today marks the 55th Anniversary of the Housing Act, and today we will commemorate the historical significance and importance of the act for family and community health, economic stability, and human relations. We will discuss progress with the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones returns to the state house vowing to continue fighting for stricter gun laws after he and Rep Justin Pearson were expelled last week for violating decorum laws by protesting on the state House floor. He'll join us tonight to let talk about his first day back.   The Louisiana governor's race is underway, with nine candidates on the ballot. We will speak with the only black candidate, Shawn Wilson, about why he should be elected Louisiana's next governor. In a 50-page lawsuit, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg accuses GOP House Judiciary chairman Jim Jordan of a "brazen and unconstitutional attack" on the prosecution of Trump. We will break down what this means for Donald Trump and the GOP. Are you feeling overwhelmed trying to manage all your administrative tasks and meetings? In our MarketPlace segment, we speak with the Founders of Essynce Virtual Assistants, A Virtual Assistant that works with you to help you manage your business and lifestyle. Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox  http://www.blackstarnetwork.com The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. Today is Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Coming up on Roland Martin Unfiltered, streaming live on the Black Star Network. 55 years ago, the Fair Housing Act, also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1968, was signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson in the wake of the assassination of Reverend Arthur Martin Luther King Jr. What is the status of housing for African Americans? We'll talk with the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity about that and what is being done to increase that number for African Americans. The drama continues

in Tennessee as Representative Justin Jones is reseated. He also spoke on the floor and let it be known to all the Republicans, the fight is not over. The battle now moves to Shelby County in Memphis. Will the commissioners there, are they going to support putting Justin Pearson back in his position? We'll talk about that and what the battle is there in Tennessee. Louisiana governor's race is underway with nine candidates on the ballot. We'll talk with the only black candidate, Sean Wilson, about why he wants to be Louisiana's next governor and what is he going to do to get black folks who represent nearly a third of voters there to actually get registered and vote. Alvin Bragg, the DA in

Manhattan, is now playing when it comes to Republicans in Congress. He has slapped Jim Jordan with a lawsuit accusing him of brazen and unconstitutional attack on the prosecution of Donald Trump. Also, you're feeling overwhelmed trying to manage all of your administrative tasks and meetings? Well, in our Marketplace segment, we'll talk with the founders of Essence Virtual Assistants, a virtual assistant company that works with you to help you manage your business and lifestyle. Folks, it is time to bring the funk. I'm Roland Martin, unfiltered,

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Martin On an April afternoon in the year 1966, I asked a distinguished group of citizens that were interested in human rights to meet me in the Cabinet Room in the White House. In their presence that afternoon, I signed a message to the Congress. That message called for the enactment, and I quote, of the first effective federal law against discrimination in the sale and the rental of housing in the United States of America. Few in the nation, and the record will show that

very few in that room that afternoon, believed that fair housing would in our time become the unchallenged law of this land. And indeed this bill has had a long and stormy trip. We did not get it in 1966. We pled for it again in 1967, but the Congress took no action that year. We asked for it again this year, and now, at long last, this afternoon, its day has come. I do not exaggerate when I say that the proudest moments of my presidency have been times such as this, when I have signed into law the promises of a century. Now, many people may not realize you heard President Johnson talk about the difficulties

in 1966 and 67 and early 1968. The reality is that it was being filibustered by Republicans and Southern Democrats. That's right. You had many Republicans in the north and other parts, frankly, who did not want black folks living in their neighborhoods. April 4th, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated. The next day, President Johnson sends a letter to the House saying, pass this bill to honor the legacy that Dr. King gave his life for. And it was several days later when that bill was actually signed into law.

You often have heard me say this on this show, that black success in America has always been paid as a result of black blood. That is the case with the Fair Housing Act. There's no doubt if Dr. King was not assassinated, Republicans and Democrats would have continued to filibuster this bill. So the question is, how has this actually changed housing in this country and has it been for the better for African-Americans? That is the issue that we're talking about on this 55th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Of course, it is designed to prohibit discrimination in housing and applies to renting or buying a home and getting a mortgage or seeking housing assistance. Again, only 45 percent of the population can afford a home these days.

We've talked about the lack of homes being built in the last decade that continues in this decade as well. And so the problem continues. And so the role of the federal government is to, again, hopefully fix this problem. Demetria McCain is principal deputy assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity. She joins me today in the studio. Glad to have you here. When we talk about, again, this history for folks who really don't understand and I'm always trying to remind people where we were. So I'm born November 14, 68. So my parents married my grandparents. So they they were all alive. My parents still with us.

They were impacted by the racist Jim Crow housing practices that actually the federal government had as a part of the law. The absolute discrimination against black folks. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, you talk about racial covenants. Racial covenants still exist on some deeds in some homes. Yeah. I mean, you talk about racial covenants, racial covenants still exist on some deeds in some homes. Right. Racial covenants being that language that says do not sell this home to anybody who's black, black, Negro. The word that was used back then, that certainly was the case. And in some places, like I said, that still is the case today. And so I think it's really poignant that you hit on the history of this because that's super important. And when we say that it took the assassination of Dr. King to get this across the hurdle, we're talking about a Dr. King who responded to advocates who were on the ground, organizers in Chicago, moved his family

with his wife and kids to Chicago to experience some of the things that they were experiencing with unequal fair housing, unfair housing in the Chicago area, and then took up the mantle to help push this while he was alive. And again, it didn't happen until years later. And so we, of course, we know that we have lots of laws that are on paper, but then we've got to make sure that they're realized and implemented. Now, let's be clear that a lot of people have had some gains since 1968, since the law passed, but today we still have continued work to do. Today,

the wealth and home ownership gap for black and whites is wider than it was then before the act actually was passed. So there's plenty of work to do. That wealth gap right there is something that we're focusing on. We're making sure that this administration is keen on making sure that we close that wealth gap. Secretary Fudge wants to close that wealth gap. We're talking about fair lending issues. We're talking about home appraisal discrimination, which is huge right now, and it's a big problem. We've got over 127 appraisal discrimination complaints that have come to our office already since this issue has come to light. So there's more work to be done. And again, the federal law was necessary because you literally had states in this country and you had individuals who were had no problem promoting that.

Folks don't realize when Ronald Reagan ran for governor of California, that was a proposition that basically would allow folks to discriminate. He actually said, if an individual wants to discriminate against Negroes or others in selling or renting his house, he has the right to do so. That's what he actually said on the campaign trail, speaking against racism, but making those sort of statements. That was before the Fair Housing Act was signed in 1968. That was one of the reasons why the law was necessary, because they were states like California were allowing discrimination. Right, right. So before the law was passed, we had case law, right? And the case law said governmental entities can't get involved in discrimination, but it was silent on what

private parties could do. Right. And so that's where we were even before 1968. And what people also didn't realize, redlining the country, that came directly from the realtors. That was from the realty industry. Right. With sign-on by the federal government, the

Homeowners Loan Corporation. So the federal government had a hand in that. And that's clear. This administration has made clear that government, federal, state, local government has had a hand in some of the discrimination that we've seen in the past. So we've got to fix it. Well, and you say it's the past, but we're still living with those decisions. Hold tight one second. I'm going to go to break. I'm going to pick up on that when we come back, folks. We're talking about, again, the 55th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. What does that mean today?

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I mean, could it be any other way? Really, it's Roland Martin. All right, folks, welcome back. We're talking about housing in America. It's an issue that we've often focused on. We understand how folks build wealth in this country. This is one of the biggest ways, and unfortunately for African-Americans, we've long had issues. We're talking about this, of course, with the principal deputy assistant secretary in HUD, Demetria McCain. So where do we stand now in terms of, so what is the housing rate today for African-Americans? The housing rate is not good. Not good. I can't, I'm not going to give you a percentage right now, but it's not good. It's

worse than it was before 1968, if you're talking about homeownership. Right. So at one point, it was around 41% or 42%. It actually went down to 40% on the Trump. It went up some, then it fell back down. So are we under 45? Are we closer to 50? What's the number?

