Black Businessman SUES AT&T For $325M Claiming It STOLE His Business Plan | Roland Martin

[@stephaniebutler7300]

I'm 😠 outraged I surely hope these men get Justice!

[@AKC357]

at&t: I TRULY HOPE, AND WE MUST NEEDS BE IN PRAYER THAT A JUDGE (REGARDLESS OF ETHNICITY OR GENDER) SEES THIS CASE AS WE SEE IT😍🥰✊🏾💪🏾💯👍🏾❗️ WHEN I BEHOLD AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE EVIDENCE BEFORE ME❗️ the Systemic Ethnic bias❗️ AND THE TRILLIONS caucasians OWE US❗️ THE LIVES these devils CONSISTENTLY dishonor and disrupt AND ALL they’ve STOLEN FROM US!!! I DON’T AND WON’T OFFER; WHAT I think WHAT I feel WHAT MY opinion is WHAT the facts are/is WHAT the “alternative facts “ Are/Is!!! I’M OFFERING THE 💯% TRUTH, BASED ON THE 💯% EVIDENCE, (NOT facts) ❗️❗️❗️ AND THE EVIDENCE GOES AS FAR BACK AS slavery (WORKING FOR FREE👎🏾❗️) (THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE, WHICH WAS INVENTED BY OUR ANCESTORS, NOT some caucasian)👎🏾❗️ COUNTLESS OTHER IDEAS AND INVENTIONS stolen and taken from OUR ANCESTORS by those satanically influenced caucasians👎🏾❗️ AND the same devil that existed WAY BACK THEN, is still working against US TO THIS DAY!!! Quite TRUTHFULLY💯❗️❗️❗️ Their so-called attorny isn’t AT ALL SENDING A STRONG ENOUGH MESSAGE, HOWSOEVER, I’D BE IN 💯% AGREEMENT THAT THIS ISN’T MUCH AT ALL ABOUT COMPENSATION, BUT MORESO ABOUT SENDING A VERY STRONG💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 MESSAGE THAT ETHNIC bias WILL ABSOLUTELY NO LONGER BE AT ALL TOLERATED👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾❗️❗️❗️ AND THEREFORE, I’D MOST CERTAINLY BE SUEING FOR 100 $$$TRILLION DOLLARS (WITH A “T”)👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❗️❗️❗️ WHILES I’M CERTAIN, THAT SOME IN OUR OWN ETHNIC GROUP MAY SAY, thats way too much!!! I’D ABSOLUTELY ENLIGHTEN THEM ABOUT OUR HISTORY OF BEING ripped off👎🏾❗️ A VERY STRONG MESSAGE MUST NEEDS BE SENT❗️❗️❗️ AND IT HAS TO BE❗️❗️❗️

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only.

[@stephaniebutler7300]

@@gigigiseleworld I buy black and financially support Black whenever possible and will continue.

[@islandbeauty174]

Hmmm hopes when he wins, he keeps that money in the black community by marrying a black woman!

[@dglorious1269]

Me .2. 👍🏽

[@mdh5090]

I commend these gentlemen for standing strong for themselves and all the lives that they have empowered. Thanks Roland for allowing them to share their stories.

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only.

[@andreacolbert3405]

Dam shame

[@winniexxx1865]

Allllllways THIEFS Our INVENTIONS Our IDEAS THIEFS

[@geridinewhite869]

Why was I not able to finish my comment ?

[@evrydayppl6296]

Thank Roland for allowing these Gentlemen to tell what has happened.

[@doranthompson7898]

Thank you Roland for keeping us informed you keep telling us to follow the money

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only

[@cfirstp8416]

Please point out Black owned businesses in the Black communities??? We need businesses that sell the products and services that Black folk buy? So far those businesses are: 1. White-owned 2. Asian-owed 3. Indian-Owned 4. Pakistani-Owned 5. Maybe Hispanic-Owned like (meat markets and Deli's) Many gas stations are owned by Everyone but Black folk Convenience stores and ygrocery stores are largely White-Owned or Foreign-Owned Tech Companies are largely White-Owned. White people own some 67.5 million business, while there are only 2.5 million Black-Owned businesses in America spread through the continuous 50 states of America. Show me the Black businesses in our Black communities because there are none in my area in Florida. I didn't see any in San antonio Texas either. Went to Chicago and saw Asian businesses selling food to Black folk. Where are the Black businesses? They must not be advertising. They're not letting us Black folk no where they are at and what products and services they sell!!!

