By Cynthia Littleton
Black Group at the Democratic National Convention: Day 1
Standing in the middle of the Media Row section of the United Center, veteran journalist Roland S. Martin made a bold statement on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
His daily talk show series “Roland Martin Unfiltered” had been going on for hours, with one-on-ones and roundtable discussions from a makeshift studio in a busy corner of the area cordoned off for broadcast and digital media outlets not named CBS, ABC, NBC/MSNBC, Fox News, PBS and CNN.
"I would venture to say that I've had more African-Americans on our air today alone than you'll see on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News combined in a week," Martin told Variety. "That's in one day. And it's not just the same voices. That's why our voices are important, because we're bringing a perspective. Every speaker on that stage that's black — we're going to go live to them. You look at other networks, they probably don't air their speeches. That's why it's important."