We're about under 45. We're about under 45. What's the highest it has ever been? Have we ever exceeded 50%? I actually don't have that figure for you right now, but I don't believe we've ever exceeded 50 percent. It's not good at all. And so what is HUD doing today to change this? Well, from a fair housing perspective, we're going out, we're making sure that people understand that if they believe they've been discriminated against in the fair lending space, then we're open for business. We'll take those fair housing complaints.

Don't say discriminated against. What kind of stuff is still happening? I'm going to give you a perfect example. I, myself, when I was a new homeowner, I got a check in the mail a couple of years after I bought my house. Didn't know what it was for. Turns out there was a case against the lender, right? And the lender had overcharged people of color. Now, how did I find out about that lender? It was advertised on black radio from my hometown

and they were, they were calling out for women to come and learn about home buying. And that's how I connected with that lender. And next thing I know, there was a settlement, there was a case, unbeknownst to me, there was a settlement, and I got a check in the mail. Because guess what? Discrimination sometimes is covert, and sometimes it's overt. Oh, I remember, by my first home,

I remember the bank, so they actually wanted to see deposit slips for my wife and I because they didn't believe in the income. And I was like, first of all, I don't keep no damn deposit slips. And we both were like, that ain't happening. Then they backed off of that. But we were like, who ain't happening. Then they backed off of that. But we were like, who the hell shows deposit slips? Like, the number is the number.

Right, right. And did they ask other buyers that question, right? So in my situation, I was overcharged. How am I supposed to know if I was overcharged? You know, if you're as a new homeowner, you're just signing a bunch of papers, right? I was overcharged. And like I said, the case settled based on discrimination against black and brown people in the market where I was

living. So when someone, so what should, what things should people be looking out for as they're going through this process that where they can actually file a complaint? Well, I mean, it's the sniff test. Like you, you, you knew something was wrong. You had a sense that something was wrong. In that situation, it's worth, first of all, contacting a local fair housing initiatives program. That's usually a nonprofit in a community that can help you with that type of situation. Are those nonprofits listed on HUD's site? Yes, absolutely. Just go to HUD.gov slash fair housing, and then you can look up our fair housing initiative programs. They're not in every city in America, but they're in most major cities. So if it's not in your city, then what do you do? Well, you can just call our office and try to

file a complaint and we'll try to help sniff it out. But those FIP programs, and we provide a lot of money to those FIP programs to help people in the communities. What they can do, sometimes some of their methods include testing, right? Sending a paired test, for instance, undercover shoppers, so to say, to see if people are treated the same or differently. And they have other methods as well. But those people who are on the ground who can really help you. Like I said, you can always call our office. Sometimes if you contact our office, we'll connect you with your local FAP. Here's a lot of acronyms.

That stands for Fair Housing Assistance Program. Fair Housing Assistance Program is local or state government that have entered into a contract with us to try to handle some of these cases and investigations. And so those are around the country as well. Y'all also work hand-in-hand with the Department of Justice. We've seen some of their most recent announcements targeting folks who've been involved in discrimination in housing. Yeah. So both Department of Justice and our office both have jurisdiction under the Fair Housing Act to investigate fair housing cases. So either one is fine. Either one is fine. And sometimes we do

have to go in together on certain types of unique type of issues. And is there a particular part of the country where y'all have seen this is more persistent and pervasive? Well, I tell you, I'll put it this way. We have 10 regions around the country. Our regions with the heaviest number of complaints tend to be Region 4, which is the south, right? The Atlanta, Florida, those types of areas. Region 6, too, gets a lot of traffic. What states are those? Texas, Louisiana.

Honestly, these are places you might guess, right? And so those offices tend to be our heaviest office where we get the heaviest amount of complaints. For instance, in fiscal year 21, we took just over 11,000 complaints from around the country, right? Most of those complaints that come in are based on disability,

but the second most is those are based on race. And intersectionality is real. Sometimes some of these complaints come in based on race, national origin, disability, more than one of the seven protected classes. And for folks who don't know, those seven classes are? Seven classes are race, color, national origin, religion, sex, which includes gender identity and sexual orientation, familial status, what does that mean?

Fancy way of saying, are there kids in the home or is somebody pregnant or is somebody about to adopt, right? And disability. So those are the seven protected classes under the Fair Housing Act. And like I said, intersectionality is real. You can be discriminated against on more than one of those protected classes. Okay. Alright.

Again, if people want more information, where do they go? They go to HUD.gov forward slash Fair Housing and to check out all the things we've got going on for Fair Housing Month, HUD.gov forward slash F as in Frank H-M for Fair Housing Month. All right. We invite you.

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All right, folks. We always tell you about the importance of voting in this country. Voting matters in every single political race that exists. And what happened when Gary Chambers ran for the United States Senate in Louisiana? So many African-Americans did not vote. The question is, will they actually vote when it comes to the governor's race? There are nine candidates who are seeking a Democratic nomination. John Bel Edwards cannot run again for governor.

And so these are the nine candidates. One of them joins us right now, Sean Wilson. He is seeking that office. Sean, glad to have you on Roland Martin Unfiltered. Thank you, Roland. Happy to be with you. And thank you for all that you've done in our country to keep information out and available to folks, particularly those of us

who have HBCU backgrounds. I know that's an issue important to you. It's an issue important to me as a graduate of Southern University, the only HBCU system in the country. I'm excited to be with you and stand here as a candidate for governor in the great state of Louisiana You got eight of the people who are running for the nomination the primary what is October 14th? That's correct. And so And so I'm criminal front so it's you guys have a jungle primary, correct? Yeah, it's a little different here

We have what's called the jungle primary and it's really designed for the top two vote getters, regardless of party, to advance to a runoff. And we feel very confident that we'll be in a runoff. I think the numbers are in our favor. I think the field is set to really repeat what happened with John Bell in 2015 when he was elected governor and appointed me secretary in 2015 and assumed that role in 2016. And that is having a large Republican field, notwithstanding that I think I'm the best qualified, but having a large Republican field with a very narrow, ideally one Democrat in the race.

You're looking at him, Sean Wilson, and looking forward to making it to that runoff and then really pointing out the stark differences between myself and whoever the leading Republican candidate will be. So, again, so it was weird. So you have this primary October 14th. But then when's the general? The general is about a month later, about five weeks exactly. And believe it or not, here in Louisiana, you can't raise a dime for the re-election or for the runoff until you're actually in the runoff. Now, the funds that we raise in the first part of this race, we don't have to spend it all. And naturally, we're going to be on television, to build your campaign and to get out the vote like you need to mobilize enough voters to win the election. So let's talk specifically about black voters. I remember when Gary was running,

and I mean, the early voting numbers were absolutely abysmal. And we're talking about, you know, hundreds of thousands of African-Americans in Louisiana. And I keep saying on this show, if black people voted our numbers, if we literally voted of the eligible number of African-Americans who can who can vote, if we voted at 65, 70 percent of that number, we can sweep elections. Yeah, no, you're absolutely right. And it's a travesty that we choose not to vote collectively as a group of people. I think we have to be practical and realize that on large elections like gubernatorial elections and presidential elections, there's a large amount of money that's spent on these races to actually mobilize voters,

to educate voters, to get voters signed up and registered to vote. And then you have to touch them over and over and over again to make sure that they are mobilized and thoughtful about wanting to get out and cast their ballots at a time when you have early voting opportunities and voting day opportunities and so much on the line because this election is really bigger than just one small issue. This is about health care. It's about crime. It's about education. It's about our future as a state. And so if African-Americans who typically need the services of government much greater than perhaps our lighter-skinned brothers and sisters, we have to mobilize ourselves and get out to vote.

