<p>As we all know this is a very important election year, and many people have been using their voices and platforms to encourage everyone to get out there and vote during this presidential election.</p>
<p>As we get closer to Election Day, early voting has already started in several states, and one of those states is Texas.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Roland Martin shared a video of him getting <em><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/roland-martin-becomes-emotional-as-he-sees-a-long-line-of-early-voters/">emotional</a></em> as he pulled up to the Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas and saw a long line of people waiting to vote. He shared a video of him with tears coming down his face as Trey Songz’s single “2020 Riots: How Many More Times,” played in the background.</p>
<p>In his post he <em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CGSMLhxDagm/">said</a></em>, I have voted all my life. But when I rolled up to Friendship-West Baptist Church this AM, and I saw this massive line after the polls had been open 27 minutes, the tears just hit me. I was listening to Trey Songz song, ‘2020 Riots: How Many Times,’ and it just hit me.”</p>
<p>He continued, “My tears were also because I started with Common and John Legend’s ‘Glory,’ and Common has a line that says “freedom is like a religion to us.” I know what Black folks have been through in this country. Voting is not the be-all-to-end-all, but I sure as hell know it IS part of the solution.”</p>
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