On The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Morgan State political science professor joined Roland Martin to discussed the secret history of the Star Spangled Banner.
Click here to listen to Jason Johnson on The Tom Joyner Morning Show.
Professor of Political Science. Politics Editor for The Root. Latest Book: Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell
On The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Morgan State political science professor joined Roland Martin to discussed the secret history of the Star Spangled Banner.
Click here to listen to Jason Johnson on The Tom Joyner Morning Show.
Dr. Jason Johnson was quoted in the Baltimore Afro-American for the news article “Nick Cannon’s ‘Whiteface’ Album Promotion on Instagram Labeled Offensive”
Political analyst Jason Johnson of Hiram College called any outrage about Cannon’s promotion move “fake,” but he also criticized Cannon’s gimmick as being based on outdated stereotypes.
“Nick Cannon’s ‘Whiteface’ stunt was exactly that, a stunt. It’s an example of what happens when a comedian attempts to make socially relevant satire but doesn’t have the history or the résumé to poignant social commentary,” Johnson told the AFRO. “The idea that club or electronic music is ‘White music’ is fairly dated as well. It’s a very 1990s ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ kind of joke that really isn’t relevant today in a world where rap, rock and electronica audiences and acts are across the racial and cultural spectrum.”
Hiram College Professor Jason Johnson was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Annette John-Hall in her column “Call for minority unity draws flak” about Tom Joyner’s recent call for African-Americans to support President Barack Obama.
Is this call to blackness that Joyner espouses some kind of diabolical plot, some secret code intended to erase the post-racial nirvana some think we achieved with the election of a black president?
I could almost see Jason Johnson, professor of political science at Hiram College in Ohio, rolling his eyes.
“Identity politics is only a problem when minorities do it. Whites do it all the time,” Johnson argues.
“It’s absolutely naive to question the unified behavior of a minority group, given the fact that [historically] the majority has always been unified in their oppression.”
He’s got a point there. I guess there’s a reason it took us so long to get to our first black president.
Truth is, black voters are more politically sophisticated than they’re given credit for. If we were all in such racial lockstep, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would have gotten a lot more traction during their presidential runs, we’d be singing the praises of Clarence Thomas, and Herman Cain wouldn’t be such an afterthought.
Like any constituency, African Americans vote for politicians who advocate policies that are beneficial to their needs.
Simply propping up a candidate like Cain is not enough. “Republicans think they can win by putting up a black person. Meanwhile, they don’t put up one policy that appeals specifically to African Americans,” Johnson says.
Dr. Jason Johnson is a professor, political analyst and public speaker. Fresh, unflappable, objective, he is known for his ability to break down stories with wit and candor. Johnson is the author the book Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell, a tenured professor in the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland and Politics Editor at TheRoot.com. Dr. Johnson has an extensive public speaking and media background ranging from … [Read More...] about About Jason Johnson