Roland Martin Unfiltered Hit 12 Cities in 15 Days Before Midterms
Roland Martin took his political show on the road in the three weeks before Election Day, and he says the tour covered twelve cities in fifteen days. Variety reported his account from a conversation on its “Strictly Business” podcast, published on Nov. 10.
Roland Martin Unfiltered is a daily political news and commentary program built around a roundtable, meaning a group of guests who discuss the news together on air. Martin has worked at CNN and TV One, and on Tom Joyner’s radio program, before launching his own digital news operation.
The tour stops included Little Rock, Arkansas; Fairfax, Virginia; Lansing, Michigan; and Indianapolis. It also reached Atlanta and Lithonia, Georgia; Jackson, Mississippi; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In Florida, the crew visited Miami Gardens, West Palm Beach and Tallahassee. In Texas, the stops were Arlington, Dallas, Houston and Fort Bend County.
Travel changed as the tour went on. Martin said he used a 35-foot bus in the first week. In the second week, he used the bus and a Sprinter van, a smaller passenger van.
The road trip was part of a wider push. Black Star Network, which carries the show, lists it alongside Rollin With Roland, The Black Table With Dr. Greg Carr and A Balanced Life. The network said the midterm roadshows included a session with students at Alabama State University.
The push ended on election night. Black Star Network presented live coverage titled “Black Votes Matter Election Night 2026” under the Roland Martin Unfiltered brand. The broadcast was built to follow the results as they came in.
For viewers, the tour meant the host could meet audiences in person, in cities far from the studio. For the people who ran the bus and the van, it meant a long run of stops in fifteen days.
