Dr. Jason Johnson

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Huff Post Live: Jason Johnson on Emanuel AME Church Massacre

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On Huffington Post Live, Hiram College professor Jason Johnson discusses the shooting deaths at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Johnson served as campaign manager to Clementa Pinckney in a 1997 special election. Pinckney was one of nine people killed in the shooting.

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HuffPost Live: Jason Johnson on Scott Walker, Benjamin Netanyahu and Michelle Obama

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Hiram College Professor Jason Johnson joined HuffPost Live to discuss the top stories on January 28, 2015, including Scott Walker’s emerging presidential campaign, Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to the U.S. Congress, and Michelle Obama’s appearance at condolences for Saudi King Abdullah.

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Huffington Post Live: Jason Johnson on the Politics of Marijuana and Hip Hop

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Dr. Jason Johnson, Politics Editor for The Source Magazine, appeared on Huffington Post Live to discuss well-known hip-hop artists who are paid by marijuana companies to promote their products. Dr. Jason Johnson discusses the impact of mainstreaming marijuana to American youth with rapper and activist Jasiri X and journalist Abigail Tracy of Vocativ.

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Huffington Post Live: Jason Johnson on Ebola

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Dr. Jason Johnson, professor of political science at Hiram College in northeast Ohio, discussed the politics of the ebola outbreak with Professor Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Anthony Hartzler on Huffington Post Live.

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