What we saw in the chambers election, it was an off election because it was a Senate election election and it wasn't as large as what we're going to see for the governor's election. And so much like in 2015 and much like in 2019, we're going to need a large voter turnout in New Orleans, in Baton Rouge, in Shreveport. But in every one of the 64 parishes here, we have to be competitive. And that is the effort that we're doing in my campaign is to make sure that no community is untouched, that we mobilize any and every voter that we can to vote in favor of Sean Wilson for governor. For folks who don't understand that, look, you have a Republican legislature, but you have a Democratic governor. You also have two Democrats who flipped to Republican side in the last very recently in Kentucky. Same thing. Republicans control the legislature, but there is a Democratic governor. And so you do have a model there when it comes when it comes to that model. Look, there's a percentage of the

white vote that you got to get. There's a percentage of the of the black vote that you got to get. And so as you're looking at trying to win, becoming one of those top two spots in October, what does the math look like? And are third party groups out there? Are people organizing and mobilizing, you know, on the ground now and not waiting until September to get people going for October. Yeah. So, Roland, our math is simple. We have to have a very energized African-American voter turnout, no doubt about it. We also have to get two and a half to three out of 10 white voters to vote for us, regardless

of party. And when you look at my career, when you look at what I've done and how I've served as secretary for the last seven plus years, we've worked in a community across the aisle. We've worked in urban areas and in rural areas, and we're known to be bridge builders. That is the theme of our campaign, is that we're going to build bridges, not burn them. And as a result of that, what we're looking to do is to reach out to those communities that we've touched to say, hey, here's a candidate that you know who has been very balanced, has been very fair, but is very capable and competent in doing the job of governor. It's not someone that's going to be an extreme candidate

on either end of the spectrum. We're going to do what's in Louisiana's best interest. And I think given the opportunity to have a choice between someone who's got a Ph.D. in public policy and someone else who's going to have issues that are really not Louisiana issues, I think the vast majority of our voters will fall in the right category of voting with us. But you have, but you are dealing with MAGA Republicans. You're dealing with people who support Donald Trump and his extreme politics. And so how do you convince folks who are not MAGA Republicans that, yeah, you, a black guy, can actually win in Louisiana? Because for some people, it's like, oh, you, a black guy, can actually win in Louisiana. Because for some people, it's like, oh, man, forget that.

I mean, I look at Mississippi. When Mike Espy lost to Cindy Hyde-Smith, he lost about 65,000 votes. There were more than 100,000 black people who were registered and eligible who didn't even vote. He literally could have won. I call it the sting of apathy, Roland, because it is a stinging situation when you see how close it was and that people just chose to stay home and not actually go out and vote. I think for those individuals who are going to classify themselves as MAGA Republicans, I don't have the pipe dream that we're going to convert all of them. But when you look at that population, a lot of them look at federal government and what's happening nationally a lot differently than what you do here. And I realize that the Republican Party is going to have a solid 25 to 30 percent of what that vote is.

But that's still leaving us 25 to 30 percent of votes to compete for. That's still leaving a large swath of Democratic voters out there and independent voters. And our polling data shows when you look at qualifications, when you look at competence and you look at the ability to run an effective campaign that can be well financed, we can be competitive. It's not lost on me that we've only elected three African-American governors here in the country. Governor Wilder did it. Governor Patrick did it. And most recently, my frat brother, Wes Moore, did it in Maryland. There is no reason why Louisiana cannot be the fourth state in our nation's history in over 150 years to elect an African-American governor. But that's not why I'm running for governor. I don't want to be the

first African-American. I want to be the best governor that Louisiana has ever had. I want to be the governor that takes care of crime, the governor that builds an education system, creates jobs and builds infrastructure, one that makes sure that people are healthy. And so that kind of message, I think, is going to appeal to moderates, it's going to appeal to independents, and it's certainly going to appeal to Democrats who know what that is like to have those resources and not lose them. Let's not forget that the expansion of Medicaid here in Louisiana that's provided insurance and health care for over 500,000 people will expire two months after the next governor takes office. I'm the only candidate

that's committed to ensuring that that stays there. That's huge for us because we can't create jobs. We can't transform our economy into an energy economy, a clean energy economy, if we don't have people who are healthy. We can't expect you to learn if you're not well. So that is a fundamental right that you deserve. And I'm the only candidate that's talking about maintaining that and building on that to go forward in Louisiana. And so I think that kind of message appeals to voters here in Louisiana, Republican, independent, and of course, Democrats. Hold tight one second, going through a break. We have a few more questions to ask. Sean Wilson, running for governor there in Louisiana. My panel will be able to get some questions for you as well. Folks, you're watching Roller Marker Unfiltered on the Black Star Network.

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Alright, folks, we're talking with Dr. Sean Wilson. He is running for governor of Louisiana. The primary is October 14th. All right, questions from our panel. And so, Sean, you lucked up because there are two other alphas on the show. So let's see. Mustafa Santiago Ali, you get the first question. I appreciate that. Dr. Wilson, thank you for everything that you've been doing. You know, I know that you are very successful in Louisiana around infrastructure and the jobs that are

created there. Do you feel that that is one of those bridge issues between both black and white communities that folks can rally behind, especially with all these federal dollars that'll be flowing there. Do you feel that that is one of those bridge issues between both black and white communities that folks can rally behind, especially with all these federal dollars that'll be flowing for the next couple of years? Absolutely. Look, we've been building bridges literally and figuratively. We not only build infrastructure to move people from point A to point B, but we build infrastructure to create value in communities where that value might not have existed before, that value may have been redlined out, or that value may have been negatively impacted by the ill effects of infrastructure that we've built. We've been successful at building projects that

we've promised communities for 30 plus years. And we've done it in a way that's been sensitive to the environment, sensitive to not only the natural environment, but the built environment as well. And we've done it in a way, believe it or not, to actually create business opportunities. One of the things I'm most proud of as secretary is when I started at the department, we had an 8.3% DB Eagle. And I used to call that a disadvantaged business enterprise. I call it now a diverse business enterprise because none of those businesses are really disadvantaged. But we grew that number from 8.4 up to 16 percent right now as we speak. And last year, we actually exceeded our goal of 15.8. Those are businesses that are

growing and creating payroll in the communities where our infrastructure exists. And not only that, we grew the number of minority-owned businesses that are participating. But guess what? When I became secretary, our executive budget was $1.4, $1.5 billion. It's over $3.2 billion as of my retirement date of March 6th. So I'm excited about what we've done. I understand the impact that this has on a global market, but I also understand that local market that exists where you need a workforce, you need opportunities for businesses to establish themselves and to get a piece of the American dream, which is working for government. Government spends millions and millions of dollars to add value in communities. And the

work I've done in infrastructure is absolutely a calling card for what we can do in the larger sense. And figuratively speaking, the work we do in infrastructure creates jobs that are long-term. We're not building projects that last for 10 or 15 years. We're building communities that are going to be here for the next 50 to 75 years and doing it with quality, doing it with class, and doing it with innovation. And I am most proud of that fact. And then the last thing I'll tell you is I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about the safety implications of the projects that we've built. We know that black and brown communities have a higher percentage of the deaths that we see on our highway systems. Last year alone, we had over

46,000 individuals killed on the roadways. Here in Louisiana, that number is significantly higher than it's ever been over the last 20 years. And guess what? The majority of those folks are people of color, depending on their socioeconomic status as a result of not wearing a seatbelt, drugs or alcohol or distracted driving. And so building infrastructure that is safe, that adds value to a community is really what we have to do, because that is what businesses are looking for, to be able to take care of their families and their employees, to get them to and from work and back home safely. Dr. Larry Walker, another Alpha brother, you get your next question. Yeah, thanks, Roland. Dr. Wilson, I want to talk about you highlighted your experience as Secretary of Transportation. Can you talk about, as you share that experience with voters, how are you selling your, you already have an executive

leadership experience, how are you selling that and talking about why you should be governor? Great question, brother. I will tell you this. I tell people, you know, when I was appointed Secretary, I was not an engineer. My background is urban and regional planning. I've got a master's in public administration and a PhD in public policy. I was one of the younger secretaries in the country. And at the time when I was appointed, I was the only African-American secretary in the entire country of any state department of transportation. Fast forward to me becoming the president of AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, the first African-American in the 108-year history of AASHTO, which is our national association. There are now six secretaries at the end of my retirement of Departments of Transportation. And

so I tell people my experience in government is really leading at a time when our state was hurting. We had an administration that had spent an inordinate amount of money, not necessarily on infrastructure and investing in systems, but we gave money back to people. And we put ourselves in a very difficult position. We inherited a budget deficit of about $2 billion. And we have now turned that around and created a surplus of equal value to that $2 billion deficit going forward for disasters. Little did we know we'd have a global pandemic. Little did we know that we'd have the financial crisis. Little did we know that we'd have as many hurricanes and tornadoes that hit Louisiana. But