[@over50t66]

I believe these men. I have a relative that use to worked for AT&T. They stole their idea and never paid them for it. I hope they win.

[@loriannrichardson7644]

I've personally experienced similar wrongs several times. They take your ideas and NEVER compensate you accordingly. I was so tired, I just had to walk away for my sanity. I later came to see that I should have fought back -- I should have sued.

[@recoronandez7236]

This been going on since slavery

[@recoronandez7236]

300 m he better hire the best security in the world an wear a bullet proof vest an by a bullet proof car.Keep all his movements secret.These people are evil

[@cynthiagipson8039]

Yep mary j blige fina sue them cuzz they using queen of hip hop soul internet deal

[@j.h.777]

This is very disturbing. This is just not ethical. Now, I will consider something different than AT&T for our service needs. Thank you for this video.

[@dangerusscurvs4709]

They totally screwed these men over. . so damn jacked up. I hope they win a million times over in the courts.

[@orangejuice7802]

What a shame AT&T would do this!! Hope they win this lawsuit!!

[@cinnamonstar808]

Gen-Xers are just cold. 🥶AS ICE. they are going to make white people earn that High IQ. ☺ I see it. this is why they have to go back to stealing ideas + patents

[@juombe]

What do you mean what a shame? This is what goes on in the corporate world, duh.

[@wosenaoliver-smith957]

That’s not new

[@africanqueen1655]

YESSS it is so refreshing to see 👁 👁 3 Black, Strong, Confident Brother’s discussing how to reclaim what’s theirs (ours)! God is going to replenish you two-fold. 🙏🏿👏🏾👏🏾

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only

[@africanqueen1655]

@@gigigiseleworld That’s true😘, but we have to still work with others contractually. So in those cases we are demanding respect & our share. 👏🏾👏🏾

[@gigigiseleworld]

@Nabor Simbor "I am referring to businesses in our communities. During Racial Segregation.. Negros owned many companies before the 1970's. As a result of Integration those Generation's went out of business. . . You obviously don't know anything about Racial Segregation. Kindly move along..

[@MisterUrbanWorld]

@Nabor Simbor That's like me telling you to stop using Computers, because the First IBM Computer was created by a Black American whose still alive today, he holds 3 of the 9 patents of it, and his work is using in technologies right now as we speak. Also, those smartphones you're talking about would not function without certain "materials" from Africa that comes from child labor. Then there's Bill Green who owns 12 patents in this country. He is the innovator when it comes to packaging, and is behind a lot of unique things. Moral of the story is that you cannot tell Black Americans what they can use without knowing what they are contributing "behind the scenes". Let's not get started on the technology used in the 90s on Jurassic Park and other movies like Beauty and the Beast created by Marc Hannah. I can go on and on. That's like me telling you not to watch movies based on his special effects.

[@shondraclemons8358]

​@Nabor Simbor yeah and a Black man invented the cell phone and damn near everything we use on a daily so miss me with the bull

[@reodconstructionfacilities1619]

I am so proud of you guys! Stay strong. We must fight!!

[@joannkelly7994]

I pray they win super big. Over the years, nothing changes but the names of the parties; involved. This also is a part of our proud heritage and legacy: “Having to fight for what is rightfully yours.” Disgusting and disgraceful.

[@tyruswilson8721]

Sad but true the only problem is I'm starting to see our people except this process as if they're suffering from Stockholm syndrome and I have never seen Jews flat to Nazis like blacks flock to the whites or pinks

[@IAMJUDAH707]

Well said!! Shalawam

[@benethellee1846]

I strongly agree

[@ronaldwesby4257]

@@IAMJUDAH707 l pray they organize financial backers now, and start their own company, which become ten times more successful employing Black Men.

[@vikctorrkreedd6418]

They are dirty, type in class action lawsuit against them.

[@sherribaker1016]

This happens more than enough times, it's usually settled out of court or the former employee can't afford an attorney to go after these corporations.

[@augustusbrown5320]

Once they see you can’t go the distance………

[@jimmiebazz2586]

Thanks for standing up for your rights, God speed ...

