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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Acclaimed journalist Roland Martin is sharing his |
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insights and experience as a guest speaker at the African American |
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Legislative Summit, which is being held in Austin on February 28 and |
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March 1, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Martin is a 1987 graduate of the |
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Magnet School of Communications at Jack Yates High School in |
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Houston, and in 1991, he received a bachelor's degree in journalism |
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from Texas A&M University; in 2008, he earned a master's degree in |
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Christian communications from Louisiana Baptist University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Martin served as editor for several newspapers, |
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magazines, and websites, including the Chicago Defender, the |
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Houston Defender, the Dallas Weekly, Savoy magazine, and |
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BlackAmericaWeb.com, and he is the former owner and publisher of |
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the Dallas-Fort Worth Heritage, a Christian monthly; he was also a |
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reporter, news director, and talk show host for radio stations in |
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Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago; and |
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WHEREAS, A well-respected television commentator for TV One |
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and CNN, Mr. Martin is the host of Washington Watch with Roland |
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Martin and a regular guest on many other media outlets across the |
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nation and around the world; he is also a nationally syndicated |
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columnist and the author of three books; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Martin's extraordinary career has been |
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recognized with more than 30 awards, including two NAACP Image |
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Awards, the President's Award from the National Association of |
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Black Journalists, and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award; Ebony |
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magazine has cited him as one of the 150 most influential African |
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Americans in the nation for three years in a row, and the British |
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newspaper the Daily Telegraph named him as one of the top 50 |
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political pundits; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the course of a dynamic and varied |
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career, Roland Martin has proven himself time and again to be one of |
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the most insightful and provocative commentators on the American |
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political scene, and it is indeed an honor and a pleasure to welcome |
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him back to Texas for the African American Legislative Summit; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to Roland Martin for his many |
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achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for a meaningful |
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and memorable visit to Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Martin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |