Rob Smith, a decorated Iraq War vet and former soldier in the United States Army. Smith is an author. accomplished political punditYou can find Smith on every media platform as a commentator or Fox News anchor. From Fox News to CNN to Newsmax and beyond, Smith has exploded onto the scene of political commentary ever since his dramatic “coming out” in The Daily Mail nearly four years ago.
Oh, not that kind of “coming out.” The kind of coming out that can bring all kinds of bigots and elitists out of the woodwork to put a young black man in his place. Rob Smith came out to be a conservative.
Here, insert collective gasp.
Smith’s star began to rise immediately. He’s handsome, intelligent, and engaging. The media would soon notice Smith. Smith found it difficult to get coverage of this important segment of punditry when he was climbing the ranks in his field.
“My background is in media and journalism. What I wanted to do was, every time there’s some viral moment….these moments kind of just come and go and there’s nowhere for them to just live on online.”
The FirstTV personality says that average black viewers aren’t getting their news and politics from Fox News, as powerful of an organization as they are.
“Your average black millennial democrat is not watching Fox News. So while it’s great that you have me on there, this is not going to reach that audience, so we have to start thinking differently about it and I think we can’t wait for these different organizations that have all sorts of different focuses…why don’t I create something where black people and waking up and opening the eyes of this community?”
Smith did exactly that. He has recently founded The Douglass Society as that “home” for black thought theaters across the right… and let’s face it, these days if you’re not a vocal, aggressive, hard-left progressive, you’re “on the right.” On the site, audiences can find multimedia clips from some of their favorite personalities, and new ones they have yet to discover. The site allows them to find articles and stories that relate directly to the black community. They also have the ability of finding out ways they can support pro-American, pro-sanity voices within the media.
Smith says he hopes to raise enough money to begin buying ad time and media presentations on channels like BET and other places we wouldn’t often see black conservatives being highlighted. He says it’s foolish to believe that anyone in the mainstream would just hand over that time to conservative voices, but airtime can be purchased and conservatives and Republican organizations need to start strategizing in order to bring their messages to a wider audience.
Smith aims to do just that — highlight black, right-of-center voices to audiences who otherwise might not have the opportunity to hear from some of these great minds.
Rob Smith, whom I met at CPAC last week, was kind enough to talk with me about The Douglass Society. He also discussed their future plans. Below is the audio. This young man is determined to make a difference in the media industry.
For more information, visit The Douglass Society.
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