[@DavidWest007]

Wow!!! Here I thought I and other small companies were just collateral damage of this Monopoly takeover of Municipal infrastructure. AT&T went to every state and basically gave themselves first right of refusal to a municipality's Firstnet infrastructure , which directly implies that a politician was paid off. This was around 2006 or so and these Gentlemen are still fighting the good fight. I have a company that was affected by this in Indiana. I was working on a city wide WIMAX plan for low income families as part of the Bridging the digital divide initiative. I remember waking up to the headlines of AT&T getting the law changed in their favor under the cover of darkness! I tried to shed light on it but the good ol boy network runs deep in Indiana

[@melcollins1386]

Thanks gentleman for standing up to the criminals for stealing from you. If I had to send you some of my pension I will do so, and I will encourage all black men in America to support you case. Stay strong Roland.

[@bluebenjjsdeyswearimcrippi8888]

I’m not surprise .. black men and women built and designed a lot of stuff and this land has stole it .

[@sistahb5159]

Not the land but the White people and others in this land and those who've come to be this land has stolen it.

[@pie1805]

Facts!

[@debralee7681]

This is so common here in America. I experience this in a company I worked for.

[@nitac.9444]

Just paid my $384.00 home internet phone and TV bill and I have a worse connection now than I did when it was cut off. Not only that I put my TV on vacation and set up my home for the government's savings plan but AT&T keeps charging me. They cut me off and still charged me and I have been with them for years. AT&T will squeeze you for everything that they can get

[@jamesonnorment9725]

I have been getting text & emails & phone calls from at&t about my bill being due. I never had at&t, for anything.

[@andrealmorris8576]

I got 400 bill first time using them plus not including internet for a new phone which they supposedly give you 800 credit. Allegedly no contract. But they didn’t tell me it stretch-out over three years sounds like a contract I do not want. I’m livid . I can’t get my iPhone 11 back either

[@emmabarnes9835]

@@andrealmorris8576 cut them off

[@dbogmaw2138]

@@andrealmorris8576 Verizon did it too. But go back and read your contract, I guarantee when they had you sign the contract they did not present the full list of documents for you to see. As My phone was subject to fail at any time I choose a new one. They all are deceptive in their sales, billing.

[@lionellynch6775]

I would love to work for a company like his... I worked with Mastec network solutions in NC.. I work with Sprint, Verizon and AT&T as Site Acquisition Specialist and contract negotiator.. black intelligent men rock..

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only

[@jabjones2165]

Black intelligent people rock. You know who will hate that? Two guesses, and you're already right.

[@westindianduchess]

I am burning with rage.

[@sweetonyxakararegem692]

This whole system will fall ....you just have to believe that! Because no matter what we do they always chop us at our throats. There's a whole system in place to do that to us for centuries. Many of us have died fighting!

[@westindianduchess]

@@sweetonyxakararegem692 I am well aware of the history and how white supremacy came to be. Part of my rage is after all this, why are Black people giving their talents to these mega corporations? These two gentlemen should join forces and start their own corporation(s.)

[@sameemrasheed1392]

That's What Big Companies Do ! And have been doing from the time they have formed.

[@jabjones2165]

Since america was formed.

[@sistahb5159]

But they do this specifically moreso to Black companies and seek to destroy them unlike any other race and ethnicity.

[@jedixon100]

"If you talking about America and you ain't talking about the money, you ain't talking about America"! As they say in church: That will preach! Great quote Roland!

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only

[@SChome100]

I hope they win every penny! Such a shame what they did to these black man.

[@davidhaughton3935]

I worked for a national corporation in New Jersey they had 6 sales positions 3 for white people and 34 and 34 everybody else mainly black. I did not need the job because I had retired but was bored so so I decided to go back to corporate America specifically this company as a sales person What I noticed remember I didn't need the check was that position's 45 and 6 sales sales positions were a constant revolving door every 90 to 120 days black people would quit. I finally figured it out they were basically giving less leads to leads to black people then they were giving to white people or white sales persons and and sometimes they were giving you the dead leads of the white sales persons as if they were new leads to the black persons so that when you were working from 7 AM till 8 o'clock at night sometimes 6 days a week and you were not making any money and this is a job that's an easy 6 figure salary your wife is wondering Where are you what are you doing when she sees your paycheck and it looks like it came from McDonald's. For me it was heartbreaking to figure it out and they hatefulness faithfulness of white people to do this to black families. I fought and I fought because the next person coming in behind me was a black woman who had just delivered a baby. I could go on and on about how devious this company was and it was the sales manager's the Tech manager and the branch manager who were in cahoots in addition to 2 white sales persons to keep black people from succeeding. Just telling the story is raising my blood pressure and if it's doing this to me imagine imagine black people across America are going through this in all of corporate America but we can stop it. If you have any services with at&t cancel it and go to their competitor. We don't have to tolerate racist behavior. Black.people take your dollars back from racist corporations

