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Hey, y'. All, what's up? It's Lauren the Rosa. And this is another episode of the latest with Lauren the Rosa. This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room. My lowriders, if you guys cannot tell by the tone of my voice in the intro, today's conversation is going to be one that is very serious. We cover a lot of things here at the Latest with Lauren LaRosa, but when it's time to take the time, we do so. And today there was a verdict that came down in the Carmelo Anthony case. And I, like the rest of the world, had some thoughts and feelings on it, but wanted to put my own thoughts and feelings aside and bring someone who has been very close to this case, who's been advocating for the Anthony family right here to you guys on the podcast to have some conversations about what happened and the verdict that we all heard today of guilty. Thank you for joining me. Dominique, how you doing?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
I'm doing pretty good. How about yourself?
Lauren LaRosa
I mean, I'm doing good. I think like everybody else, I'm kind of watching from the outside looking in and just have a lot of questions and I don't know, I kind of feel like I have a younger brother. So watching everything that played out in this case and what didn't play out, it's heartbreaking. You know what I mean? And I know that you were working alongside Carmelo Anthony's family to give everything that was happening some platforms so that we knew what was going on. How you feeling following the verdict?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Well, it's really hard right now to be able to process it when, you know, I've had the opportunity to get to know Carmelo Anthony. I've had the opportunity to get to know Kayla and Andrew and his father and other children. You're talking about a beautiful black family. You're talking about a very educated young brother, Carmelo Anthony, a very kind and very smart and. And had a very promising future.
Lauren LaRosa
Right.
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
That was stolen Today, do you feel like.
Lauren LaRosa
And it's hard to do in a trial, right, where, you know, you have the prosecutors who are, they're, they're stuck on what they're trying to get to. But do you feel like it was. There was a. A good enough job done of humanizing Carmelo Anthony outside of what we as a community would just try and do ourselves on social media? Do you think it was done well in court?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
I don't think so. I think that there were many things that I disagreed with the approach, but at the end of the day, I'm not a lawyer. Of course he had attorneys. There were multiple different things that I felt like it could have been, went this way, but it didn't. And I just, the. The young man that I got to know, I didn't think. I didn't think it was displayed to the fullest in the courtroom.
Lauren LaRosa
How is Carmelo's mom doing? I know she was the only one at this time. She is the only person that has testified in the sentencing part of the trial because that's where we are now. How's. How's his mom doing? As of. As of now,
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Kayla is distraught. I can't speak for her, but just to know Kayla. Kayla is a mother. She does everything for those children. She is a woman of. She doesn't say a lot or whatever, but she doesn't play about her children. And, you know, my heart goes out to her because this is a family that traveled and moved from Louisiana to Texas and for just a better opportunity, better exposure, and they landed in Collin County. And Collin county is a county north of Dallas county, where the city of Dallas resides. And of course, a lot of times when people move here, they end up moving to some of these suburb areas, not knowing some of the history that goes behind some of these areas, very problematic. And so I know that the family is really hurt right now.
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I really had to make a decision because I caught myself getting that frog in my throat and starting to get teary as I'm narrating some of these sections. And it's like, okay, yo yo, yo, is this indulgent? And I really thought about it. I was like, no. At this point it would kind of be betraying the trust the author and the listener have in telling this story if I don't go through it. But there's places in this book that that deeply, emotionally affected me and I left it on the mic. That's great because it served the story. People will say like oh my God, I cried at the end. It's like yeah dude, me too.
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Lauren LaRosa
about the plea that she made to the court after everything and you know, her attempt to just humanize her child herself and it was heartbreaking to read. So I, I can only imagine what happens now though, like is, is after. Are you guys already talking about like appeal? How do we activate around the case and, and the verdict? Like what, what now? What do we do now?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Well, of course the Next Generation Action Network is going to have to raise resources and we're going to have to have people from all different colors and creeds in black America to really stand up because this case is solely about are these laws going to be applied to everyone or are they going to be applied to some? I know you see cases from all across this country, even from the recent case in Carolina where we're told, hey, take your emotions out of the situation. It's law. This is law. Right? And so in this situation, the law was very clear and the law was ignored. And of course that was also the reason why the judge limited the court proceedings so that the people won't be able to know what really went on rather than the secondhand count of information that pretty much all America is pretty much going off of because only 50 people were allowed at a time to be in a court.
Lauren LaRosa
Can you break down. So first, let's start with the limiting. Can you explain what was limited?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Well, first of all, you limit the amount of people that were able to see exactly what's going on, the activities you also even in the ruling of the jury, of course, many people are making it seem like the judge went through a full process. No, the judge actually made a decision fairly quickly on those three black jurors that the prosecution striked. Right. A lot of people got answers on that. A lot of people got answers on how did these people testify in court, what was their body language? We know based on a lot of accounts of people who were in the courtroom, a lot of them witnesses were coerced. They were instructed what to say. You can tell they tried to keep the brother far away from the situation. When we know that Hunter Metcalfe had already went on national TV saying he was. Was right there. But some kind of way during the trial, by multiple eyewitnesses account, we found that Hunter was there. But, you know, this is what we have to deal with. And now just while I've been on the interview with you, we find out that Carmelo has been sentenced to 35 years.
Lauren LaRosa
Oh my God. Wasn't expecting that. So, okay, let's talk about the jury really quick, because you brought that up. Right. And I know the conversation with the black jurors that there were three of them that were struck, correct?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Yes.
