Free Instagram Influencer Report on Roland Martin

Black news is being suppressed on purpose. The current platforms don’t want information that is critical to our communities to be consumed. They want you doomscrolling through podcast clips, outrage, gossip, and whatever else keeps you distracted. These platforms are compromised, controlled by outside interests, and increasingly cannot be trusted to decide what information reaches us and what disappears. Spark is where news, culture, conversations, and our communities aren’t buried by an algorithm. Continue the conversation on Spark. Create an account sparktheworld. app

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What does this look like to you? I don’t wanna miss represent this original image. So here it is. You would think with all the lynchings of Black people going on in America right now that Nike, who owns Converse, would think twice about putting out an ad that looks like the dangling feet of a lynched person next to what looks like the silhouette of a Klan hood. But here we are. Meanwhile, Nike stock is trading around levels it has not seen since 2014. There’s no way this doesn’t ring alarms inside the building. No gotdamn way. I say all the time that disrespecting or offending Black people is one of the best marketing strategies in the world. Create the controversy, get everybody talking, then apologize later. Somebody in that room, with the authority to actually speak up and be heard, should have said, “Nah. That looks like a Klansman standing next to somebody who’s been lynched. We probably shouldn’t do that.” Representation is not just about checking a box. It is about having people in the room who can see what everybody else in the room might completely miss. But again, here we are @nike @converse 😐

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Urgent warning issued: all Black organizations, regardless of affiliation, must prepare for a politically orchestrated threat to their entire infrastructure. https://youtu.be/vzexYeQkKeQ #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #BlackOrganizations #PoliticalPreparedness #CommunityDefense #ActivismAlert

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and that’s why his show is called UNFILTERED 😭 #NABJ #explore #Journalists #NABJ26

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@rashadbilal and I spoke today about the post that I made and why I think people are responding to it in a negative fashion. I understand how, as a Black business, white media will try to label you as exclusively Black in an effort to limit your growth. So I understand the frustration and where some of those feelings may come from. He said he will address the situation on Market Mondays, and I look forward to hearing what he has to say. I think all of us should give him the opportunity to express how he feels and provide context around his comments. What I said came from a place of love for Black people and Black businesses. I believe we can support one another, hold each other accountable, disagree with each other, and still want to see each other win. My support for Black success will never require my silence when I believe something needs to be said. I will always speak up for us in that way. 🤜🏾🤛🏾 @troymillings @michaeljmacdonald @themasterinvestor

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