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TN Commissioner Harassed, HBCU Funds, SCOTUS & Affirmative Action; Libera's 200th, Eye Care Month
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2:23:55Now Playing01.24.22 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TN Commissioner Harassed, HBCU Funds, SCOTUS & Affirmative Action; Libera's 200th, Eye Care Month
A Tennessee county commissioner was harassed and threatened last year while a confederate statue was being removed. Today, those charges almost got dismissed. We'll have that commissioner here to explain despite clear evidence of harassment; the white man will get off scot-free.
The US supreme court will hear challenges to affirmative action in college admission. The President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will explain how much of a slippery slope this could end up being.
Yesterday would have been the 24th birthday of Lauren Smith Fields; the young black Bridgeport, Connecticut woman found dead in her home after a date with a white man she met on a dating app. A Bridgeport city council member will be here to answer our questions about the family's allegations of how the police department is botching the investigation.
Plus, Supermodel Beverly Johnson will drop in to tell us about her relationship with fashion icon Andre Leon Tally.
We are a few weeks away from our trip to Liberia for its bicentennial celebration. Tonight, we start our special segments about the county with historian and author Claude Clegg.
And it's National Eye Care Month. In our Fit, Live, Win segment, we'll talk to a correctional health optometrist who will give us some tips on how to keep our eyes healthy.
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