[@AKC357]

at&t: I TRULY HOPE, AND WE MUST NEEDS BE IN PRAYER THAT A JUDGE (REGARDLESS OF ETHNICITY OR GENDER) SEES THIS CASE AS WE SEE IT😍🥰✊🏾💪🏾💯👍🏾❗️ WHEN I BEHOLD AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE EVIDENCE BEFORE ME❗️ the Systemic Ethnic bias❗️ AND THE TRILLIONS caucasians OWE US❗️ THE LIVES these devils CONSISTENTLY dishonor and disrupt AND ALL they’ve STOLEN FROM US!!! I DON’T AND WON’T OFFER; WHAT I think WHAT I feel WHAT MY opinion is WHAT the facts are/is WHAT the “alternative facts “ Are/Is!!! I’M OFFERING THE 💯% TRUTH, BASED ON THE 💯% EVIDENCE, (NOT facts) ❗️❗️❗️ AND THE EVIDENCE GOES AS FAR BACK AS slavery (WORKING FOR FREE👎🏾❗️) (THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE, WHICH WAS INVENTED BY OUR ANCESTORS, NOT some caucasian)👎🏾❗️ COUNTLESS OTHER IDEAS AND INVENTIONS stolen and taken from OUR ANCESTORS by those satanically influenced caucasians👎🏾❗️ AND the same devil that existed WAY BACK THEN, is still working against US TO THIS DAY!!! Quite TRUTHFULLY💯❗️❗️❗️ Their so-called attorny isn’t AT ALL SENDING A STRONG ENOUGH MESSAGE, HOWSOEVER, I’D BE IN 💯% AGREEMENT THAT THIS ISN’T MUCH AT ALL ABOUT COMPENSATION, BUT MORESO ABOUT SENDING A VERY STRONG💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 MESSAGE THAT ETHNIC bias WILL ABSOLUTELY NO LONGER BE AT ALL TOLERATED👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾❗️❗️❗️ AND THEREFORE, I’D MOST CERTAINLY BE SUEING FOR 100 $$$TRILLION DOLLARS (WITH A “T”)👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❗️❗️❗️ WHILES I’M CERTAIN, THAT SOME IN OUR OWN ETHNIC GROUP MAY SAY, thats way too much!!! I’D ABSOLUTELY ENLIGHTEN THEM ABOUT OUR HISTORY OF BEING ripped off👎🏾❗️ A VERY STRONG MESSAGE MUST NEEDS BE SENT❗️❗️❗️ AND IT HAS TO BE❗️❗️❗️

[@sistahb5159]

@@davidhaughton3935 The problem is that Black companies have to get big enough and have other Black people to work with an interconnected fashion. This why the grandparents and great-grandparents of these same White people bombed Black Wall Street in Tulsa, killed the inhabitants, stole their land and enacted laws to prevent them from rebuilding. This was done to Black communities throughout the country and has continued with running freeways and federal buildings through prosperous Black areas of major cities with eminent domain.

[@DJRenee]

@@davidhaughton3935 the idea is to beat them at their own game. But it's hard to get most Blacks to understand what's going on. They idolize yt folks so it makes it difficult and they tell the enemy what you tell them.

[@MADNEWYORKER914]

And this is what happens when we pull ourselves up by the bootstraps!!!

[@slimpickens01]

Of course your going to have your saboteurs!

[@victoriacarter905]

Actually, that remark was ALWAYS straight BS! We’ve always been pulling up bootstraps, belt straps, bra straps other’ straps…🤣 we’re not lazy or helpless DON’T BE(LIE)VE THE HYPE!!!♥️✊🏾

[@shadowmixx]

@@victoriacarter905 Right!

