Jeff Johnson describes last night’s third and final presidential debate as a collection of 90 minutes he will never get back. A lot of it, he says, was just more of the same disturbing thing we’ve been seeing throughout the election so far. Donald Trump, as per usual, showed himself to be “so unbelievably disconnected […]
Over the weekend, Michel’le‘s biopic, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me” ignited a firestorm aimed toward Dr. Dre when the film brought to light his abusive ways toward women in the N.W.A. days. People took to twitter to express their disgust for him, and vowed to withdraw their support for him in various ways. Sign […]
Election 2016 is a pretty high-stakes election year. As the date of the actual election is nearing rapidly, the window for registering to vote is closing pretty quickly nationwide. But of course, Jeff Johnson has got us covered with information about who’s got to get their butts to the registration line before it’s too late! […]
With Nate Parker‘s highly anticipated film “Birth Of A Nation” headed to theaters nation-wide this Friday, Jeff Johnson highlights the importance of the critically-acclaimed film’s central historic figure, Nat Turner. Turner lead a bloody slave rebellion on a plantation Virginia in 1831, recruiting slaves left and right until it spread to neighboring plantations. Sign Up […]
11-year old Marley Dias started a campaign to collect and donate 1,000 books that told stories about black girls as the center of their narratives. When she started a hashtag that quickly spread and gained popularity throughout social media, it took her to the center of a narrative. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Jeff Johnson […]
By this point, we all know that Black Tony‘s favorite rapper of all is Gucci Mane. Well, he finally got the chance of a lifetime to speak to his idol on the phone! He absolutely freaked out, and he’s been celebrating ever since! He calls up Rickey Smiley to tell him all about the amazing […]
Last night’s debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was the first of three, and revealed a lot about the differences between the candidates before us. The 2016 election depends heavily on the turnout of voters, a turnout which is not guaranteed. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Jeff Johnson notes a common explanation of why […]
Yet again, an unarmed black man met his death on a day he didn’t have to, because police arrived on a scene about which they knew little to nothing. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man named Terence Crutcher met his end after his car stalled in the middle of the road. Police showed up and instead […]
The whirlwind spurred by Colin Kaepernick‘s decision not to stand during the National Anthem has prompted racist opposition to lash out in many ways, like burning Kaepernick’s jersey, or even going so far as to demand that black athletes leave the country if they don’t like it so much. Jeff Johnson explains the misguided mind-work […]
Earlier this week, the world lost Darren Seals, a 29-year-old activist who had been working for years, but was known for his work after the murder of Mike Brown in Ferguson. Jeff Johnson explains that the work of people like Darren always puts them at great risk. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Seals was found […]
