About Todd Johnson

Todd Johnson is the Chief Content Officer at theGrio.com. Todd first joined the site as a reporter and video journalist shortly after its launch in June, 2009. He’s covered a variety of important news events, including trips to Haiti reporting on the devastating earthquake, as well as several reports on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and Ferguson protests. He's previously served as theGrio's Managing Editor, as well as the Editorial Director for NBCBLK, a division of NBC News Digital. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where he received both his bachelors and masters degree.

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August 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The National Urban League wants no part of a reported $315 Nike basketball shoe set to hit…
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August 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama loves hoops and he's got the high-profile NBA support to prove it. But what…
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August 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - How he's been able to improve the 'image' of Nets franchise is a little more obvious to…
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August 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Olympian Lolo Jones appeared on NBC's Today show Wednesday, after finishing fourth in Tuesday's 100m hurdle finals...
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July 23, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Bishop TD Jakes discusses the film 'Sparkle' with theGrio.com's executive editor David Wilson...
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July 19, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Few sprinters are as decorated as 26-year-old Allyson Felix. The Los Angeles native will be a three-time…
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July 17, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Michael Vick tells theGrio he is a top ten quarterback in the NFL. Vick and the Eagles…
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July 16, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - A audience member at a recent Barack Obama town hall event wanted to cut the president's hair.…
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July 11, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Las Vegas boxer Michael Hunter missed out on representing the USA in the 2008 Olympics by just…
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July 10, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Christian Taylor used to bounce around the house when he was little. Now, at 22, he's a…
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July 6, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Jason Richardson describes hurdles as the 'best' event track and field has to offer. The London Games…
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July 6, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Sanya Richards-Ross is a three-time Olympic medalist and hopes to earn her first individual gold medal at…
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July 4, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Lolo Jones says the 100 meter hurdle is as unpredictable a race as they come. Jones knows…
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July 2, 2012
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The runoff to settle a third-place tie in the women's 100 meters at the U.S. track…
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July 2, 2012
Cullen Jones, a 2011 member of TheGrio's 100, is headed back the Olympics...
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July 2, 2012
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — College basketball player Marcus Jordan, the son of retired NBA great Michael Jordan, was arrested in…
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June 28, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Anthony Davis has size, speed and a defensive sense of awareness unmatched among his college peers. He…
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June 20, 2012
theGRIO'S 100 - In just four years, Bronx native Justus Williams went from chess novice to being awarded the level…
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June 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Twenty years later, there's still very little doubt the1992 Dream Team is the greatest collection of talent…
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April 17, 2012
VIDEO - Middle school chess players at I.S. 318 Eugenia Maria de Hostos in Williamsburg defeated several elite high school…