Gene Anthony Ray, born in 1962, was a self-taught dancer from the streets of the Bronx. Even though he lacked formal training in both acting and dancing, Ray's breakout role as Leroy Johnson in the ...

Leroy Johnson Redefines Architectural Forms with Mixed-Media Houses: AS part of Margot Samel Gallery's 'Leroy Johnson' exhibition.

Instead of the devil, Leroy (Johnson’s middle name) meets a young and seemingly seductive woman named Lucy, who, instead of demanding his soul in return for musical excellence, empowers him to ...

The son of Rev. Leroy Johnson held a Black History Month presentation about his father's life and legacy in the civil rights movement on Friday.

Recently deceased Leroy Johnson whose work is on view now in the Mercer County Community College Gallery described himself as an “urban expressionist.” Working with paints and papers, clay ...

Though the target of civil and racial unrest, the Rev. Leroy Johnson's son says his father never hesitated to help the Black community.

A judge sentenced LeRoy Johnson to life in prison without parole for killing Gary and Sandra DeBartolo. The decision came after a judge rejected Johnson's attorney's request for a new trial.

Wearing a facial mask and street clothes, LeRoy Johnson could only listen as the state made its opening statements Thursday in front of a jury.

ATLANTA — Leroy R. Johnson, the first black state senator in Georgia after Reconstruction and Civil Rights leader who was a force in state politics for a half century, will be laid to rest on ...

Leroy Johnson, Barrier-Breaking Georgia Politician, Dies at 91 In 1962, he became the first black candidate elected to the State Senate since Reconstruction.

Former state Sen. Leroy Johnson of Atlanta, who in 1962 became the first black Georgia senator elected since Reconstruction, has died. He was 91.

Leroy Johnson, an attorney and former teacher, was elected to the Georgia Senate as a Democrat in 1962 and served until 1975. His inclusion in the 1963 class of freshman lawmakers marked him as a ...