The Roland Martin Discussion Thread

[saturn7]

"Not a single damn Black cable network is covering the @repjohnlewis U.S. Capitol ceremony right now."

Because those networks are not black owned, thanks in part to the Telecomm act that Rollie's boy William Jefferson Clinton signed into law.

Rollie always like to complain about the lack of "black owned" media but never addresses the reason why.

 

[get these nets]

"Not a single damn Black cable network is covering the @repjohnlewis U.S. Capitol ceremony right now."

Because those networks are not black owned, thanks in part to the Telecomm act that Rollie's boy William Jefferson Clinton signed into law.

Rollie always like to complain about the lack of "black owned" media but never addresses the reason why.

Disagree here. Roland has bona fide Black media credentials having been the editor of the Chicago Defender. He has spokenly openly about the reluctance of Black owned media to adapt as one of the main reasons for those platforms dying out.

The current Black owned or Black themed networks could have carried the ceremony or done live spots throughout the day. They just opted not to. Telecom Acts passed in the 1990s arent the reason that these channels opted to not cover the ceremony.

 

[saturn7]

Disagree here. Roland has bona fide Black media credentials having been the editor of the Chicago Defender. He has spokenly openly about the reluctance of Black owned media to adapt as one of the main reasons for those platforms dying out.

The current Black owned or Black themed networks could have carried the ceremony or done live spots throughout the day. They just opted not to. Telecom Acts passed in the 1990s arent the reason that these channels opted to not cover the ceremony.

Which channels are still black owned that you and Rollie are referring too?

 

[get these nets]

Which channels are still black owned that you and Rollie are referring too?

I think TVONE & BOUNCETV are fully or partially Black owned

and whatever channels are part of Byron Allen's empire

 

[saturn7]

I think TVONE & BOUNCETV are fully or partially Black owned

and whatever channels are part of Byron Allen's empire

I don't have cable so I haven't watched these channels in years. These "black focused" channels only focus on entertainment, sadly. The suits probably figured they would be wasting money if they invested in real news and reporting.

Right before Bob Johnson sold BET they were doing serious news and political coverage.

 

[get these nets]

I don't have cable so I haven't watched these channels in years. These "black focused" channels only focus on entertainment, sadly. The suits probably figured they would be wasting money if they invested in real news and reporting.

Right before Bob Johnson sold BET they were doing serious news and political coverage.

BOUNCETV is a free over the air channel in most markets.

I forget which icon passed away a few years back, but Bounce carried the full funeral ceremony.

It's a disgrace for any Black owned or Black focused channel to have not at least run hourly spots between shows about the late John Lewis .
Youth target audience or not.

Encouraging ignorance.

 

[invalid]

I think TVONE & BOUNCETV are fully or partially Black owned

and whatever channels are part of Byron Allen's empire

Doesn't Oprah still own majority share of OWN? I mean, I know she has issues with black men not named JL King and Tyler Perry, but still.....

 

[get these nets]

Doesn't Oprah still own majority share of OWN? I mean, I know she has issues with black men not named JL King and Tyler Perry, but still.....

I think you're right.


You inadvertently threw shade on Steadman in this post. The Lumbee slander has got to stop !


just jokes

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[ElectroMan]

Yup. Opportunity zones prompt gentrification. Its amazing POTUS props this up as something he did for black folks, when in actuality it is destroying communities.

 

[BEN23]

opportunity for yt people with money. they show a list of the people who benefit from the program with a picture.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

This is why you need more legitimate black independent media

 

[TripleAgent]

 

[CoryMack]

What he described with the way the protests are planned out and mostly peaceful until nighttime is exactly how it was down here too.

 

[Rollo Goodlove]

This is why you need more legitimate black independent media

this is the guy who wants us to blindly follow Kamala Harris