There's always something special about being down with something before it goes mainstream. — Jason Johnson About Copy Share Image
At their best, Marvel superhero movies have pathos, ideological battles and high-emotional stakes. — Jason Johnson Battles Copy Share Image
You could easily rename 'Captain America: Civil War' as 'Captain America Defunds S.H.I.E.L.D' and nobody would've noticed. — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
Blaxplotiation and horror films are a strange mash-up because arguably the two genres have different purposes. — Jason Johnson Because Copy Share Image
In the battle for police reform, accountability and justice, Americans don't have to re-invent the wheel. We just have to revoke the… — Jason Johnson Accountability Copy Share Image
History is a group project where, like in high school, one person usually does much of the work but someone else gets… — Jason Johnson Education Copy Share Image
Celebrities with big platforms and limited information say ridiculous things all the time and that's not worth a lot of energy. — Jason Johnson Big Copy Share Image
The progressive model of success, finding a local activist or politician, training and funding them to run against an out-of-touch or do-nothing… — Jason Johnson Fitness Copy Share Image
Full disclosure, I know as much about Black horror films as I do about blaxploitation films in general, which is little to… — Jason Johnson Black Copy Share Image
Medicaid expansion remained mostly unpopular right up until newly elected President Donald Trump tried to get rid of it. — Jason Johnson Donald trump Copy Share Image
There are a number of people out there who want to grade what Biden has done on a 'he's not Trump' curve,… — Jason Johnson Done 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
The harsh truth is that Trump is a living co-morbidity, he's over 70, out of shape, eats terribly and doesn't believe in… — Jason Johnson Average person Copy Share Image
Election laws in America are so vague, so open to interpretation and so inconsistently enforced that Donald Trump, along with his allies… — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
While we know that the byzantine laws of every state and ridiculous union contracts make convicting and firing police officers almost impossible,… — Jason Johnson Bad 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
Yes, trash like 'Man of Steel' and 'Justice League' don't hold a candle to the humor, continuity and action of most Marvel… — Jason Johnson Action 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
I do not like the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movies, for the same reason I don't like the 'Lego' movies, or 'Archer'… — Jason Johnson Galaxy Copy Share Image
What will make the 'Bitter Root' film unique is that it is a Black-owned, Black-created storyline steeped in the history of the… — Jason Johnson Great Copy Share Image
The NFL is a league that despite new 'safety rules' is still so fundamentally violent to the Black body that even Calvin… — Jason Johnson Body Copy Share Image
T'Challa stands out among the Black heroes in the MCU because he's not a sidekick, he isn't dependent on technology that somebody… — Jason Johnson Black Copy Share Image
Everybody has to know rules and agree to the rules before the game starts, otherwise, you're not really playing, or worse, you… — Jason Johnson Everybody 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
Google 'Great White Hope and NBA' and you'll see a mayonnaise graveyard of overrated White stars that the NBA and entrenched sportswriters… — Jason Johnson Google 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
Blacula' and 'Scream Blacula Scream' are best viewed back to back - not because you're going to miss some critical plot, but… — Jason Johnson Best Copy Share Image
I quite famously don't know how to play spades, but even I know that you can't switch up the house rules from… — Jason Johnson Football Copy Share Image
There is no political benefit to Trump pretending to have COVID-19. — Jason Johnson Benefit Copy Share Image
Medicaid fills in the gaps for millions of working Americans, who may have healthcare from their jobs but need additional coverage. — Jason Johnson May Copy Share Image
The Batman' at least has Black people in key roles, even if those roles were missed opportunities to explore why Gotham needs… — Jason Johnson Batman Copy Share Image
Without exaggeration, hyperbole or conflict of interest, 'On My Block' is the best teen show in the history of teen shows. — Jason Johnson Best Copy Share Image
I don't know much about horror films despite growing up in the 80s and 90s when the genre was having its golden… — Jason Johnson Age Copy Share Image
Bitter Root' has all of the classic characters to get you invested in fantasy films. — Jason Johnson Bitter Copy Share Image
