Be Woke.Vote · 2018
Roland Martin Unfiltered: the full series
Ten conversations from 2018 in which Roland Martin sat down with Maxine Waters, Chuck D, Dr. James Lawson and more to talk about power, history and the ballot. Made for Be Woke.Vote with creative direction by AONE Creative, and every episode is here on its own page.
About the series
Roland Martin Unfiltered
In the week before the 2018 midterms, Roland Martin sat down with Zulay Henao, Erica Ash, DeVon Franklin, Chuck D, Dr. James Lawson, Representative Maxine Waters, Ali Siddiq, Erika Alexander and LisaRaye McCoy to talk about power, history and the ballot.
The episodes went out as a podcast and on YouTube from October 30 to November 6, 2018, and the video podcast edition followed on Be Woke.Vote from April to August 2019. In October 2020 the conversations came back as short cuts for the 2020 election.
Created by Robert F. Smith and Deon Taylor for Be Woke.Vote. Directed by Deon Taylor and Omar Joseph. Produced by Roxanne Avent, Heather Kritzer, Suzanne Summerville and Darrick Angelone. Creative direction by Darrick Angelone and AONE, powered by AONE Creative.
The series on Be Woke.VoteThe Messy Truth, the companion series
The episodes
Ten conversations, in the order they came out
- Oct 30, 2018 · 8:53
Zulay Henao
The actor Zulay Henao talks with Roland Martin about the power of the Latino vote, why so many Millennials believe their vote will not count, and the travel ban.
- Oct 30, 2018 · 17:22
Erica Ash
The comedian and actor Erica Ash talks with Roland Martin about what the American flag means to people of color, equality, voter suppression and education.
- Nov 1, 2018 · 13:48
DeVon Franklin
The author, producer and preacher DeVon Franklin talks with Roland Martin about how public figures shape communities and elections, and why change starts with registering to vote.
- Nov 1, 2018 · 21:20
Chuck D
Chuck D talks with Roland Martin about education for people of color, learning how government works, and the vote as the tool to use it.
- Nov 1, 2018 · 23:24
Dr. James Lawson
The Reverend James Lawson, a leader of the civil rights movement, talks with Roland Martin about America, injustice and the Black freedom movement.
- Nov 2, 2018 · 21:13
Maxine Waters
Representative Maxine Waters talks with Roland Martin about the president, political bullies, discrimination and standing up for yourself at the polls.
- Nov 2, 2018 · 24:11
Ali Siddiq, Part 1
The comedian Ali Siddiq talks with Roland Martin about what it means to be Black in America, prison reform and urban communities, in the first of two parts.
- Nov 3, 2018 · 14:05
Erika Alexander
The actor Erika Alexander talks with Roland Martin about her political stance, fighting racism and becoming an advocate for your community.
- Nov 3, 2018 · 13:47
LisaRaye McCoy
LisaRaye McCoy talks with Roland Martin about violence in Chicago, schools that fail children of color, and changing the narrative in America.
- Nov 5, 2018 · 20:49
Ali Siddiq, Part 2
Ali Siddiq and Roland Martin pick up where part one left off: being Black in America, prison reform and the power of the vote.
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