Believing in Yourself: Despite media rejections, he built his Black Star Network.
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🗓️ 24 October 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Roland Martin.
For years, Roland Martin has earned a reputation for being outspoken and unfiltered. Behind this influential pundit lies a savvy businessman and entrepreneur who has successfully navigated challenges and criticism. Join us to hear how Roland Martin transformed negative opinions into a thriving independent media brand, "The Black Star Network," and learn about his journey to redefine media representation and impact.”Over the course of a journalistic career that has seen him interview multiple U.S. presidents to the top athletes and entertainers in Hollywood, Roland S. Martin is a journalist who has always maintained a clear sense of his calling in this world. Many have bestowed upon him the moniker, “The Voice Of Black America.”
Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective. It launched on Sept. 4, 2018.
On Sept. 4, 2021, Martin launched the Black Star Network, an OTT network that features a variety of shows focused on news, culture, finance, wellness, history and wellness. BSN is available on Apple and Android phones; Apple and Android TV; Roku; Amazon Fire, XBox One and Samsung TV.
He was a commentator for TV One, the host of News One Now, and Washington Watch with Roland Martin. He was also a CNN contributor, appearing on a variety of shows, including The Situation Room, Anderson Cooper's AC360, and many others. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst. He currently hosts his popular series, Roland Martin Unfiltered on YouTube. Books authored by Martin include Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America, Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith and The First: President Barack Obama's Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin and White Fear: How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds.
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