[@gospelfxoriginal]

I'm encouraged that we finally see the value in our work. That in and of itself has been a long time coming and has held us back from the progress we still can make.

[@positivekidssongst.v.1077]

Great interview, thanks for the information.

[@ladyk7675]

Thanks for highlighting this type of thing

[@bettybradley7364]

Thanks for sharing this information. Please keep updating on this issue. Thank you sir!

[@messagekem]

This is the most realest conversation ever! Please roll and continue to have more episodes like this!

[@douglassmith5232]

I said it before and I'll say it again, everything that AT&T touches turns to shit and unfair practices of inclusion towards black business in growth

[@jabjones2165]

Who owns AT&T? You're so right, everything they touch turns to shit.

[@DJRenee]

Literally. Didn't they just get out of a monopoly lawsuit 20 years ago?

[@hairyhoudini5565]

Give us a couple of examples please,

[@StephaniePeganTrynaKillMe]

@@DJRenee whatttt wow

[@douglassmith5232]

TCI cable network, Cingular telecommunications, Cricket (Leaf communications) and now Time Warner

[@adgee5401]

Take this comment with a grain of salt because I am on the internet. However, I am an actual employee of the company and have just recently had to speak out against my leadership because of similar issues. It is a CULTURE in this company.

[@larryfeatherstone1823]

Thanks for sharing this AT&T story. Glad I’m not with AT&T

[@babybaby551]

I would never ever use any AT&T product.

[@amigoodu9391]

The government supports big companies. Republicans are behind it,and they blame black people for being lazy.

[@I_be_e]

@@babybaby551 You probably already do and just don't know it. trust me... I know it to be fact

[@evrydayppl6296]

@@I_be_e That’s TRUE FACTS!!!!!

[@shamalamala1]

I'm so glad this came to surface! I cancelled my AT&T landline account because of the poor service I was getting. An AT&T employee TOLD me that the company is not trying to fix it but simply put a bandaid on it and also that they didn't want residential accounts only commercial ones! So I just helped them out and fired them! I may have to take extra steps to do business but I'd rather do that than keep giving AT&T my money.

[@AngelaAngelicaWarren]

I can relate to taking the extra steps. Although it can be time consuming and sometimes exhausting, I'm coming to the realization it is necessary. This system of business in the West is a messy and unethical one and is reflective of its originators.

[@shamalamala1]

I could only wish that we as a people would stop letting the big companies roll over us and we just take it. Time to stop being so passive and take a stand. Hit them where it hurts... in their pockets!

[@AngelaAngelicaWarren]

@@shamalamala1 That is true. The passiveness and lack of support from one another leaves us vulnerable and THEY know this. They get us on these jobs and play us against each other with their messy metrics and politics. And we keep participating. Too many of us do not grasp the innerstanding that it cannot work without us. If we begin to support one another when we see one being wronged and blacklisted we come together and go get the person who is not only carrying out the injustice and causing the division, we go their leader and their leader. Then we demand they remove themselves or we stop working and walk off. If we would put something like this into practice we would see how quickly things would change.

[@creanerwilliams5477]

Thanks for sharing this, it’s sad that when We do our job WE don’t get paid. Yes it’s happening Daily, Get Paid, God Bless Yall

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only

[@haall007us]

Point taken Roland this is on point!

[@adventurousloner]

Salute to these men for smashing TF out of the glass ceiling over us. 👏👏👏

[@mrwoo40]

The big companies always feel like they can do whatever they want, and if you don’t have a great support team, they will beat you in the head unmercifully….

[@mariegallagher1982]

Yep that's what big tech does

[@ottobragg2992]

Thanks!

[@galbrethw]

I am retired AT&T. As an employee of AT&T/BellSouth/South Central Bell, I can state that job performance reviews were not administered fairly. Throughout my career I had to appeal my evaluation. And every year I would win my appeal, but that victory would net me at the bottom of the top tier category. It got to the point that I would tell my supervisor that if the task he is giving me is important, he should give it to the white employee he is paying top money. An example is the white employee would simply write letters to the power companies relative to our joint use contracts. After it got to the point that the power companies refused to set poles and our work could not progress, joint use contracts became my job task. I negotiated new contracts to reflect todays prices. Work resumed. At evaluation time, I was told I increased the companies costs and given a poor evaluation. So I know how this brother feels. However, during my time, brothers who were executives did nothing to investigate what was going on. They sided with their white counterparts. One of the best days of my life was when I retired from AT&T.

