3 Things You Should Know
As we observe the second anniversary of the murder of Mike Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, Jeff Johnson takes a moment to spotlight on the Black Lives Matter Movement. It took the reigns in assisting the black voice to be heard in the national discussion that took place after the shooting. The movement had […]
On Monday, 23-year-old Korryn Gaines was shot and killed by police, in front of her five-year-old, at her apartment in Baltimore. The police were there to serve her a warrant for a low-level offense, but when she barricaded herself in her apartment with her child and a shot gun, an hours-long stand-off between her and […]
Jeff Johnson talks about why refusing to vote in the presidential election is not the most effective form of protest and shares his thoughts on Michael Jordan breaking his political silence on blackness and police brutality. Plus, he explains how Michelle Obama showed us all what a real leader looks like with her phenomenal speech […]
Jeff Johnson calls in to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” to give us ‘3 Things You Should Know.’ Johnson is still at the RNC where he feels like an apocalyptic movie is taking place because it’s like one culture taking over a town. Yesterday he was debating with someone and after a man came up […]
Jeff Johnson calls into “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” about what he’s been experiencing at the RNC. Johnson paints a picture for us and talks about the amount of security in Cleveland and how the tone is a small view of what America really is. He mentioned that the convention is a reflection of it’s […]
Jeff Johnson called into “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” to give us ‘3 Things You Should Know.’ He talked about how encouraging it was to watch athletes open the ESPY’s with compelling statements on police violence. Johnson feels like this will become the new norm and will have other celebrities coming out to voice there […]
Jeff Johnson reveals to Rickey Smiley that he wants people to understand that Black Lives Matter isn’t a hate group but rather a “proclamation of self love.” Johnson mentioned that since Black Lives Matter is the most visible in media they are pointed as the enemy to others. He also talked about the First Amendment […]
Rickey Smiley talks about the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile with Jeff Johnson. Smiley calls these shootings modern day lynchings. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Johnson talked about Officer Nakia Jones and her speech as well as racist behavior by certain officers. He believes the federal government should take away money that benefits […]
As it is declared that Hillary Clinton will be the nominee for the Democratic party in this year’s presidential election, Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama set up a meeting behind closed doors. The meeting could be about any number of things, but Jeff Johnson is pretty sure he knows exactly what POTUS and Sanders are discussing- the […]
Brock Turner, a swimmer at Stanford University, has been convicted of raping an unconscious woman. His sentence? About 6 months, because the California judge who tried him thought a longer sentence would be too damaging to him. Meanwhile, across the country, many young black people are receiving harsh sentences for crimes they did not commit, or […]