little did we know that the Biden administration, for the first time in decades, would actually pass a bipartisan infrastructure law that was far-reaching in terms of impacts in communities all across this country, urban and rural alike. And so when I look at my career, when I look at my tenure over the last seven years, it mirrors what you need in governing. You need someone who's going to be responsible, someone who can respond in a disaster, someone who's going to believe in science, and someone who's going to actually act in the best interest. And most importantly, you're going to need someone who can work with whoever's in the White House, whoever's in the legislature in a bipartisan fashion to deliver what's important

for Louisiana. And so I look at my record and put it up against anyone else. I look at my preparation and clearly it stands head and shoulders above those other candidates in this field. And then I look at my commitment to public service, whether it's through Alpha Phi Alpha, as a 10-year mentor for Big Brothers and Big Sisters, as a board member of United Way, and most of all, as a Boy Scout leader. I was Scoutmaster for four years as the Department of Transportation and Development Secretary. And so the reality is I've put more out there than I've taken back from this. Public service to me is a ministry, and my 25 years of service reflects that. And I put that record up against everyone else, and it's exactly what we look for in leaders, what we say we look for in leaders. And I'm going to give Louisiana

an opportunity to exercise what they say and actually vote for someone, regardless of race, regardless of geography, regardless of socioeconomic status, regardless of your political party. Do what's right and elect a governor that's capable and qualified of leading Louisiana. All right. I'll go to the AKA Randy Bryant. Randy, go ahead. The DEI disruptor. Go ahead, Randy. You have such an impressive record, clearly, and I really am impressed with how you've been able to work with everybody to make change. I was actually, you just touched on this point about how people should vote regardless of party. And I was seeing a poll that was done. We can't always trust these, but they said that Louisiana was headed in a direction that they didn't like,

and it was mainly Republicans who said this. So what do you see as your chances of getting Republicans to, you know, change parties or, I mean, vote for you? Well, first, Randy, I will tell you, thank you for being a sorrow because my wife, who's a member of AKA and my daughter, both would be remiss if it was just alphas on this call and not AKA. So thank you for being here. Yeah, but they're still behind us, though, you know, but go ahead. It all started in 1906, brother.

It all started in 1906. So I will tell you this. You know, when you look at polling data that says we're headed in the wrong direction, I ask someone this question of the day. Does the wrong direction mean our rural health system has been 100 percent intact compared to other states that have lost rural hospitals? When our health system is actually expanding and growing and our medical industry is investing and we're saving lives, what about that fact do you not want to advance? When you look at what we've done in terms of having a climate action plan, the only state in

the red southeastern part of our country that has an adopted climate action plan, the only state in the red southeastern part of our country that has an adopted climate action plan. What is it about that that's headed in the wrong direction? When you look at infrastructure, we spent $5.5 billion hitting 2,000 projects over 7,000 miles prioritizing projects that previous administrations talked about, that they promised, that they never delivered. What about that is headed in the wrong direction? And last but not least, when you look at the fiscal responsibility of a state coming from being $2 billion in the red to $2 billion to the positive and having given raises to public employees and teachers, what about that is heading in the wrong direction? And so I understand the

sentiment. I understand post-COVID that we see different elements in our society, in our lives. But at the end of the day, what government is supposed to do is exactly what we're doing. It is exactly what we're doing. While we've got issues with crime, everyone in this country has issues with crime. We've got issues with what's happening in our juvenile justice system and our criminal justice system. Everyone has that. We all have problems with fentanyl. So you can't hold one administration responsible for these types of things that are global issues, that are universal issues. But when you look at what we are responsible for, I ask every one of those naysayers, what is it you would want to do different and how would you go about doing it? We've got folks in

this campaign talking about eliminating the personal income tax. Well, at the end of the day, you're going to lose $400-plus million out of our budget, but you're not talking about what you're going to cut on the other side. And here in Louisiana, you can only cut higher education, public safety, and health care. What about those three things will you not want to have in your state? So when you get into the weeds and get beyond the sound bites and the scare tactics, there's a lot of good that's happening in Louisiana. We just need some people to stand up and explain it to them. Our jobs ought not be fighting over books and what's in the library. That's a parent's job. That's the

librarian's job. That's not the governor's job. And so when you look at what the governor is supposed to do, what he's constitutionally charged with, we're doing good things in this state. And there's so much more we can do, like providing new officers, like making additional investments to grow our economy in a clean energy environment, like building infrastructure, like paying teachers a salary that's competitive, that's going to make them stay here. And I'm married to an assistant principal, so I see what happens. My daughter's a social worker in the public school system, and we have this thing called an in-school suspension. What better way to ostracize a kid and prepare them for more problems down the road than to send them to another school for two weeks and send them

back without intervention? There's so much more that we could be doing in the state of Louisiana, but all is not lost on where we've been and what the government's responsibilities are. All right, Dan. Where can folks go to get more information on you and your campaign? Well, you can go to Wilson4LA.com. That's W-I-L-S-O-N-F-O-R-L-A.com. We're on all social media platforms, social media, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. Please talk to us, connect with us. Most importantly, contribute to our campaign. We've got individuals in this campaign right now that are having millions of dollars thrown at them by dark money, people we don't know, and they're going to control

government if they're elected. We need folks to stand up and speak out for what is right in Louisiana and make that investment. As I said before, it's happened with Governor Wilder, it's happened with Governor Patrick, it's happened with Governor Moore. And with your help, it can happen with Governor Wilson as well. So I look forward to staying engaged with you and listening to your show and understanding these issues from our perspective of being a Louisianian, but an African-American and someone committed to making a difference here in our country. And I look forward to what I can do for Louisiana, but I can't do it alone. And it's everybody's responsibility, as we've seen in Tennessee, to stand up and speak up for which right when it's time to do so. And this is a time to do it in a proactive way to prevent us from having to see these situations occur over and over again in our country.

All right. Sean Wilson, we appreciate it. Look forward to having you back on the show. Good luck. All right. Thank you, brother. Appreciate it. Thank you all to your panelists.

All right. Thanks a bunch, O6. Take care. All right, folks. all right thank you brother appreciate it thank you all to your panelists all right thanks a bunch oh six take care all right folks when we come back on roller mart unfiltered uh drama in tennessee representative justin jones he gets his seat back and he let him know when he walked back on the floor y'all ain't stopped the brother from being a brother we'll show you what took place there in tennessee you're watching roller mart Martin Unfiltered right here on the Black Star Network. Don't forget, support us in what we do. Download the app, Apple phone, Android phone, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV. Join our Bring the Funk fan club. Send chicken money orders.

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Hey, yo, peace world. What's going on? It's the love king of R&B, Raheem Devon. Hey, I'm Qubit, the maker of the Qubit shuffle and the wham dance. What's going on? It's the love king of R&B, Raheem Devon. Hey, I'm Qubit, the maker of the Qubit Shuffle and the Wham Dance. What's going on? This is Tobias Trevelyan. And if you ready, you are listening to and you are watching Roland Martin, Unfiltered. Thank you. Să ne urmăm în următoarea mea rețetă. Thank you. Ah, yes, I'm in here jamming my man Curtis Mayfield, so in love. All right, y'all, yesterday in Tennessee, Justin Jones was sworn in again. Republicans threw him out last week.

Now he's back, and he did it upright, swung in on the steps of the Tennessee Capitol. Roll it. He was sworn in, surrounded by all sorts of people there. If the Republicans thought that they were going to sit here and get some brownie

points, nah, all you did is wake up a sleeping giant and then roll it when he walked onto the floor, walked in like a bruh with Representative Gloria Johnson. That's right. Fist in the air, all the mad ass, sour puss, conservative white Republicans sitting there all in they feelings as he let them know, what's up bitches, I'm back. That's pretty much what he said right there. So that's what he said.

Then of course, they were all upset, trying to gavel it in as he walked. And then he said, I got a few things to say. That's the vote in Nashville. No, I need to. Representative Jones. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I want to welcome the people back to the people's house.

