Background
Johnson, Lerlean Newsome was born on January 21, 1932 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Edward Newsome and Sarah Byndon.
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Lerlean Newsome Johnson, American sociologist. Achievements include participated in Civil Rights march in Washington District of Columbia; marched for Decent Safe and Affordable Housing for poor people; one of the seven interveners for Integration in the Omaha Public School Syst; an advisory people in various States. Needy people sought her help because they had heard of her love and concern for hurting people.
Education
Diploma, Attucks High School, Carbondale, Illinois, 1950.
Career
Counselor, advisory Project Enable, Omaha, 1956. Secretary Mothers for Adequate Welfare, 1967—1990. Member National Welfare Rights Organization, 1969—1978.
President Omaha Client Council, 1978—2002.
Achievements
Membership
Member of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, UCAN, Charles Drew Health Center Advisory Board, Greater Omaha Committee Action, Legal Aid Board, State of Nebraska Advisory Committee, Omaha Survival Coalition (associate), Urban League.
Connections
Married Jesse L. Johnson, December 1961. Children: A'Jamal Byndon, Carl Clemens(deceased), Kamau Nnamdi, Angela Jackson, Irene Harris, Verna, Kevin, Jesse, Charlotte, Rosalie, Lerlean N., Louis, Lyndon;1 child Sarah.
- Father:
- Edward Newsome
- Mother:
- Sarah Byndon
- Spouse:
- Jesse L. Johnson
- child:
- Rosalie Johnson
- child:
- Lyndon;1 child Sarah Johnson
- child:
- Irene Harris Johnson
- child:
- Charlotte Johnson
- child:
- Angela Jackson Johnson
- child:
- A'Jamal Byndon Johnson
- child:
- Verna Johnson
- child:
- Jesse Johnson
- child:
- Louis Johnson
- child:
- Carl Clemens Johnson (deceased)
- child:
- Lerlean N. Johnson
- child:
- Kamau Nnamdi Johnson
- child:
- Kevin Johnson
- child:
- Sarah Johnson
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Valuable Committee Center, United Methodist Committee Center, 1976, Untiring Labor and Service, Committee Advances of Omaha, 1979, Outstanding Service, City of Omaha Human Relations Department, 1986, Client of the Year, Region 5 Client Council, 1993, Woman of the Year, N Omaha Neighborhood Associate, 2000, Doctor Martin Luther King Living the Dream award, City of Omaha Human Relations Department, 2005.Recipient Valuable Committee Center, United Methodist Committee Center, 1976, Untiring Labor and Service, Committee Advances of Omaha, 1979, Outstanding Service, City of Omaha Human Relations Department, 1986, Client of the Year, Region 5 Client Council, 1993, Woman of the Year, N Omaha Neighborhood Associate, 2000, Doctor Martin Luther King Living the Dream award, City of Omaha Human Relations Department, 2005.