Award-winning journalist and BIN Commentator Roland S. Martin of #RolandMartinUnfiltered will bring the funk on Election Night 2020, anchoring an exclusive live special from the heart of Washington DC at Black Lives Matter Plaza, “The Black Information Network Presents: Election 2020 – Black Votes Matter – hosted by Roland Martin.”
The six-hour live stream and radio simulcast airs 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. ET on Nov. 3 on #RolandMartinUnfiltered via FaceBook Live, YouTube, Periscope and Black Information Network/IHeart Media. Providing real-time updates and analysis as the polls close and election tallies are reported nationwide on the historic race between GOP incumbents Donald Trump/ Mike Pence and Democratic challengers Joseph Biden/Kamala Harris, Martin will be joined by special guests and noted experts during the broadcast, including activists, legal scholars, HBCU professors, political media pundits and more. Throughout the evening, Martin and his expert contributors will track and breakdown the results of important statewide and local elections around the country, then help provide key insights for Black America on the impact.
“The 2020 Election is one of the most consequential we’ve seen in American history, and Black voters will play a crucial role,” said Martin, who serves as host and managing editor.
“Our goal at #RolandMartinUnfiltered is to provide unparalleled coverage of not only the presidential and U.S. Senate races, but the many local races that impact our people,” Martin added. “From top scholars to civil rights lawyers to health and economic experts and politically-minded celebrities, there will be no other place — digital, cable or broadcast — that will match the plans we have for our collaboration with IHeart Media and Black Information Network on election night.”
With more than 75 confirmed guests appearing during the broadcast, experts include Dr. Greg Carr Department of Afro American Studies, Howard University; Ben Chavis President, National Newspaper Publishers Association; Award-winning Actor/Director Bill Duke, Cliff Albright Co-Founder, Black Voters Matter; Derrick Johnson President, NAACP;Erica Savage Wilson Host, Savage Politics Podcast; Hamill Harris, The Washington Post; Kellye Beathea, Communications Strategist; Rashad Robinson Executive Director, Color of Change; Rev. William Barber President, North Carolina NAACP; Robert Patillo, Exec. Dir, Rainbow/PUSH Peachtree Street Project; and Tamika Mallory Co-Founder, Until Freedom, among many others.
As Americans stream to the polls to have their say on who will serve as the next president, as well as choose their senators, representatives, governors, and a host of local officials, #RolandMartinUnfiltered will be there to provide coverage from every angle.
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