Pickens, Co. Ala.: Micah Washington & Glenn Foster, Jr. Lawsuits, LA Congressional Map Extension

12.7.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Pickens, Co. Ala.: Micah Washington & Glenn Foster, Jr. Lawsuits, LA Congressional Map Extension A huge lawsuit is coming against the Pickens County, Alabama, Sheriff's office and the officer who tased a handcuffed black man in the back. In an RMU exclusive, Micah Washington's attorney is here to tell what happened when Reform, Alabama, police officer Dana Elmore approached his client.  Pickens County, Alabama, is also where former Saints football player Glenn Foster, Jr. died in police custody nearly two years ago. His family just filed a wrongful death lawsuit, and they are here to give us details about the case as we approach the second anniversary of his death.  Louisiana gets an extension to redraw the state's congressional maps. I'll talk to a lawmaker about how they will redraw the maps if Governor John Bel Edwards does not plan on calling a special session to draw a new map. The Biden administration is trying to keep more money in our pockets. More folks are getting their student loan debt forgiven. And Biden has a new plan to lower prescription drug costs. I'll talk to a policy expert on how opening up drug patents can save us money.  And we'll discuss why the menthol cigarette ban is being postponed.   Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.