Josh Johnson Had to Prove He Was Black to a Blind Man

Josh Johnson remembers having trouble convincing a blind man that he’s black and imagines an awkward post-Civil War encounter. About The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn & Open Mike Eagle: The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn & Open Mike Eagle is a socially aware stand-up and music series. Vaughn and Eagle took inspiration for the series and title from the term “New Negro,” as popularized during the Harlem Renaissance, and it refers to black Americans speaking up, telling their own stories and affirming their v