7.7.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Brittney Griner's Guilty Plea, 17 awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, NY GOP quits Party

President Joe Biden handed out the nation's highest civilian award to 17 people, including civil rights attorney Fred Gray, Gymnast Simone Biles, and actor Denzel Washington. I was in the room and will share my analysis of today's ceremony.

WNBA Star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia. We'll give you an update on how much time the detained basketball star is facing and a breakdown of the next steps with Legal analyst Candace Kelly.

Derek Chauvin gets sentenced to 21 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights.

The cop who killed Tamir Rice resigns a day after being sworn in as a Pennsylvania town's only police officer.

Protestors are taking to the streets and getting arrested in Akron, Ohio, after the death of an unarmed black man, Jayland Walker. Among the arrested, Jacob Blake's father and Breonna Taylor's aunt.

A New York Republican drops out of the state senate race and quits the republican party.

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