From his celebrated conversations with world figures, 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 trailblazer and authentic voice for change.
Johnson has spent the last decade merging the worlds of politics and popular culture. His role as a political activist have included 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).
Johnson earned a reputation as a positive force among youth and young adults through his politically conscious television personality, “Cousin Jeff” on the Black Entertainment Television shows “The Jeff Johnson Chronicles”, which he hosted and produced, and “Rap City.” He has been dubbed the “conscience voice” of Black Entertainment Television.
Johnson is the only American reporter to receive an exclusive interview with Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Liberia" \o "President of Liberia" 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.
Johnson has interviewed such marquee figures as Presumptive Democratic Nominee, Barack Obama, Senator Hilary Clinton, and The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and in 2007, he testified before the Committee on Homeland Security regarding recovery efforts in wake of the devastation caused to the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina.
Johnson has published numerous social and political commentaries for CNN.com, The Root.com and Black Politics on the Web.com and is a source of information quoted in Newsweek and Boston Globe. Johnson currently contributes commentary and analysis about issues related to race, politics, popular culture and socio-economics for news broadcasts such as MSNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, XM radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, BET News and The Dr. Phil Show.
Johnson continues to challenge audiences to innovatively weigh solutions to resolve historic and systemic social imbalances and inequalities. He is also slated to host talk show, The Truth with Jeff Johnson, set to air on Black Entertainment Television fall 2008.
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