Lauren LaRosa
The judge said that they were struck for non racial reasons. And they brought up the fact that they were educators. Wouldn't you want people that were educators and understood children in an educational or a school setting and how those things happen on a jury? Like, where was there law basis that allowed them to strip? Like. Like how was that able to be a argument to take those jurors off of the jury or off of the selection process?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
You know, flabbergasted. Nobody that was there understood exactly how they were able to strike them. They just said they were educators. Not. Not explain why they think they're conflicted because they're educators. Just because they're just. They're educators. Right. And of course, we know that Collin county has a long history of yet discriminatory practices. We know that Collin county is a county where black people have had a real uphill battle to be able to get justice. And we know that Collin county has a real large population of black people that it has sent to prison in the history of it. And we know that this county is very problematic. And we heard a lot of different calls for people saying why didn't we push for change of venue? But if they understood how state law work, there were only certain red counties around that, that even if they would have pushed it to another venue, it would have been even worse.
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I really had to make a decision because I caught myself getting that frog in my throat and starting to get teary as I'm narrating some of these sections. And it's like, okay, yo, yo, yo, is this indulgent? And I really thought about it. I was like, no. At this point, it would kind of be betraying the trust the author and the listener have in telling this story if I don't go through it. But there's places in this book that that deeply, emotionally affected me. And I left it on the mic. That's great because it served the story. People will say like, oh my God, I cried at the end. It's like, yeah, dude, me too.
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Lauren LaRosa
And, and, and there was an educator that was kept on the jury still. So even though they tried to have that argument, it was. It still was that one educator that was kept. Was that a person of color or a white person?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
White person,
Lauren LaRosa
man.
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Okay, so if it's educators is blanket educators across the board.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, I thought that there was maybe like a legal standing, but if you keep in one educator and getting rid of the other ones, I like, I would have to dive more into, like, why, like what made one different than the other three. And then my last question. I know we have to wrap up. Are we going to see a change? I don't even know if this would be possible at this point. But if you guys go into the appeal status, which are you. You guys are planning to appeal, is that something his family is considering?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Yes.
Lauren LaRosa
Will there be a change of attorney?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Yes. There will be new appellate attorneys assigned and there will be a new legal strategy and we will need to be able to raise the resources to be able to support that.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. Okay, got you. And then the focus of the appeal, is it going to be to just kind of combat all the jury information? The thing with the judge and the DA and the father, there's some correlation of relationship there that I was reading about. Is that true?
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
We don't know if you know that was true. We know that the picture was not the sitting judge and we gave some clarification. We don't know what judge that was in the picture. It wasn't given to us, but it wasn't John Roach who was the presiding judge over this situation. But of course we're going to need to need the community support across America support to go into this next process. And of course we know the road to justice is not a quick one, but we stand committed towards making sure.
Lauren LaRosa
Well, thank you so much for joining me. I know you have a lot to try and figure out at this point. Thank you. I appreciate it.
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Thank you for having me. Thank you.
Lauren LaRosa
I'll talk to you guys soon. Please stay in contact.
Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony family)
Alrighty. I will.
Lauren LaRosa
Alrighty.
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Date: June 10, 2026
Host: Loren LaRosa (The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts)
Featured Guest: Dominique (Advocate for Carmelo Anthony’s family)
In this somber and impactful episode, Loren LaRosa addresses the recent high-profile verdict in the Carmelo Anthony case, which resulted in a guilty verdict and a 35-year sentence. Loren hosts Dominique, an advocate working closely with the Anthony family, to illuminate the human side of the case, the trial’s possible miscarriages of justice, and the steps forward for the family and supporters. The tone is empathetic, serious, and intent on highlighting broader issues of justice and accountability, especially within the context of Collin County, Texas.
“You’re talking about a beautiful black family… a very educated young brother, Carmelo Anthony, a very kind and very smart and… had a very promising future. That was stolen.”
– Dominique (04:33)
“She doesn’t play about her children… this is a family that traveled and moved from Louisiana to Texas for just a better opportunity… and they landed in Collin County… not knowing some of the history…”
– Dominique (06:18)
“Nobody that was there understood exactly how they were able to strike them… just said they were educators, not explain why… And of course, we know that Collin County has a long history of yet discriminatory practices.”
– Dominique (14:59)
“Collin county is a county where black people have had a real uphill battle… very problematic.”
– Dominique (14:59)
“The road to justice is not a quick one, but we stand committed towards making sure.”
– Dominique (21:44)
“I have a younger brother. So watching everything that played out in this case and what didn’t play out, it’s heartbreaking.”
— Loren LaRosa (03:57)
“It’s really hard right now to be able to process it when, you know, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know Carmelo Anthony… That was stolen.”
— Dominique (04:33)
“Of course, the Next Generation Action Network is going to have to raise resources… This case is solely about are these laws going to be applied to everyone or are they going to be applied to some?”
— Dominique (11:30)
“If it’s educators, it’s blanket educators across the board… But if you keep in one educator and getting rid of the other ones… why, like what made one different than the other three?”
— Loren LaRosa (20:06)
The conversation is earnest, heartfelt, and occasionally emotional—dominated by a sense of urgency and injustice. Both Loren and Dominique refrain from sensationalism, focusing on facts, first-hand accounts, and an ongoing call for community solidarity and legal reform. The tone is supportive of the Anthony family, while also inviting broader societal reflection.
This episode delivers a frontline, advocacy-focused look at a controversial legal case with broad implications for racial justice and fairness in the American legal system. Loren LaRosa and Dominique bring both personal and systemic perspectives, using the case of Carmelo Anthony as a lens to scrutinize issues of representation, transparency, and community action.