Blaxploitation films were all about centering Black love, action, pathos and showing Black folks with agency. — Jason Johnson Action 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
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's always something special about being down with something before it goes mainstream. — Jason Johnson About Copy Share Image
Bitter Root' has all of the classic characters to get you invested in fantasy films. — Jason Johnson Bitter 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 Health 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
It should be obvious by now that Trump is not a crafty messenger or a particularly deep guy, he tells you exactly… — Jason Johnson Bad Copy Share Image
A lot changes in high school from year to year, and 'On My Block,' season 4 uses that time away like your… — Jason Johnson Change 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
With a combination of warped Christianity and White supremacy, enslavers created an absolutely bizarre notion of patrimony and fatherhood that was both… — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
I care about Ice Cube's opinions on the state of Black America in the same way I care about Kyrie Irving's views… — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
Black America knows what real progress looks like, that's why a Black family dancing to Tag Team in the kitchen sells a… — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
In American history, Black people are usually the ones doing the work, pushing the boundaries of what America is supposed to mean,… — Jason Johnson America 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
Wonder Woman 1984's' major action scenes all fail to deliver; her pursuit of Maxwell Lord in an Egyptian caravan looks like a… — Jason Johnson Action Copy Share Image
If one of my students gives a class presentation where they clearly didn't know what they were doing, I always tell them… — Jason Johnson Always Copy Share Image
Rich people, even rich Black people, can always find a way to game a legal system that was never intended to work… — Jason Johnson Black people Copy Share Image
No one in America is deciding between Trump and Biden 50 days before an election, they're only deciding if they're going to… — Jason Johnson America Copy Share Image
Nolan's 'Batman' movies were just as political as the previous movies, wrestling with surveillance vs. liberty, a whole lot of Copaganda and… — Jason Johnson Ending Copy Share Image
The American 'slave genre' of films has picked up some good and bad cliches over the years and, unfortunately, 'The Underground Railroad'… — Jason Johnson American Copy Share Image
There is a certain subset of African American sports announcers, anchors and analysts who are always ready to spring into action and… — Jason Johnson Action Copy Share Image
I don't care if you're playing backyard football, having a dinner party or dropping off the kids at your Mom's house, there… — Jason Johnson Dinner party 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
You'd be amazed how many Black men from the 'hood to Harvard have heard 'Black men are trash' their whole lives, from… — Jason Johnson Action Copy Share Image
