Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson explains why “The Wiz Live” was an important broadcast, and why, before it even aired, it with worthy of  praise. Click on the audio player to hear more details 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 to “The Rickey […]

Jeff Johnson brings to attention a terrible misallocation of wealth that could be about to take place in San Francisco. A plan to build an unnecessary new jail can and will hurt millions of people if it goes forward. Click on the audio player to hear more, and the simple way you can do something about it, in this edition […]

Every holiday season amongst the cheery black Friday commercials, talk floats around about boycott black Friday altogether. But Jeff Johnson has a very good explanation for why this doesn’t make sense, and what you should do instead that will be more effective! Click on the audio player to hear more in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know.  […]

Jeff Johnson explains the run-down on this past Tuesday’s local elections. Plus, he points out a major victory for blacks when a black Republican woman named Janine Hampton won a major state-wide election in Kentucky. Click on the audio player to hear more about why this woman’s victory is an important one, in this edition of 3 Things You […]

After VH1 dealt with those who are “Out In Hip-Hop” last night Jeff Johnson explains why the black church and the LGBT communities need to stop being at odds with each other! Click on the audio player to hear this elaborated on in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know.  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click here for more 3 Things […]

Jeff Johnson explains why all the hubbub over Pope Francis points to a greater sign that he is the real deal- realer than Lucious Lyon, even! Click on the audio player to hear this elaborated on 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 […]

Jeff Johnson brings up a great point about the Derek Fisher and Matt Barnes drama that allegedly went down. Perhaps we aren’t looking at this story the right way, or speaking about it as productively as we should be. Click on the audio player to hear this elaborated on in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know.  Sign Up For […]

Jeff Johnson reminds us that in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, we can’t forget that black women- as victims, survivors and voices -are a big part of the picture as well as black men. Click on the audio player to hear this elaborated on in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know.  Sign Up […]

The theme of this year’s Million Man March was “Justice or Else,” but Jeff Johnson explains that as much as it is important for people to show up for these rallies and marches to demand, it’s also important to uphold the “or else,” portion of the demand. Click on the audio player to hear this elaborated on in […]

Even though the spotlight has shifted from Bill Cosby‘s many sexual assault accusers, more women have come forward with their own stories. Though, undoubtedly, Cosby’s career and legacy has taken a huge blow, we forget to mention the other people who will be affected by his actions. Jeff Johnson explains how, in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know.  Sign […]