Roland Martin (journalist)

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Roland Martin
Martin in 2017
Born
Roland Sebastian Martin

(1968-11-14) November 14, 1968 (age 55)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
OccupationNews reporter
Notable credit(s)Chicago Defender, CNN
Spouses
Deborah Duncan
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(m. 1993⁠–⁠1999)​
Jacquie Hood Martin
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(m. 2001)​
Websitewww.rolandsmartin.com

Roland Sebastian Martin (born November 14, 1968)[1] is an American journalist. He was a commentator for TV One, the host of News One Now, and Washington Watch with Roland Martin.[2]

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 a web series, Roland Martin Unfiltered on YouTube.

Books authored by Martin include Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America,[3][4] 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.

  1. ^ Date of birth found on the Texas Births, 1926-1995, under MARTIN, ROLAND SEBASTIAN, on November 14, 1968.
  2. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 9, 2013). "Roland S. Martin to Host 'News One Now', TV One's First Daily News Program". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Martin, Roland S (2002). Speak, Brother!: A Black Man's View of America (First ed.). Dallas: Martin Media Group. ISBN 0-9719107-0-7.
  4. ^ "CNN's Martin to be honored". Archived from the original on October 10, 2008.