[@jackole5438]

From the top to the bottom , racism is HEAVY in AT&T's corporate culture! As a former craft 2 employee @ AT&T for 14 years, I know! If you're Black and competent, it's somehow still a problem! It"s funny that they would have these empty ass "diversity non discrimination trainings" AFTER losing a racial discrimination case. Still, the bull crap in that company would still keep happening afterwards. I had to stack and leave! NO REGRETS!

[@augustusbrown5320]

Verizon does the same tactics!!!!!!

[@rosemit972]

AT&T did me dirty as well. Real dirty!

[@sweetonyxakararegem692]

I heard about how they treat black women and I refuse to work for them. Too much discrimination.

[@rosemit972]

@@sweetonyxakararegem692 They basically did me the same way when it came to my last performance review. I had a previous supervisor, who was African and hated Black Americans right? It got to the point where our area manager had to sit in on any correspondence between me and him because I had filed a grievance with my union against him. Why when it was time for my annual review which was 6 months after I finally went to another department, that creature was the one who gave me my annual performance review and I was promptly terminated after having started out with Southwestern Bell Wireless, then Cingular, then AT&T after 14 years! Yeah management is a bitch at mf AT&T! I can vouch for that!

[@rosemit972]

Look when I worked there a yte female who worked in AT&T management was dating a Black Union Representative and she would be in attendance at Union meetings and functions?!?!?! That’s the type of environment I was up against! Lol! I hope they get sued out of existence! Also my Union didn’t do shit to help me! CWA something or another! I don’t even remember but they were useless and AT&T were very discriminatory towards their Black American employees.

[@pinkypinky6558]

Stop banking with at &t, change your bank,if it is own by your racist president,stop voting for racist jackals, bank with your own banks

[@darniusterix5774]

I'm glad I dropped AT&T years ago! They treat their Black customers just like they treat their Black employees! Thanks Roland for covering this.

[@1jaycomedian]

Wow That's really Deep man. They do us dirty .

[@stephaniehills8521]

Peace and blessings to these men , who decided to legally fight back. Be brave and go get your money. Thanks for fighting for us

[@moneyrobb954]

Sound like I need to cancel my AT&T

[@calvinmackey239]

We must come together, when we speak with one voice, we will control the narrative.

[@mardigrasJa]

Amen! I keep saying this same thing. If we, Black people in America, in these states and cities will stand together, and stop just taking these terminations, and back seats we can get things accomplished with ourselves. I am in search for an attorney now because I was first put on suspension pending investigation. Then a couple of weeks later terminated. All of this done without any paperwork, no phone call, or email. All this because I questioned the company's branch office HR here in Dallas Texas about my benefits. They couldn't give me an answer so I contacted corporate HR, found out that my position was not existing, but at a lower position, still in the upper management level. Corporate HR contacted the branch HR to find out what was going on. Then the different treatment started. I was a salary employee, didn't have to clock in. All of a sudden I'm told I was supposed to be clocking in, and I had to start doing it. It's a shame, because most of us as black people allow these companies in white America do whatever they want to us and we just sit by and let them do it. I am not the othough! I speak up for myself, and I'm not going to just let it go. I'm not fresh out of High school. I'm on the downside of retirement, and I'm not going to allow them to keep putting me on the slave market. That's what they are doing with us. As long as we making money for them, keeping them in business they'll keep us. But if we found they're using us and we speak up they find a reason and a way to get rid of us, and expect us to walk away with our tail between our legs. And we just go ahead and say we'll, I don't have time to do this or that, and stand up for ourselves. We just go to the next job, and settle for that. WE NEED TO GET IT TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE ARE FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE IF WE DON'T STAND UP, STAND TOGETHER AND CONQUER THIS DEMON OF DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM!!!

[@tiger7enterprisesllc73]

I’m sorry this happened to you try this course

[@mardigrasJa]

@@tiger7enterprisesllc73 thank you

[@caron-bowman]

No one is free until everyone is free. More power to these brothers 🙏🏾❤️👊

[@blewdraaz1057]

Some are more free than others

[@africanqueen1655]

Roland don’t worry about the small percentage that are still lost. US that comprehend are with you all & ready to invest funds in a FUND to represent OURselves in Politics like a Super PAC & fund Brother’s & Sister’s like those in Florida that DeSantis arrested for voting! That is what WE need in Our community right away.

