DeSantis Map Sued in Florida. Tennessee Targets Black District. FBI Raids Louise Lucas

About this episode

The episode discusses legal challenges to congressional maps in Florida and Tennessee, an FBI raid on a Virginia lawmaker, and issues of racial disparity in sentencing.

5.6.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: DeSantis Map Sued in Florida. Tennessee Targets Black District. FBI Raids Louise Lucas Florida Democrats are suing over the congressional map that Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law. I will speak with the founder of the organization that filed the lawsuit. Tennessee's proposed map splits the state's 9th Congressional District and divides the only majority-Black congressional seat in Memphis. I will talk to two Tennessee lawmakers about this illegal gerrymandering effort. The FBI has executed a search warrant on the offices and business of Virginia lawmaker Louise Lucas, who led the state's redistricting effort. We will examine a new report highlighting that Tarrant County, Texas, sentences Black individuals to death at a disproportionate rate. A Black pastor claims he knows the real reason Christians disapprove of the twice-impeached, criminally convicted felon-in-chief, Donald "The Con" Trump.  You will not believe his reasoning.  And we will pay tribute to former Oklahoma State Representative and civil rights leader Don Ross. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android…

People in this episode

Host: Roland Martin

Guests: founder of the organization that filed the lawsuit, Tennessee lawmakers

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• congressional map lawsuit
• FBI raid
• civil rights
• disproportionate sentencing
• political commentary

Keywords

• DeSantis
• Florida lawsuit
• Tennessee gerrymandering
• FBI raid
• Louise Lucas
• Don Ross
• Donald Trump
• Black Star Network

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Florida Democrats, Black Star Network

Places: Tennessee, Memphis, Tarrant County

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