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Derrel Johnson

New York

Journalist at Freelance

Derrel Jazz Johnson is a Harlem, New York-based sports, entertainment & current events journalist. NYU alum. Stops: @thegrio @amNewYork @rollingout

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  • 1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Derrel Johnson

    Lanaya Price, a studio operator for ESPN, credits her uncle, who worked for ‘The Cosby Show,’ as a source for her pursuing a career in television. Credit: Derrel Johnson ESPN studio operator Lanaya Price found herself in the sports world through a pathway not exactly related to athletics.

  • 1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Derrel Johnson

    WWE Superstar Chelsea Green spoke about increased financial opportunities for women in sports at last week’s Sports Business Awards held in Midtown Manhattan.

  • 1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Derrel Johnson

    Chaka Khan performs during the Queens Tour Credit: Derrel Johnson photo With The Queens Tour at Barclays Center featuring, in alphabetical order: Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, and Stephanie Mills, many, including me, wondered who would close the show with four women who have made music professionally for more than a century combined.

  • 1 week ago | rollingout.com | Derrel Johnson

    Beyoncé was named the greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard magazine, a well-deserved honor. She could also easily be called the best performer of the 21st century. Between her five world tours over the last 16 years and two tours with husband Jay-Z, Beyoncé continues to innovate on tour, and the Cowboy Carter World Tour, which has reportedly already surpassed $100 million, is no different.

  • 2 weeks ago | rollingout.com | Derrel Johnson

    Iconic soul singers Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight have countless things in common. Born just four days apart, chart-topping Grammy Award winners both started in groups: Cindy Birdsong, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash joined LaBelle to form the group of the same name, and Knight by siblings and other family members to form Gladys Knight in the Pips.

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Jazz Johnson @JazzJohnson10
22 May 25

Time to activate #CowboyJohnson #CowboyCarterTour #CowboyCarterWorldTour https://t.co/thTSzUykDk

Jazz Johnson
Jazz Johnson @JazzJohnson10
22 May 25

RT @ABC: BREAKING: The Justice Department said it is moving to drop police reform agreements reached with the cities of Louisville and Minn…

Jazz Johnson
Jazz Johnson @JazzJohnson10
21 May 25

I saw a tease that the Indiana Fever suffered their first loss of the year. They got off to an incredible 1-0 start!