Billy Johnson knows the importance of Black History and his culture. Through meeting one of his inspirations, an opportunity to serve has been mutually beneficial.
MIDLAND, Texas — Communities in Schools of the Permian Basin has been providing support for students for the last 25 years, helping empower kids through any struggles they may face during their educational journey.
Following a long career as a justice-of-the-peace in Midland, native Midlander Billy Johnson is now the organization’s coordinator for a unique campus in Midland ISD.
If history has taught us anything, it is everything.
“I know the struggles of my parents, my grandparents,” said Billy Johnson, campus coordinator for Communities in Schools of the Permian Basin at the Midland Alternative Program Campus within Midland ISD. “As an African American man, as a black man, knowing my history and always wanting to study my history – I didn’t want somebody just to tell me about my history – I wanted to study …
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