[@jr19321]

Don't Ever give up the fight! We're with you! 💞

[@PodHubLiveMedia]

Roland, great segment. Man, we have to stick together like glue. We are strong together. I pray for these gentleman and your success.

[@jimmiebazz2586]

Thanks Roland for your great work for your people and beyond, God speed....

[@yourcollegecourse]

AT&T discriminated against me in 1982. I went for an interview as an employee of Illinois Bell. My managers knew the next day and fired me. AT&T phoned and told them.

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only

[@justbenice72]

There are so many things we need discuss about this situation.

[@deepaulie8701]

Protect these two blk Men at all costs

[@philthai99]

Thanks for the excellent update Roland Martin.

[@user-tt2qn1cj1x]

I wonder what the progress has been for these men with their lawsuits against AT&T, since this issue was broadcast.

[@prayingwithpatblackwood.1950]

Bye AT & T! You lost a Customer.🖐🏽

[@differentmindset7924]

Sue those baster's for all they have.

[@terrylevels]

Thanks for the information. I pray that they receive justice.

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only

[@Moore_cookies51]

TEAM NO MORE CRUMBS! STRENGTH BY NUMBERS.

[@beverlyclark1961]

Thank you for keeping us updated with the information

[@lyndafarmer4435]

AT&T sucks, they are a monopoly in my area. They keep anyone out that wants to improve my area.

[@tiger7enterprisesllc73]

We the people can fight this stuff peacefully in court

[@yourcollegecourse]

Identify the individuals because Reparations prosecutions are one on one confrontations. Decision makers must be identified and prosecuted.

[@lulahendrix3411]

This is interesting, because AT&T wireless charged me $600.00 for over data usage,when it was their internet fiber optic cable that was damaged ,causing me to have to use my hotspot for a two day convention on zoom. I had to go back and forth with them to take off the charges. Finally they said, they couldn’t because the bill had already be generated. When I went into T-Mobile to order their wireless service, that’s when I found out they had locked my phone, that was bought and paid for.

[@debraharriott6558]

This Black ⚫️ Wall Street all over again! It's a shame. Stand for our rights and economic development and generational growth. Protect the black ⚫️ cultrual at all times! WE ARE THE MAJORITY , they are SCARED OF BLACK SUCCESS. 💯%

[@gigigiseleworld]

Buy black owned only

[@Blackscubaqueen101]

This happened to me in the Federal Government.

[@bigvalley4987]

Me as well.🙌🏾

[@lionellynch6775]

Allow me to add.. I worked with a telecommunications company.. when I asked a question there was an issue, however, the two white people on my same team could work together ask each other questions and everything was just fine... I don't get it...

[@eclass8396]

Yes Sir I as well worked with Ansco & Associates here in Charlotte NC and there headquarters is in some part of GA which holds the master contract with AT&T which I assisted them placing fiber optics and when my performance for a raise told me you what he didn't put in your paper work talking back!!!

[@lionellynch6775]

@Tootie alfred this is so terrible and the expectation is that I would take that foolishness until one day I didn't. I mean they never hid it. It was up in your face like a morning face wash cloth.. I honestly do not get it.

[@cynthiadavis7130]

Yes, I agree!

[@playgirl7305]

In the 90's, when windows 95 became famous, studying computer science as a fresh woman in my first year, at the University of Zimbabwe, older ex students who had graduated with a computer science degree, came and told us that we should not apply for a job at AT&T, because they were getting paid much lesser than our their white, Indian Zimbabwean colleagues with the same qualifications.

[@9Hickson]

Thank you for bringing this information to light. I will pass it on to people that I know who ureses AT&T services as well as others who do not.

[@qjtvaddict]

I would never be submit ideas to such corporations I know how they work

[@robertpearl1833]

Keep on pushing

[@ricardoxbogan4742]

I wonder sometimes if A.L.E.C. operates the same or similar ways. I don't think black businesses and business men are even invited to A.L.E.C. Conferences. But I digress. Thanks for bringing this to light.

[@deborahtucker4900]

ALEC participants meet and strategize on how to fleece the public. I'm glad, they are not invited. We have enough betrayal in the black community as it is...

