November 2, 2011, Aaron spoke at the International COPE (Coalition of Prison Evangelists) Conference in Melbourne, FL.  Speaking form his experience as the first African American Secretary of the Department of Corrections in NC (1984-1992), he message resonates with those who go behind the wals regularly to minister.  At left, Aaron and Mattie autograph books for attendees.

     In October 2011, Aaron spoke at State Leadership Week at Child Evangelism Fellowship headquarters in Warrenton, MO. The group had had workshops on cultural sensitivity all week, and it was very fitting that Aaron told personal stories about racism and reconciliation. I witnessed many tears in the audience as he spoke. After Aaron spoke, Moises asked the state director from Georgia to pray for Aaron. The irony is that the night before, I had dinner with this man, and he told me about growing up in eastern NC, and about his grandfather who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
    Also, after the talk, when Aaron was greeting folks, a woman from NC came to him sobbing. She had grown up in the same county as Aaron, and was only a few years younger than Aaron. She was apologizing, and asking for forgiveness for the sins of her community. Their embrace was a beautiful picture of reconciliation. We know that God is honored and the Kingdom is promoted when walls are broken down, and reconciliation takes place.

Rev. Aaron Johnson spoke at the The Christian Library International Author Dinner in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, October 8, 2011.  The CLI Author Dinner is the annual event that gives friends and partners the opportunity to hear about God’s work in the prisons.  CLI is a team ministry that works with Christ and His desire to reconcile a lost and dark world to God.  Click here to read about the dinner

Rev. Aaron Johnson was the featured speaker at Black History Month Celebration events at the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh February 28 through March 3, 2011.  Click here to see the article in the University newspaper.  He is also speaking at other locations in Oshkosh and Milwaukee through March 6.  Click here for the full schedule

On February 1, 2011 Aaron Johnson was the keynote speaker to help kickoff Black History Month events at Fayetteville State University (FSU), Fayetteville, NC.  Much of Aaron's civic ministry took place in Fayetteville where he also pastored Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church for more than 40 years. 

Aaron (center) is pictured here with Dr. Stanley Johnson and Dr. Annie McCulloch Chavis, recipients of FSU's Humantarian Awards.  Dr Johnson and Dr. Chavis were presented the awards at the event on Tuesday, February 1, 2011.

Front:  Debbie Walsh, Aaron, Dennis Walsh

Rear:  Jamale Johnson, son of Aaron; and Fred Baker,
personal assistant to Aaron

On Wednesday, December 8, 2010, Aaron spoke and signed copies of his memoir at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, located at the corner of Elm and February One Place in Greensboro, NC.  This event was sponsored by Leadership NC.

Pictured at left, Aaron and Mattie as they toured the International Civil Rights Museum. They are standing on the exact location where four A & T students sat and asked for service almost 51 years ago, sparking similar sit-ins across the country. Aaron sat at a similar lunch counter in Raleigh in 1960, and had hot soup thrown in his face

Click here to hear Aaron Johnson's interview with John Seigenthaler on Nashville Public Television's "A Word on Words."  The program aired on Sunday, June 7, 2010.  When you get to the , scroll down to the 06/07/2010 date and click the arrow.