Black Star Network is a free, ad supported streaming news network founded and wholly owned by journalist Roland S. Martin. Launched in 2021 and based in Washington, D.C., it is the only fully Black owned daily national news network operating in the United States after the collapse of Black News Channel.
Services
The network anchors on the daily live program Roland Martin Unfiltered, with additional shows covering politics, business, education, health and Black culture, plus town halls and gavel to gavel coverage of major political events. It streams free on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung, Android, iOS and YouTube, and is funded directly by viewers through its Bring the Funk Fan Club rather than by a corporate parent.