I want to welcome democracy back to the people's house. That on last Thursday, members of this body tried to crucify democracy, but today we stand as a witness of a resurrection of a movement of a multiracial democracy that no unjust decision will stand. And that this represents the point that there comes a time where time itself is ready for a change, that time has come back here in Nashville, Tennessee. That truth crushed to the ground will rise again, that what you intend for evil can be used for good, to restore the heart of democracy in our state.

And so I come here to stand with my constituents, with the people of Tennessee, to say that no unjust attack on democracy will happen unchallenged. That the abuse of this body will not happen in the comfort of silence. So I come here most importantly, though, not as an individual, but I come here to say that the people of District 52, 78,000 people have a voice in this chamber once again. I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful for the days ahead for Tennessee, not because of the actions of this body,

but because of the actions of the people out there and the thousands gathered outside this chamber right now who are calling for something better, who responded to your attacks on democracy with an attack of a mass movement for social justice and racial justice and economic justice to restore the heart of our state. And so I want to thank you all, not for what you did, but for awakening the people of this state, particularly the young people. Thank you for reminding us that the struggle for justice

is fought in one in every generation. And so the people of Tennessee, I stand with you. We will continue to be your voice here. And no expulsion, no attempt to silence us will stop us, but only galvanize and strengthen our movement. And we continue to show up in the people's house power to the people did i that that little pimp stroll right there i fist held up like yo what's up see that's that's how you walk back on the floor randy you come come in, and then with the power fist, letting all

of them know, yeah, I'm back, you punk asses. Absolutely. That's how you're supposed to do it. See, Larry, see, they thought they were going to sit here, and oh, we've got to kick him out.

We'll never see him again. He's like, nah, all y'all did was kick me out for three days. I'm back. He's back in stone. Yeah, so basically it reminds me of that lyric, you know, close your mouth because you played yourself. So the Republicans thought that they, you know, thought that they were going to, you know, expel him and never hear from him again. But as he talked about the power of this multiracial coalition and people realizing that democracy is under attack, not only in Tennessee, back where I'm in Florida and the other places, that these challenges that Republicans are continuously doing to erode democracy. I want to give him a lot of credit because it takes a lot of skill.

You know, I know there's been a lot of politicians. It takes a lot of skill to face those kind of challenges, be steadfast, and deliver the knockout punch like Mike Tyson back in the day. So kudos to him and kudos to the folks who continue to push the Republicans and other legislators in Tennessee to do the right thing. See, Mustafa, here's the crazy thing. What they did was they made them stronger. Without a doubt, they thought they broke us, but they woke us, as the words of the song go. You know, it's interesting. I've been all over the country over the last week, you know, from North Carolina to California, young people are talking about what happened there in Tennessee. They're excited about getting engaged in the process and pushing

for change and standing in solidarity. So Republicans, you know, they played their hand, but they didn't really understand the cards that were going to play out on the table. And now we're going to see a lot more people who are getting engaged in the civic process and who are going to demand change. And that's what it's all about. You know, sometimes you need a spark to get people going again. This is another one of those important sparks in our history that allow us to move forward and make real change happen. Now the issue, Randy, is what happens in Memphis, because now the Shelby County commissioners, they have to vote. My understanding, there's going to be a meeting tomorrow,

but the votes are not fully there. They need seven votes in the commission. They have five to reappoint Justin Pearson. They will. They will have no choice. They will. And that is the beauty about how active we have become. This is a digital world. So when people try to silence us and move in the dark and do

things that only hurt our people and hurt democracy as a whole, we learn about it. And so the entire country now is looking. And so it will be very difficult for them to get away with not allowing him back in. Very difficult. And can I just say, I could watch that clip over and over again, like it's a movie, just how courageous this young man is and the faces on these representatives. They won't even look at the brother. They won't even look at him. They are so disgusted, which, you know, I get a little bit of pleasure out of their disgust. That makes me kind of happy to see how unhappy

they are. Absolutely, absolutely. But I will say, Larry, look, Memphis is not a lock because one of the things that you have going on there, as we said, what Tammy Sawyer last week, you've got the mayor who is saying that Republicans in the legislature may not fund this expansion of FedEx Arena.

They're talking about $350 million. And so this is how petty these folks are. But I'm going to tell you right now, the Chevy County Commissioners will look like some damn fools if they choose not to reappoint Justin Pearson. Yeah, you know, the Republicans stay mad when they lose.

Just take the L and keep it moving. And it's also, Roland, we talk about the idea of Republicans being and believing in terms of, you know, allegedly in economic development, you know, the party economic development, you know, the party of, you know, business, corporate America, and the idea that you won't provide this money to renovate, you know, to renovate, all it does is not only hurts the region there, but hurts the entire state. So it doesn't make any sense after you took the L to then try to

turn around and, like I said, you know, threaten. And we know a lot of these conversations, backdoor conversations and threatening and saying that if he's reappointed, then we won't provide you with the necessary funding. But once again, it's silly because all it does is hurt the state of Tennessee, hurt corporations, and also small businesses. So they can't talk about, well, we believe in small businesses

and stimulate an economy where you won't provide the necessary money for the renovation. So let's hope that they realize that, once again, they took the L and they should just keep moving forward. Mustafa, here's this. Reverend Barber said something yesterday that's critically important, and that is folk have to understand that this thing is bigger than Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. He said 75 percent of the Republicans who ran, ran unopposed. And this really has to be a rallying moment,

an opportunity to build infrastructure there in Tennessee. You are guaranteed to lose if you never have folk who are running. And so they have to also change that. And so I hope when Reverend Barber goes in on Monday with Moral Mondays, I really hope folks are focused on the importance of building coalitions when it comes to what happens next. Without a doubt, building coalitions, making sure that we have talented candidates,

supporting those candidates is going to be critical because you have got to compete for all of these offices on the local level, the county level, and on the state level. And that's what they're afraid of is that folks are going to get motivated to show up at the polls, but also to begin to look critically at these positions and to fill these positions so that it erodes their power and privilege. So we're going to make sure that the individuals have an opportunity to fully compete and have the resources that they need. And I know there's a lot of us who are willing to give our dollars and our time to make that become a reality. Folks, don't forget Monday, Reverend Barber, Repairs of the Breach, and other clergy will be in Nashville for Moral Monday. They will be there, folks.

Again, more information, go to www.bereachrepairs.org. And so we will be live streaming with them on Monday. We'll be having right here on the Black Star Network, keeping you abreast. Remember, this thing is bigger than just what is taking place. It is bolder as well. All right, y'all, we come back. I want to talk about what Republicans are doing, how they are trying to go after black men using hip-hop artists. I'm explaining to you what the right-wing website Rumble,

what they announced today, but I'm going to explain to you what the real strategy is. And brothers, the right is targeting you. I'll explain next on Roland Martin Unfiltered on the Black Star Network. Lost my daughter. I didn't know where she was. So I had to figure out how to survive, how to eat, how to live. I don't want to go into the details because she's here, first of all. She may not want me telling that story. But possession of her, the family broke down, I was homeless. I had to figure out I didn't have a manager or an agent or anybody anymore

and I'm the talent. So I got to figure out how to be the agent. I had to figure out how does business work? On a next A Balanced Life with me, Dr. Jackie, it's spring. Hallelujah. But hold on. It's not all fun and games. With the sun and the warmth comes the need to clean the clutter mentally, physically, emotionally, socially. All of those things need to happen. Getting rid of the clutter and clearing the cobwebs in our head and in our home. That's next on A Balanced Life on Blackstar Network. Hi, this is Shira Lee Ralph. Hello, everyone. It's Kiara Sheard. Hey, I'm Taj.

I'm Coco. And I'm Lili. And we're SWB. What's up, y'all? It's Ryan Destiny. And you're watching Roland Martin Unfiltered. Makira Williams has been missing from her Bernice, Louisiana home since January 7th. The 17-year-old is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about Makira Williams should contact the Union Parish Sheriff's Office at 318-368-3124. 318-368-3124. All right. So in 2016, Donald Trump increased the numbers of Republicans got from black men. We saw the impact of that in the 2018 midterm elections, and then we saw it again in 2020.

