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LIVE! Saint Augustine's Town Hall | #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork

2025-04-12 Entertainment
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4.11.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: LIVE! Saint Augustine's Town Hall We are live in Raleigh at the Martin Street Baptist Church to discuss all things Saint Augustine's. We will speak with students, faculty, Staff, Alumni, and the community about the state of one of North Carolina's oldest HBCUs. We'll examine how this university got here: financial troubles, numerous lawsuits, dilapidated buildings, seven presidents in the past five years, and selling the campus radio station for $20. There's so much to unpack. We are here to find a way forward for Saint Augustine's. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbase https://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox http://www.blackstarnetwork.com The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform 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.

Top Comments (10)

@feenarvaez65 2025-04-12

I’m glad that Mr. Roland Martin has the floor to speak. He’s down to earth and one of us.

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@Pearl879 2025-04-12

This was a very informative town hall. SAU is in a sad situation. I pray that the Board will take action to save this university.

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@angelalunsford4546 2025-04-12

I attended Shaw university in the 90’s which is minutes from St Aug’s and both schools were thriving back then, you never would have thought this would happen…😔

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@LOBETHRVIBS 2025-04-12

Uncle RoRo, thank you for holding this town hall. Well overdue. Calling out the political reps to hold them accountable was priceless. My heart hurts for St. Aug, my dear old Bennett College and all of our treasured HBCUs that are on the brink of extinction. There is truly still a need for HBCUs.

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@RevaCox 2025-04-12

53:15 This is truly an eye opener, and thanks to Roland Martin for the town hall meeting. The HBCU needs board members who truly care about the school instead of the current ones who appear to be responsible for the situation the school is now in. I pray for better governance for this school, the ones who are dedicated staff that are still there having faith that change is coming, and new leadership.❤😢

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@Whenwefight49 2025-04-12

The gentlemen on the last panel was absolutely correct,its a land grand both schools are minutes from downtown and midtown. Multi-million dollar homes ,condo and apartments are popping up all over the area where there was once blight. These board members have sided with the big money intetest of DC and other big cities to enrich themselves and ehance their self interest. This was very enlighting . Thank you Roland

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@Fefilodimus 2025-04-12

Boards are accountable to the Stakeholders. They can be checked. They can be held liable for corporate malfeasance. Criminal charges should be filed. That will get their asses to stepping! Why hasn't that been done?

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@11third 2025-04-18

I love Roland's Town Halls. This is one of many reasons why it's important for us to give, and keep this going. (we cant get this ANYWHERE)

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@bighomiemac3472 2025-04-17

It's sad to see the conditions of that campus.

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@Journeeslife-20 2025-04-15

I graduated in 1980 when SAU was thriving under the leadership of Dr Prezell Robinson. This is a self-inflicted wound, that's constanting bleeding.

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