Reverend Alfreddie Johnson, Jr. Reverend Alfreddie Johnson, Jr. is a much sought-after national speaker, community activist, founder of the World Literacy Crusade, and cofounder of the American Health and Education Clinics. In November 2005 he was elected a Lynwood City councilman and subsequently the Mayor Pro Tem. Johnson is the pastor of True Faith Christian Church, a Baptist congregation in Compton, California. When community unrest erupted in greater Los Angeles in 1992, Johnson intensified his search for solutions to the underlying problems. He teamed up with Fred Shaw, Jr., veteran deputy sheriff, who introduced him to Applied Scholastics and the study technology of L. Ron Hubbard. Through the workable study method the clergyman saw that the primary and most overlooked barrier to learning anything was the misunderstood word. Johnson saw clearly that the social ills of poverty, ignorance, drug abuse, criminality, and gangs were not the real cause of his people's hopelessness and anger. Illiteracy was! As founder of the World Literacy Crusade, and joined by his national spokesperson Isaac Hayes, Johnson continues to expand his fight to eradicate illiteracy. He continues to address the broader needs of the community. In 2003 Johnson founded Men Who Care, a campaign to highlight positive role models in the community. The following year Johnson helped open American Health and Education Clinics, a facility that boasts a 76% success rate in treating youth and adults with substance abuse issues. Johnson's speaking engagements have included the State of the African American Male Initiative Conference in Los Angeles, the Dr. Lonnie E. Mitchell National HBCU Substance Abuse Conference and a Hip-Hop Summit Action Network conference. He is a frequent guest on national radio on topics ranging from the African American condition to Hip-Hop to illiteracy to drug prevention. |
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