
Theodore R. Johnson
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Writer | Contributing columnist @WashingtonPost | Senior Advisor @NewAmerica | Navy vet | ΩΨΦ | HBCU-educated
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5 reads to understand the 2024 Black vote: - Linked fate & generation tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… - 88-12 for Harris press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove… - Black female candidates onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… - Regional differences tupress.temple.edu/books/the-grea… - On Millennials cambridge.org/core/journals/…


Black voters, esp the men, received lots of pre-election attention. Join Leah Wright Rigueur, Maya King, and me for an online post-election analysis of Black political behavior & realignment. This Thursday, November 21, from 1-2 pm eastern. Webinar RSVP here: newamerica.org/new-america/ev…

Happy Spotify Wrapped week! Our most listened to "Impromptu" episode on Spotify was "What do men want?" featuring Theodore R. Johnson, Shadi Hamid and Richard V. Reeves of American Institute for Boys and Men. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: wapo.st/3ZoyiR7 🎧 Listen on Apple podcasts: wapo.st/4eZO0bb





Officials at the United States Naval Academy confirmed that nearly 1,000 books were flagged for potentially violating Trump’s executive order that requires schools to promote “patriotic education” and avoid those deemed to champion diversity, equity and inclusion. Theodore R. Johnson has

“ Our military prepares for war. It can handle a library.” Theodore R. Johnson washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Brand new How to Fix It with Theodore R. Johnson on how to reclaim patriotism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…


On the latest episode of How To Fix It, Theodore R. Johnson joins John Avlon to discuss how American pride has been weaponized, why civic education has crumbled, and how citizens can reclaim a more inclusive, aspirational patriotism: thebulwark.com/p/reclaiming-p…


"Trump has used the bully pulpit and executive orders to unleash an offensive against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, which seeks to forbid most of the actions he once proposed." Read more from Theodore R. Johnson: wapo.st/4jLkYiu