Within the hip-hop community and abroad, Jeff Johnson serves as a voice of strength for a generation. An architect for social change, as well as an innate ability to both influence and inspire, Johnson is one of today’s most gifted leaders in both the political and entertainment arenas. Johnson’s roles as a political activist have spanned from work as Senior Advisor for Media and Youth Outreach for People for the American Way, operating as the National Youth Director for the NAACP to Vice-President of Russell Simmons’ Hip Hop Summit Action Network.

An established investigative journalist, he has interviewed such marquee figures as The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan; 2008 presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton; is one of only two news correspondents to interview Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir within the past twelve years; was the first correspondent BET sent to cover the Democratic and Republican National Conventions for their entertainment programming line-up; and is the only American reporter to receive an exclusive interview with the continent of Africa’s first female head of state, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Liberia.

From the Hip-Hop community to mainstream media, Jeff Johnson serves as a trusted voice for information and opinions to a new generation. A social activist, political strategist, inspirational speaker, executive producer and an architect for social change, Johnson is one of today’s most gifted leaders in both the political and entertainment arenas. Johnson currently provides commentary in leading urban lifestyle magazines, and serves as an international correspondent on various programs including Rap City and Meet The Faith on BET, as well as a contributor on The Dr. Phil Show and major media outlet CNN.