Jason Johnson
Washington Post
Ohio, United States
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Fairfax County’s miscarriage of justice must end
There’s now a long litany of cases showcasing the commonwealth's attorney's aversion to consequences and incarceration. → Read More
Hogan’s crime plan isn’t a silver bullet, but it would stem the bloodshed
If we want to stem the violence, getting violent, inveterate “trigger-pullers” off the streets immediately should be our highest priority. → Read More
Virginia’s new leaders need to keep their promises on policing
On the campaign trail, then-candidates Glenn Youngkin and Jason Miyares pledged to support law enforcement, deliver more resources to police departments, battle crime and intervene when local officials went too far. → Read More
D.C.'s reaction to violent crime sends a troubling message
Residents close to the grim reality on the ground are increasingly fed up with anti-police policies. → Read More
What the news doesn’t show about protests in Minneapolis and Louisville
What we’re missing when we condemn "violence" at protests. → Read More
She's Running! Kamala Harris Announces Run for the Presidency on Good Morning America
Sitting calmly on the set of ABC’s Good Morning America with Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, Senator Kamala Harris announced she is running for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States this Monday. There was an audible cheer from someone behind the cameras the moment Harris said the words which caused the entire set to chuckle, even as she settled in to answer basic… → Read More
I Expected to Hate Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Then Marvel Made It Extra Black
You know that feeling you had when you finished watching Black Panther the first time? The credits were rolling and you sat there experiencing a mix of emotions—shock, happiness and validation, all while SZA and Kendrick Lamar’s “All the Stars” flowed throughout the theater? Imagine having all of those feelings again, except this time the movie is animated, funny, and targeted at a slightly… → Read More
To Boldly Go Where White Men Have Always Been Going Anyway
Fifty years ago last week the first interracial kiss on American network television occurred. Contextually the entire situation was strange. The kiss occurred on the “Plato’s Stepchildren” episode, of Star Trek, between all American white guy Captain James T. Kirk and Communications officer, Lt. Nyota Uhura. Mind controlling aliens dressed like ancient Greeks forced the pair to kiss, an action… → Read More
How Stan Lee, Creator of Black Panther, Taught a Generation of Black Nerds About Race, Art and Activism
When I was a kid, I didn’t live close enough to a comic book shop to get there on my bike. My parents would have to take me to Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, Va., and I’d get my comics off the old spinner racks at Waldenbooks. As the years went on and specialty comic shops opened, my friends and I had a comic book ritual of sorts. → Read More
White Nationalist Who Threatened Stacey Abrams' Campaign Poses for Picture With Brian Kemp
In late September, The Root ran a story about a campaign event held by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams in Augusta, Ga. → Read More
Will Anybody Take a Hit for Supporting Brett Kavanaugh? Ask Brian Kemp in Georgia
Almost 30 years ago this month, on Oct. 14, 1988, The Accused debuted in theaters. The movie starred Kelly McGillis (who was a big star after Top Gun) as an ambitious prosecutor named Kathryn Murphy and Jodie Foster as Sarah Tobias, a working-class girl who is the victim of a horrible sex crime. → Read More
‘Shoot Them on Sight’: Stacey Abrams’ Campaign Harassed by White Nationalists; Republican Brian Kemp and Georgia Media Say Nothing
Massive generalizations are usually the work of a lazy mind or someone with an ax to grind: all cops are white nationalists, all politicians are corrupt, all media is biased, etc. etc. We know all of these things aren’t true, at least not all of the time. → Read More
Is Trump a racist? You don’t need an n-word tape to know.
If you think a racial slur is the only way to determine whether the president is racist, you haven't been paying attention, and you don’t understand what racism is. → Read More
I Spent the Whole Unite the Right 2 Weekend Looking for Nazis and Ended Up at the White House
Last weekend was the one-year anniversary of the white nationalist Unite the Right terrorist attacks on Charlottesville, Va., and to celebrate, white nationalist leader Jason Kessler decided to do a remix and hold Unite the Right 2, in Washington, D.C. → Read More
From Hater to Hopeful: How Netroots Nation Changed My Opinion of Kamala Harris
Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) “You’re just a hater!” “She’s the only one who can carry black women!” “So you want Trump to get re-elected?” I hear these things all the time from my political friends. Usually right after I air-drop fifty-kajillion gallons of cold water on their fantasy of a Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) led Democratic ticket beating Donald Trump in the 2020 election. I’m… → Read More
Racist Comic Fans Run Titans Star Off Instagram for Not Being the Right Kind of Black
If you thought being a regular old black person in America was tough, try being a black superhero, or a black person from the future, or even worse, a black alien from a galaxy far, far away. You’d have to deal with Thanos, inter-dimensional threats, and you still have to battle the Chicago Police Department, #BarbecueBecky and white racists online. → Read More
The University of Virigina Hired a Trump Staffer Days Before the Charlottesville Anniversary and, as an Alum, I’m Okay With That
It’s been over a year and America pretty much knows who Donald Trump is. → Read More
It’s Been a Lousy Week in Politics, and Some of It Is Obama’s Fault
It’s been a horrible week in politics, and it just keeps getting worse. Now, I don’t entirely agree with my colleague Terrell J. Starr’s assessment from yesterday. → Read More
I Finally See It: Democrats Don’t Hate Trump As Much as They Love White Supremacy
I’ve never really trusted the Democratic Party. Why should I? In a political system that forces us into one of two often problematic choices, it never made sense for me as a black person to decide between Kang and Kodos; in the end, they’ll both try to enslave us. → Read More
The truth neither side wants to admit: President Trump’s wall will work, but it will mean America has failed
While effective, walls symbolize decaying societies. → Read More