'What Are Y'all Talking About?': Roland Shreds Ryan Clark Critics, Exposes Black Media Costs

“What are y'all talking about?” Roland Martin fires back at critics questioning Ryan Clark and The Pivot's independence, then walks through what building Black-owned media actually costs. For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (724) 264-8281 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/roland Paid Partnership “What are y'all talking about?” Roland Martin claps back at critics questioning Ryan Clark and The Pivot's independence because they use rented studio space and distribute on YouTube. As The Pivot Sports launches, Roland takes viewers inside Black Star Network to show exactly what building Black-owned media requires. Roland lays out the bills: $350,000 for lighting, almost $400,000 for an audio upgrade, $25,000 a month for studio space, and nearly $2,900 a month for fiber internet. He explains why he shut down streaming channels that cost more to distribute than they brought in through advertising, and why using someone else's distribution platform does not settle the question of ownership. The financial reality extends beyond equipment. Roland challenges people demanding new Black-owned networks to support the businesses already doing the work. He says Black-owned media receives just 0.5–1% of nearly $400 billion spent annually on advertising, and calls out brands pouring money into major networks while leaving Black-owned outlets behind. Dr. Greg Carr and Mustafa join the discussion about investment, sacrifice, and the survival of Black media. Roland's message to the critics: let people build, understand what the business takes, and actually support them while they do it. #RyanClark #RolandMartin #ThePivot #BlackOwnedMedia #BlackMedia #BlackStarNetwork Black Star Network Partner: Chapter Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options We’ve launched our official Telegram channel. Follow for the latest videos from #RolandMartinUnfiltered & Black Star Network. No algorithms. Just updates. 👉🏾 t.me/blackstarnetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: @rolandsmartin Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y... 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.