Roland S. Martin

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Roland S. Martin
Born Roland Sebastian Martin
November 14, 1968 (1968-11-14) (age 43)
Houston, Texas, USA
Occupation Journalist
Spouse(s) Jacquie Hood Martin
Notable credit(s) Chicago Defender, CNN
Website
www.rolandsmartin.com

Roland Sebastian Martin (born November 14, 1968)[1] is an American journalist and syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate and author of Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America,[2][3] 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.

Martin is a commentator for TV One and the host of Washington Watch with Roland Martin, a one-hour Sunday morning news show on the network. He is also a CNN contributor, appearing on a variety of shows, including Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull, The Situation Room, Anderson Cooper's AC360, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and many others. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst.

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Martin was born in Houston, Texas, where he attended Jack Yates High School. In 1987, he entered Texas A&M University on an academic scholarship, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1991.[4] In May 2008, he earned a master's degree in Christian Communications at Louisiana Baptist University, a primarily religious, non-accredited institution.[5] Martin pledged the Pi Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in 1989.[6][7]

During the 1990s, Martin was a contributor on the BET Sunday morning news program Lead Story. He is the former executive editor of the Chicago Defender. Martin hosts a morning radio talk show on WVON in Chicago, and in March 2007, he joined CNN as a contributor.[8] He guest-hosted Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull while Brown was on maternity leave in April and May 2009.

Martin has defended Michael Steele and other black Republicans against charges of being "Uncle Toms", arguing that the label is inappropriate.[9]

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References

  1. ^ Date of birth found on the Texas Births, 1926-1995, under MARTIN, ROLAND SEBASTIAN, on November 14, 1968.
  2. ^ Martin, Roland S (2002). Speak, Brother!: A Black Man's View of America (First edition ed.). Dallas: Martin Media Group. ISBN 0971910707. 
  3. ^ "CNN's Martin to be honored". http://www.theeagle.com/local/CNN-s-Martin-to-be-honored-. 
  4. ^ "Roland Martin on Diversity at A&M". http://www.kbtx.com/local/headlines/30874509.html. 
  5. ^ LBU Academics and Vision by Roland S. Martin (12-19-2007)
  6. ^ Roland S. Martin (2008-05-19). "Commentary: Make wearing a flag pin the 28th Amendment". CNNPolitics. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/19/roland.martin.05.19/. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 
  7. ^ "The Pi Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.". www.thepotentpio.com. http://www.thepotentpio.com/home.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
  8. ^ "Roland. S Martin joins CNN as contributor" (Press release). Inside Cable. March 2007. http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/03/13/roland-s-martin-joins-cnn-as-contributor/. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  9. ^ "Steele, Black Republicans Not Uncle Toms or Sellouts". http://www.hillcountrytimes.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=133&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=2816&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2264&hn=hillcountrytimes&he=.com. Retrieved November 30, 2009. 

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