Roland Martin
@rolandsmartin·1.9M subscribers·31.6K videos
WTH?!? Indiana GOP Lawmaker Says Black Students Lack "Respect For Learning"
Posted
March 6, 2022
Views
59,346
Likes
1,355
Comments
534
Engagement
3.18%
March 6, 2022
59,346
1,355
534
3.18%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
19:32Now PlayingA Republican Indiana legislator apologizes for his comments suggesting Black students don't perform better academically because they lack "respect for learning."
House Education Committee Chairman Bob Behning of Indianapolis made the remark last week when answering a question about a bill that would make changes to the state's academic standards for all students.
Behning referenced a statistic showing 3 out of one thousand Black students in the Indianapolis Public Schools system passed both the English and math portions of the state's ILEARN standardized exam last year.
Here's Behning's apology.
"I should have been clearer in stating what I truly believe to be the biggest obstacles to improving our children's academic performance, I sincerely regret my remarks have been hurtful to others, and I apologize for it."
Mark A. Russell is the Director of Education & Family Services for the Indianapolis Urban League. He joins us now.
Join #RMU and the Black Star Network on YouTube to get access to perks
👀 Watch the 3.4.22 edition of #RolandMartinUnfiltered
#RolandMartinUnfiltered partnerNissan | Check out the ALL NEW 2022 Nissan Frontier! As Efficient As It Is Powerful! 👉🏾
⭐️ Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ PayPal ☛ Venmo ☛ Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com
Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛
Every dollar that you contribute helps to make #RolandMartinUnfiltered possible.
Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox
Put some swagger in your wardrobe with Roland S. Martin Pocket Squares. Visit to order your shibori pocket squares today.
Shop with Roland Martin and #RMU. Visit our Amazon Affiliate link for great deals and to support #RolandMartinUnfiltered
-
Get a FREE trial to Amazon Prime on us
Check out #RolandsBookClub and some of his favorite tech gear
✅ Join the #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BringTheFunk Fan Club to support factbased independent journalism
✅ Join the Roland Martin and #RolandMartinUnfiltered mailing list
#RolandMartinUnfiltered is a daily show broadcast from Washington, DC, that will focus on news, politics, culture, entertainment, social justice, sports, education, business, and finance. If it’s important to you, we will cover it.
The Roland S. Martin YouTube channel is a news reporting site 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.The future of one of Fort Lauderdale's historic Black communities is in question after Florida officials reveal plans to build a bridge through the town.
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
