Sunday Morning Spotlight: Dolly Grimes-Johnson and the Sojourner Family Peace Center

 

(MILWAUKEE) - “Truth is powerful and it prevails.” The words from a former slave, who rose to become a powerful advocate for human rights, still ring true today.  Sojourner Truth inspired countless individuals including a local woman who herself has helped thousands of abuse victims discover the power to change their lives.    

At the end of this month longtime shelter director Dolly Grimes-Johnson will retire from her position at Sojourner Family Peace Center after 36 years. A survivor of domestic abuse herself, Grimes-Johnson has come to the aid of countless women in Milwaukee over the years.

On CBS 58 Sunday Morning, Mike Strehlow put Grimes-Johnson in the Sunday Morning Spotlight.

Click here to learn more about the Sojourner Family Peace Center.