Javon Johnson: Building a Poetry Career & Prioritizing a Political Agenda

<div><span class= "author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg"> In this episode of Inquire Within, I’m joined by Javon Johnson. The two of us dive into Javon's journey from the epics fails he had as a beginner poet to building a solid career focused on a political agenda.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class= " author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg"> Javon is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a highly awarded spoken word poet, merging race and gender theory with comedy and lyricism. He is also the author of Killy Poetry, Ain’t Never Not Been Black, and Viral Poems. Additionally, Professor Johnson writes for The Huffington Post, The Root, and Our Weekly, and serves on the editorial board for Text & Performance Quarterly. And, he has appeared on HBO’s</span> <span class= " author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg"> <em>Def Poetry Jam</em></span><span class= " author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg">, BET’s</span> <span class= " author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg"> <em>Lyric Café</em></span><span class= " author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg">, TV One’s</span> <span class= " author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg"> <em>Verses & Flow</em></span><span class= " author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg">,</span> <span class= " author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz70z6z86zz88zz72zxz90zz78zoz73zvz69zrbz122zz75zs1z70zcjo7z84zz87zi2z69zg">