Brett Johnson

Forbes — During the fourth and final installment of this year's CMO Summit series on December 7, 2021, Forbes leaders moderated virtual panels with innovative marketers who are leveraging technology to engage audiences, market new products and deliver more impactful customer experiences.

Vibe — This article originally appeared in VIBE's May 2001 issue. Written by Brett Johnson. Photography by: Isabel Snyder and others.

Hartford Courant — Women were running things one recent Saturday night at Hartford's hip-hop club mecca, the Spotlight Cafe on Walnut Street. That old "women as prey and men as predator" thang in the nightclub mating ritual was just that: old and tired. At the nightspot, a phantom female molester swatted this reporter's left butt cheek and many [...]

The Root — Jazz pianist and bandleader Robert Glasper is serious about his music. But when it came to naming his forthcoming album Black Radio, he loosely based it on a joke rapper Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) told him. "You [know] the black box in the airplane, some people call it the black radio," Glasper explains.

AARP — Actor and rapper Ice-T gets candid about his life starting out as a street hustler to making hip-hop music to starring on "Law & Order: SVU."

The Root — (The Root) - Given his Texas roots, it's not a surprise that Jamie Foxx is comfortable around horses. In fact, the Oscar-winning actor rode his own horse, Cheetah, in several scenes as the titular character in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film, Django Unchained.

Chron — Jay-Z is the first to admit that his retirement from rap was entirely too premature. "I...

www.theroot.com — (The Root ) -- Although I might be biased, my dad, Ronald Johnson, was one of New York City's good cops. He spent nearly half his career on the other side of the blue shield, investigating reports filed with the department's Civilian Complaint Review Board and assessing police wrongdoing as a sergeant in the Internal Affairs Bureau. He effectively policed the police -- no small task in the Big Apple. Retired since 1991, he remains proud of his 25 years spent on the force, scoffing at those who claim that "real" black men should never walk with a badge and a gun.