82R9938 JGH-D
By: Turner H.R. No. 627
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Acclaimed journalist Roland Martin is sharing his
insights and experience as a guest speaker at the African American
Legislative Summit, which is being held in Austin on February 28 and
March 1, 2011; and
WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Martin is a 1987 graduate of the
Magnet School of Communications at Jack Yates High School in
Houston, and in 1991, he received a bachelor's degree in journalism
from Texas A&M University; in 2008, he earned a master's degree in
Christian communications from Louisiana Baptist University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Martin served as editor for several newspapers,
magazines, and websites, including the Chicago Defender, the
Houston Defender, the Dallas Weekly, Savoy magazine, and
BlackAmericaWeb.com, and he is the former owner and publisher of
the Dallas-Fort Worth Heritage, a Christian monthly; he was also a
reporter, news director, and talk show host for radio stations in
Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago; and
WHEREAS, A well-respected television commentator for TV One
and CNN, Mr. Martin is the host of Washington Watch with Roland
Martin and a regular guest on many other media outlets across the
nation and around the world; he is also a nationally syndicated
columnist and the author of three books; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Martin's extraordinary career has been
recognized with more than 30 awards, including two NAACP Image
Awards, the President's Award from the National Association of
Black Journalists, and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award; Ebony
magazine has cited him as one of the 150 most influential African
Americans in the nation for three years in a row, and the British
newspaper the Daily Telegraph named him as one of the top 50
political pundits; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the course of a dynamic and varied
career, Roland Martin has proven himself time and again to be one of
the most insightful and provocative commentators on the American
political scene, and it is indeed an honor and a pleasure to welcome
him back to Texas for the African American Legislative Summit; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to Roland Martin for his many
achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for a meaningful
and memorable visit to Austin; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Martin as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.