About Jason Johnson

Dr. Jason Johnson is a professor of Politics and Journalism at Morgan State University, a Political Contributor at MSNBC and SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio. Notorious comic book and sports guy with dual Wakandan and Zamundan citizenship.

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February 5, 2021
Houston Texans quarterback DeShaun Watson is the latest Black athlete essentially being told to ‘shut up and dribble.’
January 15, 2021
OPINION: Jason Johnson reflects on past Black heroes who saved lives and democracy and yet are absent from public memory.
Julián Castro Campaigns With Georgia Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff For Runoff Election
January 11, 2021
After losing his 2017 bid for the U.S. House, it appeared Jon Ossoff was facing yet another loss — thankfully for him, things turned around.
January 4, 2021
Wonder Woman may save the world, but efforts like ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ won’t save a COVID-panicked Hollywood.
January 1, 2021
McFarland’s rant against Dwayne Haskins is a pattern of Black anchors and analysts giving a Black face to opinions held by racist white fans.
November 2, 2020
OPINION: Dr. Jason Johnson says Medicaid expansion voters might be what puts Joe Biden over the edge in the 2020 election.
October 21, 2020
There are a lot of Ice Cubes out there, but if Trump loses, what have we gained as a community if we decide that 13% of Black men are trash?
October 20, 2020
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden can come up short on Nov. 3. But probably not for the reasons you think.
October 2, 2020
As the country grapples with Trump’s diagnosis, here’s what to be paying attention to in the election faceoff between Trump and Biden.
September 28, 2020
The NBA is still a Black man’s league, and after this summer’s activism, it’s never going back despite finally seeing its ‘Great White Hope.’
Fourth Annual Berggruen Prize Gala Celebrates 2019 Laureate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg In New York City - Inside
September 19, 2020
The political implications of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death in the era of Trump, and how Dems should rally voters to the polls.
August 28, 2020
OPINION: The Republican Party’s only goal is to keep Trump in power and will simply destroy any chance of a functional election.
August 19, 2020
OIn the anniversary of Trump’s now-infamous question posed to Black Americans ‘What do you have to lose?’ the answer is clear — everything.