3 Things You Should Know

If you haven’t seen Dr. Phil‘s interview with Nick Gordon, you’re not missing anything. Jeff Johnson straight up called it ridiculous. Listen to the audio player to hear him explain the problem with the interview, and why further supporting him is an even bigger problem in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know. Sign Up For Our […]

Why do we pretend like white supremacy isn’t real? We saw just how real it was with the story about the racist fraternity at University of Oklahoma. Listen to the audio player to hear Jeff Johnson explain why stories like this shouldn’t surprise us, and what black people have to do to attack and attempt to […]

The family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old gunned down by Cleveland police, were struck again with grief after the city released a statement stating it was their son’s fault for his own murder. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson joins us along with Jeff Johnson to discuss the controversial statement. Mayor Jackson addresses the shooting and other acts of police […]

The Internets went in on LeBron James for posting a photo of him looking at himself in the mirror after missing two free throw shots at the end of the game. But Jeff Johnson says we shouldn’t be bashing him, but learning from him. Listen to the audio player to hear what we can take away from […]

Jeff Johnson has been dropping knowledge on us all month about black people who’ve made history past, present, and even to come. Listen to the audio player to hear a recap, more history, and what we should be doing the rest of the year to recognize our people in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know. Sign […]

The BET Honors aired last night and we got a chance to see deserving black entertainers recognized and honored. Listen to the audio player to hear Jeff Johnson explain why the BET Honors are so great and needed today in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click here for more 3 Things You Should […]

Reports say the Department of Justice plan to sue the Ferguson Police Department for racial bias policing. But what does this really mean? Listen to the audio player to hear Jeff Johnson explain in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click here for more 3 Things You Should Know from Jeff Johnson and listen […]

Little League International stripped Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League of the 2014 United States title and vacated all the games it won for using ineligible players. Some people think this was about race, but Jeff Johnson says this wasn’t about racism. Listen to the audio player to hear who needs to be held accountable in this edition […]

You often hear about the Cheyney University vs. Lincoln University debate over which is the oldest HBCU, but Jeff Johnson tells us neither are actually the oldest black education institution. Listen to the audio player to hear about the first school and it’s history in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know! Sign Up For Our […]

Today marks the day Trayvon Martin would’ve been 20. While we remember and celebrate his life, we also recognize his parents. Since their son’s murder, Sybrina Fulton and Tracey Martin have dedicated their lives to counseling and helping others. Listen to the audio player to hear Jeff Johnson discuss the many contributions they’ve made to our community […]