Jeffrey I. Johnson
Jeff Johnson is a Washington, D.C. based award-winning journalist, social activist and political commentator.
From his celebrated conversations with marquee world figures in the political, business and entertainment arenas to his grass-roots trench work to inspire the next generation of leaders; investigative journalist, political correspondent, and activist, Jeff Johnson continues to be a trailblazing social entrepreneur and authentic voice for change. Recently, Tom Joyner named him as part of the tag-team commentator duo on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show.
Johnson has spent the last decade merging the worlds of politics and popular culture including his work as Senior Advisor for Media and Youth Outreach for People for the American Way, National Director of the Youth & College division of the NAACP, and an appointment by Russell Simmons as the Vice President of the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN).
Currently, he is managing editor and chief correspondent for The Truth with Jeff Johnson, a hard-hitting, talk show airing Friday’s at 11pm ET on BET where he has earned a reputation as the “conscience voice” of network for his positive force among youth and young adults. The only American reporter to receive an exclusive post-inauguration interview with Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female head of state and Liberia’s first elected female president. Johnson is also one of only two news correspondents to receive an exclusive interview with Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir, who has not granted interviews with American media outlets for thirteen years.Recently, he won a 2008 NABJ Salute to Excellence Award for BET’s “Life & Death in Darfur, Jeff Johnson Reports” series. A source of information quoted in Newsweek, National Journal and Boston Globe, he regularly contributes commentary and analysis about issues related to race, politics, popular culture and socio-economics for news broadcasts and publications such as MSNBC’s Dayside and Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNN, Fox News Channel, Huffington Post, CNN.com, The Root.com, Upscale, J’Adore, N’Digo and EbonyJet.com.
Jeff is also one of 30 young leaders under 35 selected by the British Council to be apart of its Transatlantic 2020 team who are joining together from Europe and America to begin a new cross-border dialogue at a critical time to reinvigorate traditional alliances and mend transatlantic rifts.
Jeff Johnson consistently challenges audiences to innovatively weigh solutions to resolve historic and systemic social imbalances and inequalities.
Programs:
-Political Mobilization of the Hip-Hop community after the 2004 Election
-Hip-Hop & Civil Rights: An Intergenerational Dialogue for Intergenerational Understanding
-335 DAYS: Black History beyond February
-Campus Activism 101: Building an effective campus organization
-Campus Activism 201: How to take your campus to the community
-Unclaimed Legacy: Who will lead a new movement for social change?
Jeff Johnson is a Washington, D.C. based award-winning journalist, social activist and political commentator.
From his celebrated conversations with marquee world figures in the political, business and entertainment arenas to his grass-roots trench work to inspire the next generation of leaders; investigative journalist, political correspondent, and activist, Jeff Johnson continues to be a trailblazing social entrepreneur and authentic voice for change. Recently, Tom Joyner named him as part of the tag-team commentator duo on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show.
Johnson has spent the last decade merging the worlds of politics and popular culture including his work as Senior Advisor for Media and Youth Outreach for People for the American Way, National Director of the Youth & College division of the NAACP, and an appointment by Russell Simmons as the Vice President of the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN).
Currently, he is managing editor and chief correspondent for The Truth with Jeff Johnson, a hard-hitting, talk show airing Friday’s at 11pm ET on BET where he has earned a reputation as the “conscience voice” of network for his positive force among youth and young adults. The only American reporter to receive an exclusive post-inauguration interview with Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female head of state and Liberia’s first elected female president. Johnson is also one of only two news correspondents to receive an exclusive interview with Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir, who has not granted interviews with American media outlets for thirteen years.Recently, he won a 2008 NABJ Salute to Excellence Award for BET’s “Life & Death in Darfur, Jeff Johnson Reports” series. A source of information quoted in Newsweek, National Journal and Boston Globe, he regularly contributes commentary and analysis about issues related to race, politics, popular culture and socio-economics for news broadcasts and publications such as MSNBC’s Dayside and Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNN, Fox News Channel, Huffington Post, CNN.com, The Root.com, Upscale, J’Adore, N’Digo and EbonyJet.com.
Jeff is also one of 30 young leaders under 35 selected by the British Council to be apart of its Transatlantic 2020 team who are joining together from Europe and America to begin a new cross-border dialogue at a critical time to reinvigorate traditional alliances and mend transatlantic rifts.
Jeff Johnson consistently challenges audiences to innovatively weigh solutions to resolve historic and systemic social imbalances and inequalities.
Programs:
-Political Mobilization of the Hip-Hop community after the 2004 Election
-Hip-Hop & Civil Rights: An Intergenerational Dialogue for Intergenerational Understanding
-335 DAYS: Black History beyond February
-Campus Activism 101: Building an effective campus organization
-Campus Activism 201: How to take your campus to the community
-Unclaimed Legacy: Who will lead a new movement for social change?
