Johnson has had public speaking engagements at churches, universities and local communities across the United States. He worked as senior advisor for media and youth outreach for People for the American Way, as national director of the youth and college division of the
NAACP, and as vice president of the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN). Johnson was the only American reporter to interview
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state and
Liberia's first elected female president. Johnson was one of only two news correspondents to interview Sudanese president
Omar Al-Bashir, who had not granted interviews with American media outlets for thirteen years. Johnson interviewed President
Barack Obama, Senator
Hillary Clinton, and Minister
Louis Farrakhan. In 2007, he testified before the
United States House Committee on Homeland Security regarding recovery efforts in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina (2005). Johnson has published social and political commentaries for CNN.com, The Root.com and Black Politics on the Web.com. Johnson has been quoted by
Newsweek and
The Boston Globe. Johnson currently contributes commentary and analysis about issues related to race, politics, popular culture and socio-economics for MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, XM radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, BET and The Dr. Phil Show. Johnson has recently made an appearance at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia. Johnson was also the Detroit host for the 2013 AT&T 28 Days series. Johnson became a member of
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity on the fraternity's 110th Anniversary, December 4, 2016. ==References==