Jason Johnson

2/14/20

Bloomberg Is the Real 'Slim Shady,' Warren Says 'Call Me Maybe' and Voters Ask Biden, ‘What Have You Done for Me Lately?’: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 29

The committee loves Valentine’s Day—not just because it’s an excuse to eat lots of candy and make reservations at…

2/7/20

Bloomberg Is an Oligarch, Biden May Have Jumped the Shark and Warren’s Campaign Is Still in Park: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 28

It’s that time of year again when we get a little sad. Football is over (I was right; the team with the black…

1/31/20

Yang Extends His 15 Minutes, Buttigieg Is Still Serving His Penance and Michael Bennet Is Finally in It: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 27

1/24/20

Sanders Is a Sore Winner, Buttigieg Fans Say He’s a Beginner and Biden’s Lead Is Getting Slimmer: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 26

Green Book wasn’t just the story of a white savior who centered himself in the story of a queer black genius in the…

1/17/20

Booker Says Farewell, Warren Decides to Tell and Yang Gets Chappelle: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 25

Once upon a time, there was a really popular TV show on HBO called Game of Thrones. We’ve written about it a few…

1/10/20

Biden Continues to Churn, Steyer’s Got Money to Burn and Buttigieg’s Got a Lot to Learn: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 24

“You know my mother thinks she knows you. Like she talks about you like y’all are friends.” A friend of mine told me…

1/3/20

Booker Learns to Dance, Biden Affirms His Stance and Klobuchar Is Saying There’s a Chance: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 23

It’s the beginning of the end, everybody, so get your popcorn ready. While this is the first Black Power Ranking of…

12/30/19

Oprah’s Gift Is Her Presence, Storm Has Iridescence and Kaepernick Will Keep You Guessing: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 22

The best things about Christmas (also Kwanzaa and Hanukkah) heading into New Year’s week are the gifts and the…

12/20/19

Warren Uses the Force, Klobuchar Beats a Dead Horse and Buttigieg Needs to Change Course: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 21

In a galaxy far, far away, on a planet teeming with life but suffering from global warming, dirty oceans and way too…

12/20/19

<em>The Rise of Skywalker </em>Is the Best New <em>Star Wars</em> Film but It’s 2 Movies Too Late

The Rise of Skywalker Is the Best New Star Wars Film but It’s 2 Movies Too Late

When the movie ended and the credits rolled, the whole theater was just a smorgasbord of emotions. People were…

12/16/19

Warren Takes a Tumble, Biden Is Ready to Rumble and Patrick Continues to Bumble: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 20

I’m here with you, but I’m not here FOR you…

12/6/19

Harris Was Good in Theory, Buttigieg Makes Us Weary and Biden Sees Things Clearly: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 19

“Kamala Harris is dropping out but Pete Buttigieg is still in?”

11/19/19

Mayor Pete Ain’t Got to Lie, Deval Patrick Is Gonna Try and the Harris Campaign Won’t Die: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 18 1/2

“Seriously, you might as well bathe yourself in barbecue sauce for all the smoke you’re gonna take this week” —My…

11/18/19

Julian Castro Says the Democratic Primary Isn’t Fair to Black Folks. He’s Right and Here’s How You Fix It

For weeks now, former Housing and Urban Development secretary, presidential candidate and one true heir to the Obama…

11/8/19

Buttigieg Says 'It's Gonna be Me,' Harris Says 'Just Wait and See' and Booker Says His Campaign's So Good He Shouldn't Have to Run for Free: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 17

When am I going to get my invitation?

11/1/19

Beto Battles the Undead, Booker Said What He SAID and Mayor Pete’s Been Left on Read: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 16 [Updated]

The committee absolutely loves Halloween—and by the committee, I mean me (Dr. Johnson, politics editor of The Root),…

10/25/19

Buttigieg Needs More People, Harris' Salon Game Has No Equal and Castro Needs a Refill: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 15

This week in the Power Rankings are just messy. We’re talking Real Housewives of Atlanta-TMZ-Get her, Jade-level of…

10/18/19

Bernie Can’t Say Our Name, Beto Has No Shame, and Biden Can’t Be Tamed: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 14

During a week where there is a Democratic debate the Power Rankings usually focus on who performed best, and how…

10/11/19

Bernie Rises Above, Kamala Cries Like a Dove and Yang’s Got No Computer Love: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 13

Earlier this week, Marcus Ferrell (former African-American outreach director for Bernie Sanders for America 2016,…

10/4/19

<em>SNL</em> Does Kamala, Mayor Pete Starts to Holla and Booker Says ‘Can I Hold a Dollar?’: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 12

SNL Does Kamala, Mayor Pete Starts to Holla and Booker Says ‘Can I Hold a Dollar?’: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 12

This is by far one of the strangest weeks in the history of The Root Presidential Black Power Rankings. We had a…

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