So you may ask, well, what is at play? And you got the folks out there who, again, and I can tell you, I see exactly what the strategy is, because what Republicans are doing, what they are suggesting is that, oh, you've got a group of black men out there who feels as if no one listens to them, no one talks to them. And so I see how they begin to parrot the right-wing talking points. I see when I did interviews with The Breakfast Club and Vlad TV and Ebro in the mornings, when they jump on these message boards, you can always see the same language. Oh, you ain't nothing but a shield for the Democrats, and you trying to get us to vote Democrat.

I had one fool say, oh, you were trying to get us to vote for Hillary. Well, fool, she was running against Trump. So what are you saying? You want a Trump? Same thing. Oh, you trying to support Biden. He's running against Trump. And so I need you to understand what's going on. So a move took place today.

Announcement was made where the right wing streaming platform Rumble. Now they trying to compete with YouTube. All right. But this is an absolute right wing platform called Rumble. So they signed an exclusive deal with DJ Academics to live stream on their platform three to five times a week. Now, this is the press release that they put out. Rumble. Now, this is a publicly traded company, Rumble, the video sharing platform, announced today that the popular media personality DJ Academics will live stream exclusively on Rumble three to five days a week. Known for its authentic voice, DJ Academics is a powerful culture entertainment influencer with 5.2 million Instagram followers and 2.76 million YouTube subscribers.

The Jamaican-American podcaster will recover the latest news in hip-hop music along with a satirical take on top headlines. Now, he says, I look forward to being one of the first to bring music and cultural conversations to a platform like Rumble. There have been many bad decisions at larger platforms

where they haven't put creators first and they are disconnected to the community. I feel now as an inflection point for streaming platforms, I couldn't be more excited to lead this effort on a platform that puts creators first. But here's the question. Do they put black people first? Now, I'm trying to explain to you,

and I want y'all to be very clear. The Republican strategy, the Republican strategy is to how can they appeal to black men and they are specifically trying to target them. Hey, put the photo from the UFC fight this weekend. Oh, you had this photo of Joe Rogan and Trump with Mike Tyson in the photo. Yep, that was this weekend. I want y'all to understand what's going on here. I need y'all to understand.

The Republican Party knows black women hate them more than anybody else. There's no group that hates Republicans more than black women. But the Republicans are specifically going after certain black men. Don't, now look, they could try to play this all rumble. No, we're trying to be legitimate. And see, let me tell you how they try to play it with me. So you know I got my podcast on iHeart, iHeart's platform. Well, I was asked, because they have to ask ask me Will I do certain readings

Because I ain't just reading anybody's stuff So I've turned down other advertisers Rumble Wanted to run an ad on my podcast Hell fucking no Let me say it again I absolutely Said hell no

To Rumble running an ad on my podcast. Why? Because I know what Rumble's about. Who's one of their shareholders? Dan Bongino. Y'all pull up who Dan Bongino is. Dan Bongino, former Secret Service agent, right-wing hack on Fox News, right-wing hack on the radio. That's who Dan Bongino is.

Y'all need to understand what's going on here. And so Rumble, by signing DJ Academics,emics Oh they're throwing the money at them But understand what they're trying to do Be aware of the content on Rumble So they would love For the black men and the other folks who listen to DJ Academics To come on over to Rumble and support their platform, but Rumble ain't down with black people.

Rumble is a right-wing platform. It is a mega platform. That's what it is. And that's what it was created for now they're trying to sit here and spend themselves oh no we you know we don't have any uh particular ideology in fact here's the here's the bottom of the press release about rumble. Go to my iPad. Rumble is a high-growth. I want y'all to see this here. Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble's mission is to restore the internet to its roots

by making it free and open once again. For more information, visit corp.rumble.com. Now, let me explain something to y'all. Pull a statement up again. See, Randy, you don't have to say you're neutral if you're not. That's the first giveaway, y'all. The fact that they're saying they're neutral, they're trying to get, that's the bullshit of Fox News being fair and balanced.

Then, they're creating the rails and independent infrastructure to be immune to cancel culture. Let me explain what that means. They were created because right-wingers who spread misinformation on

YouTube were getting kicked off of YouTube. Do y'all see the game plan? Randy, game recognize game, and we see exactly what they are doing. You're muted. Come on, guys. What's up? Rana, can you hear me?

I hear you fine. There you go. Now we can hear you. Okay. This is a classic case of the search of the cheapest Negro. Yes, they are paying him quite well. By cheap, I'm talking about having some boundaries to have some pride in yourself and not be willing just

to sell your entire race out because he knows who Rumble is, but he's taking the bait and the price. So it's the case of the cheapest Negro in my opinion, and it's just unfortunate. It's just

unfortunate. Here's the deal. It's just unfortunate. Here's the deal. I don't know. I've never met DJ Academics. I have no idea. I don't know the decision to sign. I don't know what he signed for. What I do know, Larry, who Rumble is, and I do know what their

strategy is. I do know exactly what they're trying to do, and I'm not going to sit here again. Again, they might say, oh, no, no, no. We're trying to be, this is how we're trying to do it. Nah, see,

here's the whole deal. We know exactly what is going on here. And I need y'all to understand, okay, this is from Pew. See, y'all, this is from Pew, December 21st, 2022. Key facts about Rumble.

Right here. While 20% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Rumble, only 2% regularly get news there overall just six percent of americans regularly get news from at least one of the seven sites studied and no single site is used for news by more than two percent of u adults. Now, here's the key. I need y'all to understand what's going on here. This is from Pew.

This is not, you want to know who's neutral? It's Pew. Roughly three quarters of those who regularly get news from Rumble that 76% identify as Republicans or lean toward the Democratic Party, while 22% identify as Democrats or lean Democrat. Larry, this is Rumble's attempt to bring black people

to Rumble to not just listen to his show but the other shows on the platform, game recognized game. You laid it out really well, Rowan. It sounds like they're going after all the right wing hoteps in the black community basically but if brothers are watching this don't fall for the

banana and tailpipe you highlighted what they're trying to do in terms of this this new partnership and like you said i'm quite sure he got paid handsomely but no money is worth selling out the community and i think another thing that's really important, Roland, in terms of we talk about elections, you know, black people make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population. When it comes to these national elections, presidential elections, it's important for some way Republicans to peel off black voters, whether it's those individuals who decide not to vote. You've talked about that a lot on your show.

Or individuals, like I said, these kind of right-wing hoteps who decide, well, I'm not going to vote Democrat because they don't care about me, and I'm going to vote Republican. And so what that is, it makes it easier in some of these swing states to win. So once again, I need brothers who are watching this, and you laid it out perfectly. You need to talk to Black men in barbershops, mosques, churches, et cetera, playing ball, whatever you're doing, the gym to tell them don't fall for this. And then once again, it's really important to remember which parties focus on health care, education and making sure that your civil rights are protected. Now, Mustafa, again, let's go back to Pew. Go back to my iPad, y'all.

I'm trying to teach y'all. This is what Pew says. A closer look at news consumers on Rumble. 54% men. 44% women. Here's the key. Matter of fact, Anthony, give me, put in one of these monitors.

I need to point some stuff out. So give me the big monitor over here. Okay? I want to walk y'all through this because I really need y'all to understand. I need y'all to understand the map here. Because I'm trying to walk, and again, let me be clear. I don't know DJ Academics. I don't know him. I would love to talk

to him. And again, he probably got a great deal paying him lots of money. I'm explaining to y'all what the rumble strategy is here because you need to understand who makes social media sexy? Black people. I told

y'all black people by our usage of clubhouse calls clubhouses a market cap. They told y'all, black people, our usage of Clubhouse caused Clubhouse's market cap. They went from launch to a $4 billion valuation in nine months. Black people, we make social media

sexy. So here's the deal right here. This is Pew, okay? A closer look, news consumers. What I tell you, 54% men on Rumble, 44% women. Get news from more established social media sites. 48 men, 51 women. They're targeting men.

Now, let's go up here. Rumble, look at the numbers here. Ages, 18, 29. Zoom in. 18, 29, 17, 30 to 49, 32, 50 to 64, 31, 65 plus 20. That means that Rumble attracts 51% of their people are 50 plus. 51%. Throw in 30 to 49. That's 83%. Why are they paying DJ Academics? Right there.