[@MrDjbuckethead]

AT&T is one of the worst companies operating in America.

[@trilliondollardreams1]

Keep on pressing them Brotha they’ll crack and will settle for a huge disclosed amount .

[@gmog7857]

Please Mr Black Businessman, can you open a branch of your business in Ghana?

[@Sammie_Jo_1982_Homestead]

God bless you all, keep up the amazing work you are doing!

[@stevenjackson6103]

First and foremost, thank God for you Martin Roland for giving these two strong fearless men your platform to expose such a heinous injustice. I commend them both for their strength and courage for taking on goliath. We all know how that turned out in scripture. The corporations of this country has a history of exploiting black men and women since its inception. Both these men are in my prayers. GOD IS GREAT and we that walk with him can not be defeated! May God bless them with success with suet. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Steven Jackson

[@manuellubian5709]

A friend of mine used to work for, AT & T. From what she told me about how the company treated a, 35-yr veteran elderly employee on medical leave she quickly made the decision to leave. She reasoned that if they're going to treat someone badly that's been with the company for so many years then, what kind of treatment does she have to look forward, to?

[@sharonh2220]

THANK YAH FOR ROLAND MARTIN

[@maxinerobinsonakamommassay9830]

I appreciate this platform If this did not exist I would not know. I will be sure to write Val Demmings on the bill that should not be passed.

[@jeromeedmondson7238]

Exactly HR 6768 should not be approve in congress without Minority / Black participation clauses.. Inbox me if you need more info.

[@inblackamericaradio5409]

Salute to those brothers and get your money! We HAVE to use our business to elevate position ls in this country and world. The only way to win this war is by competing and through competition we have to empower the younger generation to push the race toward through competition. And changing laws to benefit us is STILL competing since laws is used to make it harder for us to compete.

[@kilorparkes]

I wonder whether there is not a strong black organization that can stand for these brothers.

[@jeromeedmondson7238]

I’ll answer that for you, NO! Most of them that could get big checks from AT&T so they are paid for. That’s why Byron Allen sued NAACP and Al Sharpton because they were paid by AT&T to come against his AT&T lawsuit.

[@yourcollegecourse]

European nationalist racism has created and enforced economic sanctions with these discriminatory actions.

[@ztube9028]

You better say it Rolland 😉.... We need to collectively stop supporting these companies

[@vsamuels2576]

What happened to Derrick Scott is so typical of what happens to many high achieving blacks in corporate America. The laws of EEOC need to be updated.

[@bigvalley4987]

EEOC have some intrinsic rules on purpose. And if they are not follow your case will not go far…

[@matthewa74]

Happy for such legal action. I quit subscribing and accessing from AT&T for my cell phone. It’s universally known that WhatsApp phone calls are free for both local and international . AT&T was charging me heavily without prior information whenever I made calls.I confronted them and they claimed that my incessant international calls were drifting into their system. This went on for a while because they had my checking account number at their disposal and therefore could just enter into it and take whatever they wanted . They did this with impunity until I could take it no more. I therefore switched to another Company and it’s working for me . I’m thinking about suing too.

[@jeffreyjohnson4400]

Best video you've ever done @RolandMartin

[@oldschool6268]

This is America !

[@monicasmith9215]

Hi , Mr Roland, and everyone else thanks

[@dorianflowers1184]

Both brothas, should be able to win or settle out BIG with this law suit... what happened to Byron Allen, should be a very strong ally for them.

[@sandragriffey4869]

THANK YOU Roland

[@grumpyazzkatt9969]

I went to an outpatient therapy group, and the group was filled with nothing but black AT&T employees. They had been stressed to the point that they had mental breakdowns. AT&T sucks!

[@jeanwilliams3022]

Hope they win.

[@peteholloway5473]

We got to build our own stop doing businese with big companies that don't like us..build own infrastructure

[@crystaldavis7751]

Wow I am not surprised at all!!!

[@calvinmackey239]

What company do we have to replace them, its time to cleaned house with those who are not for us.

[@patticakes5439]

Thanks Roland for bringing this to the fore front. This has happened to so many black Americans. Wake up people.

[@Ktgman66]

Man this is something else

[@yourcollegecourse]

Thank you.

[@shondraclemons8358]

I'm going to make sure I never do business with ATT .....