Elsa Johnson Articles

Lorde captivates at the Armory

As "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles ended, the bright lights of The Armory clicked off. The crowd erupted in a roar, and there she was. Lorde. Without saying a word, she started off her setlist with the 2021 release "Leader of a New Regime". The peaceful song set...

The importance of truth in a time of uncertainty

What it means to navigate a "post-truth" world "What is a woman?" "I don't know, I'm not a biologist."  This is the scene that played out between Senator Marsha Blackburn and Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Jackson's response -- "I don't know, I'm...

Criminal trial exposes larger problem of human trafficking

Human trafficking and its global impact 50% of US trafficking victims are girls under the age of 18 Girls as young as 5 are trafficked into sexual slavery -- sometimes sold by their own economically-vulnerable mothers and fathers According to The International Labour...

Maxwell conviction raises questions

How Epstein's associate used her womanhood to sex traffic young girls On Dec. 29, 2021, a jury in New York City convicted Ghislaine Maxwell on five of six counts of grooming minors for sexual abuse. The jury found that Maxwell, in collaboration with her longtime...
Guilty

Guilty

Chauvin verdict announced after a year of anticipation "Thank you. Please be seated," said Judge Peter Cahill. After...

Shooting for Mars

Shooting for Mars

SpaceX has partially successful launch as the company makes steps toward interplanetary travel On December 8, 2020 in...

Music and Quarantine

Music and Quarantine

Creating, recording and listening to music over quarantine The silver stars of First Avenue were illuminated only by...