17. They want him to get that number up. Who follows him? Black people, especially black men. Oh, boom. Let's go to education. High school or less, 45. Some college, 31.

College plus 23. Other sites, let's go on over here. What do these numbers show you? Right here. High school, 38. Some college, 32. College plus, 30. What does that tell you? Rumble appears to largely white people, white Republicans, high school or less. I need y'all to, see, y'all don't get, when you're watching these announcements, you need to understand what you're watching. Now, let me go to the big number as to why Rumble signed DJ Academics. Right here.

Boom. 67% of Rumble's users are white. 5% Mustafa are black. 23% are Hispanic. 1% is Asian. This right here, 5% black, 17%, 17%, 18, 29, that right there, Mustafa, is why Rumble signed DJ Academics to that big deal

because they want to target black people, but specifically black men in anticipation of the 2024 election. That's it right there. There's intentionality and folks need to realize that folks literally have strategies about how to win these elections, how to utilize social media, how do you get the right influencers, just sharing at first some general information. And then as time goes by, they begin to change that information. And before you know it, you've been indoctrinated into sort of the right wing

way of thinking about this country. You start to think, well, you know what? You know, maybe my community doesn't really need all these resources or maybe things are not as bad as people say they are. So you got to be really careful because there's a lot of pimping that goes on and we often don't pay attention to it until after we done been pimped. So folks need to one, educate yourself, understand this game that is being played, and then make sure that you are not allowing this misinformation to take over your thinking. Look, folks, let me be perfectly clear again. I just want to walk you through this so you understand here.

The deal is here. I'm not saying they're going to control his content. But I need you to understand, if he brings eyeballs and he brings viewers and users, let's then, they then are seeing the commercials of the other content folks. They are now seeing the other voices. That's what the strategy is. And so y'all just need to understand, gang recognize gang, what's going on here. And I'm telling you right now, I see it all the time when black men are trying to attack me. Oh, look at you shilling for the Democrats. They're not listening to what I'm saying. They're not listening to what I'm saying about federal conservative federal judges refusing to let black men out of prison.

They're not saying anything about the actual policies. They're not saying anything about people like Republican Senator Tom Cotton, who said more people should be in prison. Y'all better recognize how they're trying the Republican Party. Their plan is to try to peel off more black men in the next election. Brothers, they're targeting you and you better be asking yourself, wait a minute, y'all trying to target me about finances and taxes. What you not saying? Because let me let me be real clear. I'm a close this way to all the black people listening to me who y'all sitting here. Talk about, oh, you cover for the Democrats. All is that and the other.

It is Republicans in Mississippi who are trying to, who are creating a separate police district in that city of Jackson, Mississippi. It is Republicans in Mississippi that do not want to expand Medicaid impacting the health of black people in Mississippi. It's the Governor Tate Reeves of Mississippi who just signed April as Confederate History Month. It's also Republicans in Tennessee who just threw out two black representatives

but did not throw out the white woman. It's Republicans in Georgia who changed the laws to shut down ballot boxes and other early voting locations. It's Republicans in Texas who are trying to close voting locations on college campuses. It's Republicans in Texas who want to keep Prairie View A&M students from not voting in Waller County. It's Republicans in Texas who are sitting here changing the laws when it comes to services for women for reproductive rights. It's Republicans in Florida like Rhonda Santus who are attacking AP, African American curriculum

courses, who are attacking diversity, equity, inclusion. And what is now happening? The state auditor in Mississippi now wants to know how much money is being spent on DEI At all public universities It is Republicans in Tennessee who are trying to fire the Board of Trustees for Tennessee State University And they want to get rid of all The leadership there at Tennessee State so for all you brothers out there who keep telling me I'm a Democratic shield, what the hell do y'all care about? Because I can show you how Republicans

don't give a damn about brothers. But go right ahead and keep playing games and let them maintain power and control. And then you see who's going to lock your black ass up. And who has no problem. Oh, by the way, to all you brothers who keep talking about, man,

you were trying to get us to vote for Biden over Trump. I'm sorry, Hillary over Trump. What did Jeff Sessions do when he became Attorney General? He tried to get rid of the consent decree in Baltimore. Bill Barr wanted to get rid of the consent decrees. They tried to get rid of the ones in Chicago as well.

Oh, so for all you brothers who are against police brutality, guess who had no problem with the cops whooping your ass? Jeff Sessions, Bill Barr, and Donald Trump. Hmm. Ain't something mysterious when you are a brother who knows how to read and you have facts to back up your argument. So by all means, keep trying to call me a shill

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So, what about the idea of virtual assistant? Well, our next guest, they created a company called Essence Virtual Assistants. It's a black-owned virtual administrative support service designed to help small businesses. Co-founders of Essence Virtual Assistants, Dr. Star Barrett, her daughter Essence Moore. They join us right now from Atlantic. Glad to have you on the show. So where did this idea originate from? Well, I've been in the business for over 20 plus years and it originated from really, I always kept it in my back pocket, never launched it. I did, I focused on the event planning aspect of it. But when COVID hit, I was like, I have to figure this

out. We're originally from New Jersey. We moved to Georgia and I'm like, what can I do? And I'm like, okay, I have this virtual assistant firm. So I launched it and did a press release. And it was just an amazing launch. Well, because the reality is, again, it used to be people used to operate as if you needed people to be in one place. And I mean, I can tell you right now, I've actually operated for a company virtually for the last 15 years. So I've had my assistant in Chicago or in Texas. I have a digital person who's in Chicago. I have people from other parts of the country and I've been either in Chicago or Texas or in Washington, D.C. And so it's not that hard. So we don't live in a world where you physically have to see the person every day. Right.

It's definitely a display of the new generation and getting with the times and on a positive note to so many opportunities and a new world of the digital era and how this can actually be a helpful thing to multiple families and business owners and entrepreneurs. And giving people jobs, you know, for the single parents or the guardians who want to stay at home and are scared to go outside or are more comfortable working from the comfort of their home, you know, it was just an amazing opportunity all around, be able to help organizations, small, medium businesses, nonprofits, high-profile clients, as well as provide an opportunity for staff to come on board, be a part of our family, and be able to offer services that a lot of organizations need.

Well, but technology has also played a huge role in this as well. And so the ability to have virtual calls, whether it's Zoom or Microsoft Teams or Google Meetup or whatever. So there's so many different things that used to require someone being there in person. Hey, fax this. Well, none of these things are happening now. And so it has changed the game in terms of how people are able to work and where you don't even require the same amount of space as you used to. Right, right.

And it helps organizations also save on their overhead as well because you have folks that are working from home, as you stated, and they're in the comfortability of their own house, right? So they have all the equipment that they need, the laptop, the computers, the printers, the phones, you're saving on overhead. You don't have to pay for, you know, actual brick and mortar insurance and things to that nature. So it's a win-win. How has the business grown in terms of, you know, do you, and how does it actually work? Are you placing folks or do you hire the assistants and then you throw them out?

How does that actually work? So we have independent contractors that will submit their resume via our website and we'll filter through them. We'll have them, of course, do an assessment to see how they score in different categories. And then we'll have an interview. Of course, we'll sometimes do background checks. And then if we feel like they're a great fit for the very essence of virtual assistants, we'll bring them on board. You definitely have to be qualified. If you're not qualified, we're about to drop a course to get you qualified, right? Virtual assistant extraordinaire, because we just want to help people. We're in the helping business. Questions from the panel.

Randy, you first. Have either of you worked as virtual assistants yourselves? I know you said it was an idea in your back pocket, but have you actually done this yourself? Yes, I currently work as a virtual assistant myself as the CEO of the organization. It's important for me to stay in the know. I want to know what's new, what's old, what's happening, what's going on. I want to stay on top of my skill sets as well. And then we have things that'll come in and I'll give them to my daughter to do. So she works in as well. For an example, some of the things that she's done

has been like typing up Airbnb things, spreadsheets, things to that nature. So we both work in the business as well as on the business. I feel like this is definitely an interesting translation of my journey in terms of what I've done in the past and to be a part of this business and what it means now. Growing up, I always grew up with an entrepreneur right in front of me, a divine display of what it looks like to own your own business.

