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Our Voices, Our Vote: Virginia Town Hall on Power, Policy & the Fight for Voting Rights

2025-10-17 Entertainment
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Roland S. Martin
Roland S. Martin
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Activating Power: Virginia Town Hall on Voting Rights, Local Policy, and Community Investment

Secure Black political power by understanding how local elections determine federal outcomes, and learn the concrete steps required to hold elected officials accountable for community resources.

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  • Maximize voter turnout in local races to counter threats against voting rights and secure crucial economic and educational funding.
  • Local officials directly control vital services, from community-level environmental standards (EPA) to school board curriculum decisions.
  • Virginia State University (VSU) community members mobilized 412 new student voters, emphasizing that student participation swings local elections.
  • Candidates presented specific agendas focused on affordable housing, trade education, and securing VSU's $277.5 million in owed land grant funding.

This town hall, broadcast live from Virginia State University, frames the upcoming elections as critical bulwarks against national political assaults, particularly concerning the Supreme Court's potential weakening of the Voting Rights Act. Speakers stressed that political neglect leads directly to policy losses, urging the audience to translate activism into sustained engagement beyond presidential elections.

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10.16.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Our Voices, Our Vote: Virginia Town Hall on Power, Policy & the Fight for Voting Rights We are on the campus of Virginia State in Petersburg for a special edition of Roland Martin Unfiltered "Our Voices, Our Vote" Town Hall, powered by Virginia House Democrats and the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. Tonight, we'll be discussing the importance of voting, mainly because we are on the verge of the Supreme Court potentially gutting the Voting Rights Act. We have Democratic candidates who are vying for and defending their seats in the upcoming November elections. The tenth Senate failed to pass the bill to reopen the government. Democratic leaders claim they are acting in the best interest of the American people. New York Representative Yvette Clarke, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will join us. And we'll talk to the president of Virginia State University. #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 Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. 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)

@seanmayo3929 2025-10-17

Love how Roland is holding these young students to task by asking them directly and specifically WHAT and HOW they are going to influence others who may be discouraged from voting

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@soar1091 2025-10-17

Students , y'all need to have that place packed. Come on team

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@tonimay9519 2025-10-17

Excellent town hall!!!

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@msshaun 2025-10-17

God Bless!!✨

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@Spincrossup799 2026-04-10

Awesome Town Hall Meeting!!!. S/o to Roland Martin, Kimberly Pope Adams, & The Other People Who was Guests on this Program Special.

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@Wash_fold 2025-10-18

Love what Roland is doing !!

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@jameslee133 2025-10-17

Ok I see we are at 1.88 million

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@felicialawrence359 2025-10-17

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS EPISODE AND THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT NC‼️‼️📣

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@rdb8607 2025-10-17

What a great program exercise as usual Ro‼️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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@Samrawit-q1x 2025-10-17

Kudos! Roland Martin! I truly believe u r one of a kind.!!! Wat u r doing's simply immeasurable.!!! Wish ya n all ur colleagues success.!!!

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