Christopher Johnson appears in the following:
An Elmo Hope centennial celebration: Giving a jazz piano pioneer his due
Thursday, August 17, 2023
One hundred years after his birth in 1923, we celebrate the legacy of Elmo Hope — one of the most influential pianists you've probably never heard of.
Take Three: Three Different Styles of Jazz Vocalists
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Jazz Night in America offers a three-artist sampler of vocalists. Get introduced to the gospel roots of Quiana Lynell, the salsa stylings of Jeremy Bosch and the harmonizing trio Duchess.
Measles Breaks Out in New York and New Jersey
Thursday, November 08, 2018
Measles outbreaks have been reported in at least three areas in New York and central New Jersey, with more than 75 confirmed cases. Many of the patients are young children.
Open Enrollment Starts Today
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
It's the first day of open enrollment, with millions of Americans now eligible to sign up for or change health insurance plans - including coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
How a '90s Hip Hop Artist's Life Helps Us Learn About Sickle Cell Anemia
Monday, August 06, 2018
"The Realness," a new podcast from WNYC, explores the life of Prodigy, one of the members of the hip hop group Mobb Deep, who suffered from sickle cell anemia.
Trans Kids Update: Dating, PMS, And, Yeah, Bathrooms
Wednesday, April 05, 2017
Last summer, we went to North Carolina and spent a day at one of the only clinics for trans kids in the south. Ten months later, we go back for an update.
Bombs Away: U.S. Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS in Libya
Thursday, August 04, 2016
President Obama says that the air campaign will continue for as long a necessary to assure that the terrorist group "does not get a stronghold in Libya."
Telling the Story of the Great Migration, in Pictures
Thursday, August 27, 2015
In 1941, the artist Jacob Lawrence set out to tell the story of a massive demographic shift that still defines America’s racial divide.
Ancient African Religion Finds Roots In America
Sunday, August 25, 2013
In the suburbs of Seattle, an ancient West-African religion is gaining followers. Yoruba, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, has been spreading across the U.S. for the last 50 years.
The religion is particularly popular with African-Americans who find it offers a spiritual path and a deep sense of cultural ...
Diplomatic Dialogue In the Wake of Chen Guangcheng's Release
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Diplomatic meetings Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and their Chinese counterparts were largely overshadowed by the release of Chinese disside...
Mexico Drug Gangs Attack Rehab Clinics
Friday, September 04, 2009
A drug gang stormed a Mexican rehab clinic this week, killing 18 people. The execution was one of the most violent recent incidents in that country's brutal drug war. Time Magazine jo...
ABC Taps Sawyer as New Anchor
Thursday, September 03, 2009
ABC’s “World News” anchor Charles Gibson is stepping down, and the network has chosen Diane Sawyer to take his place. This comes three years after Katie Couric became the first woman ...
Fact Checking the Health Care Debate
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Our health care roundtable discussions are sparking debate. One guest on Tuesday's show made a startling assertion: that the care her sick son received in the United States was far su...
In Big Easy, Health Care Still a Challenge
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
When Hurricane Katrina hit, the damage to New Orleans devastated the city's health care system. Four years after the floods, one of the city's biggest hospitals is still closed. As th...
Schwarzenegger-Signed Car, Anyone?
Friday, August 28, 2009
California's budget is still in terrible shape, so the cash-strapped state is having a garage sale. Starting today at a warehouse in Sacramento, the state will be selling more than a ...
Kennedy's Policy Legacies: Education and Health Care
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
We speak to Nicholas Lemann, Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and author of "The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy," about Kennedy's ...