So I feel like I was always assisting my mom. She has an event planning business as well. So I would attend these events and help run the snow cone machine, the cotton cane machine. And this is just another aspect, another way to not only help her, but to help others. And now it's all virtual. It's all digital. So again, referring and fueling back into this new age and this new generation of technology and what it can provide for us. And so she could learn.

Cost? I want her to be able to learn as many skill sets as she can. What's the cost? This provides that she can. What's the cost? So this provides that for her. What's the cost? Oh, the cost varies. So it could start anywhere from about $15 an hour to about $7,500 an hour or more, depending on the level of support, virtual assistants.

Of course, you have beginner, intermediate, as well as expert level, depending on our client's needs. So the calls vary, but we try to be as affordable as possible. And then we also try to hire here in the USA. Mustafa? Yeah, well, first of all, congratulations. My question is, what does growth look like for your business? Will it be new areas that you'll be focusing on? Will folks be more well-versed on technology? What does growth look like? Growth for me looks like just bringing people on that may be smarter than me in certain aspects of the business. So people that handle like our marketing or you may have someone who's good at spreadsheets, but the actual

formulas, right, that comes with spreadsheets and kind of bring them on. I think, Ro, for me, our target area are or is small, medium businesses, nonprofit entrepreneurs, and high-profile clients. We do want to expand all over the world. You know, if we can and be able to provide these services, it's important for me. I'm big on loyalty and I'm big on customer service. So I want to provide all of our clients as well as our staff an experience. So growth looks great as long as we keep going, as long as we keep marketing, as long as we keep being true to who we are, and then as long as we keep doing good business. To piggyback off of what you said, too, in regards to just learning and surrounding yourself with not only like-minded individuals, but those who know more about different things than we do. Because when we learn and when we grow, our business evolves as well.

So I think that's also an aspect of being able to learn and expand into new fields and dimensions in that way. Larry. Congratulations. It's a great idea. Talk to me about how are you staying ahead of the competition? You have a great idea. And what happens in America, people always steal it. So how do you stay ahead of the competition? I think for us, one of the things that a potential client brought to my attention actually a few days ago was that we are minority owned and we are women and the people that sit as a part of our executive team are also women. And what keeps us apart from the competition, I would say, is that we provide amazing customer service. I allow people as well, my clients as well as my staff, access to me.

I don't sit in office with my door closed. If you have a question, you need to call me, email me, feel free to do so. I'm open. If I'm unavailable, I'll get back to you. I run a business that I want to kind of flow and just be family oriented. And I want people happy. Like I want my staff happy. I want our clients happy. And I think that's kind of what sets us apart. And my daughter is my homie. She's my business partner.

So, you know, she's 20 years old. So here we are, you know, building this brand, this empire to help impact and grow other businesses. So I think just consider us your organic seed. I feel like the personal relationships we create with our clients also sets us apart. There have been so many times I've come into the room, I'll catch my mom on a call and it's a business call, but upon first glance and my first impression of the conversation, she's not only providing business advice, but life advice from her experiences in entrepreneur and the things and the knowledge she's learned and acquired over the years.

So I think it's really creating relationships with people and networking with people from entirely different backgrounds and just different places of life. And always being a student and teacher. Yeah. I'll learn from my staff as well. Sometimes they'll be like, you know, Dr. Star, instead of doing it this way, may I suggest we do it this way? And I'm like, that's really awesome.

Like, teach me that. So, yeah, just learning. And they invite you on trips and stuff. Yeah, they do. They sure do. Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. just learning. And they invite you on trips and stuff. They do. They sure do. Absolutely. Yeah. All right, then.

Okay. Where people get more information? They can go to www.essencevirtualassistance.com. Visit our website. Of course, we're on Facebook at Essence Empire. We are on Instagram as Essence Virtual Assistance, and we're're on Facebook at Essence Empire. We are on Instagram as Essence Virtual Assistance. And we're also on Twitter as Essence Empire. All right, then. All right. We certainly appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Good luck.

Thank you for having us. We appreciate your time. I appreciate it. Thanks a bunch. All right, y'all. So have you seen this story out of Georgia? There's this white man in his business. He's teaching athletes speed and agility drills. Ninety-six percent of his clients are African-American. Hmm. I wonder what they would say about these videos where he's been busted making all sorts of racial comments.

Listen. Coming up here, Andrew's got a conference with the legislature, real estate thing and all, in downtown Atlanta, standing here at the Omni Hotel. Everybody's seeing in. They ain't seen a white person in sight. Homeless ones on the street. Every restaurant looking in here is black every car beside them is black they can have atlanta that it used to be a fun place to come to up here they can have

this place right here and stuff there ain't no way there's no way just there's your yeah it was it was just a sign up there had ob Obama and all them on there and that stuff man yeah that's all that's up here that's all that's up here man and stuff is just crap yeah you and Boff need to come up here and go hunting

yeah that stuff man ain't nothing here dog ain't nothing but blacks up here. That's all it is. Atlanta's done gone down, man. Just gone. Bro, look at this nigga trying to pull out in front of me right here.

Look at this nigga trying to pull out in front of me right here. Hey, did you see that tree right there? Yeah. Yeah. Did you see that tree right there? Yeah. Did you see that tree right there? Roe will hang you from that tree. Yeah. Look what you got me. $129.

Look at that. Nice. Look at that nice jacket. Lay it out here on the bed for me. Nice Columbia. Yeah. Columbia, that nice jacket. Lay it out here on the bed for me. Nice. Columbia. Yeah. Columbia. Yeah. Got the Glock by the bed.

Let me talk. Room service. Y'all need y'all niggas to bring me some chicken wings, two hoes, a red bone and a white girl. Yeah, I want the white girl, Rogue, gonna try the red bone. No. No, Boris ain't coming. Yeah, I want the white girl, Roe, going to try the red bone. No, no, Boris ain't coming.

Yeah, he was here and everything. He make them leave. He make the red bone leave. Yeah, he, no, he don't do that. I tried that one time at the house. Yeah, just Roe. Yeah, he probably do it and he probably going to throw her out. We on the 14th floor, he probably throw her out the way on the 14th floor he probably throw out the window

what he done with it yeah cheap rate Atlanta Atlanta Nougatown this is the same Mark Taylor y'all it has been confirmed as he is the

owner of Edge Speed Edge Sports former defensive back is the owner of Edge Speed, Edge Sports, former defensive back at the University of Georgia. In fact, this is his Twitter page right here, y'all. Go to my iPad. You see it right here. And boom, his photo right here is one of the players at the NFL. I hope he loses every single client

and all his business. Randy? Everything. I want him to lose everything. He is just openly racist. And what concerns me is how he has impacted really all the black children

and men with whom he's worked and i know we know he's going to we're going to get a statement of how much he loves black people and how many of them that he's worked but you can't tell me when you see someone with this much hatred that little things that he would say little things that would affect these young people. There's just no way. Larry, he's been voted the Georgia High School Coach of the Year for track six years in a row and makes a lot of money from black folk. Sure does. But you know what? With these videos, we see you now.

So I hope all the coaches in the college football and, you know, college players and pro players that work with them will put out statements and hurt the bottom line. So I'm waiting for Nick Saban and some of these other coaches to come out and say, hey, we disassociate with this guy, et cetera. But I won't hold my breath when it comes to waiting for that. But we need to hurt him where it hurts. Mustafa, he hasn't posted on Facebook since January 30th.

Haven't seen any other comment from him. But, oh, trust me, I'm quite sure his phone and email is blowing up. Oh, yeah, folks going to get him. But, you know, as we said earlier, stop letting people pimp you. Stop giving them your money. Stop giving them your time. Stop giving them your image to make more money off of you. So, you know, once you know who somebody is and then you still allow these types of things to go on, that just means you want to be pimped. So to all the black coaches

in Georgia, that's a new business you can probably be starting. If you have one, you probably be getting some new clients real soon. None of these videos are going out about Mark Taylor. Can't wait to hear him give us a groveling apology. Randy, Larry, Mustafa, I appreciate it. Thanks a bunch, folks. I'll see y'all tomorrow right here on Roland Martin Unfiltered on the Black Star Network. Y'all know how we do it.

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