In total, people of color made up 40% of the population in 2019, but owned only about 9% of stations with a majority interest in either race or ethnicity. Across the board, Black ownership of television stations remains particularly low, despite the attempts by the Federal Communications Commission to even the playing field. Award-winning journalist and author Soledad O’Brien joins ‘Velshi’ to discuss why Black ownership is equally as important as representation on-screen, and why it’s still so rare. “Support and access to capital” are still major obstacles, says O’Brien. "You have to push people to say, 'you can find it, you can fund it, you can commit to it.' You can't just talk about it.” » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: http://on.msnbc.com/Readmsnbc Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: MSNBC.com/NewslettersYouTube Find MSNBC on Facebook: http://on.msnbc.com/Likemsnbc Follow MSNBC on Twitter: http://on.msnbc.com/Followmsnbc Follow MSNBC on Instagram: http://on.msnbc.com/Instamsnbc #Velshi #Race #MSNBC