06/15/2026
Social Worker, educator, activist, community organizer, and now author. Bayview resident Cherry Johnson has fiercely devoted her life and career to championing the rights of others.
Her recently published book, In the Valley of the Shadow, is a powerful collection of lived experiences from the AIDS pandemic-stories that rarely made headlines yet defined and continue to define an era of fear, loss, resilience, and quiet courage. Drawing from decades of frontline social work, Cherry Johnson brings together deeply personal narratives of those who lived with the virus, those who cared for them, and those who were left behind. Cherry, thank you for being a catalyst of change for all. Let the reading begin! (Amazon link to purchase below).