TX Map Vote, Newsom’s 5-Seat Plan, Judge Orders Miss. Redraw & Report: Trump Hits Black Middle Class

8.20.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: TX Map Vote, Newsom’s 5-Seat Plan, Judge Orders Miss. Redraw & Report: Trump Hits Black Middle Class

The Texas House spent hours debating and preparing to vote on a new congressional redistricting bill introduced by Republicans,

Meanwhile, in California, Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing a bold redistricting proposal that could create five new Democratic congressional seats.

A significant victory for Black voters in Mississippi: A federal judge says the state must redraw its Supreme Court election map. The judge said the previous system violated the Voting Rights Act.

The twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump, promised that his policy agenda would help the Black middle class succeed. Instead, his administration's actions are a direct threat to Black Americans.

In a new analysis, the Center for American Progress breaks down the harms these actions cause. We'll talk to one of the authors of the study.

And don't miss tonight's Black Star Network Marketplace segment, we'll feature international travel chef Joanne Thomas' spices, butters, and sauces.

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