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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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November 24, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - When he's not in the studio or on tour, Grammy-award winning singer John Legend is trying to…
November 9, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Simmons can't imagine his life without the dedicated team of personal assistants which make his empire a…
November 2, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - MSNBC's Rachel Maddow tells theGrio's Todd Johnson race is playing a bigger role in this year's midterm…
October 26, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Stars of Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' talk with theGrio about bringing the famous play to Hollywood…
October 22, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Roughly 20 to 30 percent of breast cancer cases for African-American women are 'triple negative,' an aggressive…
September 15, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - The actress, who has been seen on TV and in movies since 1989, says she aspires to…
September 11, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - As the U.S. Open wraps in New York City, some African-Americans in Harlem continue the legacy of…
September 6, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - A group of seniors is learning to create their own diet plan from the ground up...
August 30, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - With the supply of housing scarce, the cost of rental property has increased by 50 percent since…
August 26, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - As the fifth anniversary of Katrina approaches, New Orleans residents have much to reflect on...
August 26, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - This fall, more then 70 percent of New Orleans public school students will attend charter schools...
August 23, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Director Spike Lee's latest documentary picks up New Orleans five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city...
July 27, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Shannon Tavarez's best chance for survival is a bone marrow transplant, but because African-Americans are underrepresented in…
July 15, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier are more concerned with promoting racial tolerance and acceptance than setting…
July 13, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Glover is concerned many young performers are caught up in what he calls the 'idiot box' --…
June 29, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Maxwell said his fans have helped him prove that soul music in 2010 can still hold its…
June 25, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Health and wellness isn't the most popular topic in most chart-topping hip-hop songs. One New York emcee…
June 14, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Although the faces in power might be different today, many of the issues political hip-hop artists spoke…
May 28, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Kweli and Hi-Tek say their music has evolved as both have experienced the ups and downs of…
May 18, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - When injuries forced him to return home from serving his country in Iraq, Richard Bennett said he…