Roland S. Martin, the syndicated columnist and former
managing editor of the Houston Defender, has been named the executive
editor of the Chicago Defender. Martin, 35, had been running editorial
operations since May as a consultant to the nation's only daily black
newspaper. Martin is a columnist syndicated by Creators Syndicate, and
founder of BlackAmericaToday.com. He has been managing editor of two
black newspapers, the Houston Defender and Dallas Weekly. He was news
editor of Savoy magazine and began his journalism career with the Fort
Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram. A 1991 graduate of Texas A&M
University, he is the author of "Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of
America." [more ]
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