Yvonne Johnson, Greensboro

With a voice like honey and a stern mother’s piercing eyes, Yvonne Johnson was sweet. And tough. And wise.
Johnson, who was the first person of color to serve as mayor of Greensboro, died last Wednesday at the age of 82.
Tonkins, Guilford County Clerk of Superior Court, shares what her mother Yvonne Johnson was like growing up as a young child.
The City of Greensboro will honor the life of longtime Greensboro politician Yvonne Johnson by lowering flags and ...