There is no political benefit to Trump pretending to have COVID-19. — Jason Johnson Benefit Copy Share Image
There will be no sympathy for Trump from voters if he suffers greatly from COVID-19 and he wouldn't know how to be… — Jason Johnson Character Copy Share Image
Despite strong performances, Barry Jenkin's 'The Underground Railroad' is plodding and rudderless. — Jason Johnson Plodding Copy Share Image
Consumers have always found ways to copy art, from dubbing cassette tapes and VHS to recording a special remix off the radio… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
De-licensing cops won't stop every problem with American policing but it's a start. — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Joe Biden has a spotty record with Black voters; as a U.S. senator, his crime bill put hundreds of thousands of Black… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
White colonizers fundamentally screwed up what enslaved people thought of fatherhood. — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Nina Turner had burned a lot of bridges in local Cleveland politics years ago, and voters have long memories. — Jason Johnson Bridges Copy Share Image
Steve Rogers was a hero before he took the Super Soldier formula because he cared about protecting the little guy. — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Blacula' and 'Scream Blacula Scream' are best viewed back to back - not because you're going to miss some critical plot, but… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
The Establishment is no longer old white men in a smoke-filled room playing kingmaker. Not in an era of social media, wild-wild… — Jason Johnson Media Copy Share Image
One of the more morbid parts of the journalism business is the process of writing obituaries. Oftentimes, for older celebrities or historic… — Jason Johnson Business Copy Share Image
While NFT may not be able to spread as quickly as free content online, and they require you to delve into the… — Jason Johnson Control Copy Share Image
It should be obvious by now that Trump is not a crafty messenger or a particularly deep guy, he tells you exactly… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
In addition to politics, I usually write about super heroes, science fiction and afro-futurism, so a collection of blaxploitation movies from the… — Jason Johnson Heroes Copy Share Image
Just how important have Medicaid Expansion voters become electorally? Voters fearing the loss of medical coverage are widely credited with the Democrats… — Jason Johnson Democrats Copy Share Image
To me the scariest movie I saw growing up wasn't 'Nightmare on Elm Street' or 'Friday the 13th,' it was 'Gremlins.' Something… — Jason Johnson Friday Copy Share Image
I don't know who Joe Biden is talking to, but I don't know one Black person in America who sees the Proud… — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
Stories about enslaved Africans can be depressing, exciting, educational and, yes, even entertaining depending on your taste. However, they should never be… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
As a general rule it's not good to jump onto too much analysis of an election 24 hours after people have cast… — Jason Johnson Certainty Copy Share Image
Without question, 'The Underground Railroad' is beautifully filmed, and for the most part well acted. The show also manages to do something… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
I will admit upfront that I have an inherent bias about 'Fuge State.' It's the story of a Black academic on his… — Jason Johnson Bias Copy Share Image
What turned white women from the pejorative 53% to the blue wave of 2018? Brett Kavanaugh. Those hearings were so explosive, so… — Jason Johnson Blue Copy Share Image
Why does it matter if the NBA has White Superstars? It shouldn't, but like everything else in America the White man's ice… — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
There is no 2020 election. That requires two sides playing by mutually agreed-upon rules to play the game. The Democrats are running… — Jason Johnson Democracy Copy Share Image
The Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown is a right-winger who's been loud and wrong about just about everything during his tenure. — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Does everyone end up with a happy ending in the 'On My Block' finale? Of course not. But you do get the… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Clevelanders have a long history with corrupt politicians and Shontel Brown doesn't fit the bill. — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
At their best, Marvel superhero movies have pathos, ideological battles and high-emotional stakes. — Jason Johnson Battles Copy Share Image
There are not enough Black people in America that we can just throw out our problematic brothers. — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
Blaxploitation films were all about centering Black love, action, pathos and showing Black folks with agency. — Jason Johnson Action Copy Share Image
I like 'Batman,' as a comic and a movie franchise, but as a Black comic fan, he's always been a problem. — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
What makes heroes special isn't the tech suits, magic formulas, radioactive spiders and enchanted capes, it's what's on the inside. — Jason Johnson Hero Copy Share Image
Batman puts rich people in handcuffs, he puts poor people in the hospital, but we're supposed to consider him the hero. — Jason Johnson Batman Copy Share Image
