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Teacher Preacher

by Meghan McCarthy
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Barry Johnson, an associate professor of music at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, hassles Amanda Trent, a nursing student, about smoking a cigarette between classes. Johnson says he is always asking himself: "How do I make their lives better?"
Barry Johnson, an associate professor of music at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, talks with George Shields, a philosophy professor, in the faculty lunch room about the best way to teach religion in schools.
Church pianist Teresa Goins listens to Pastor Barry Johnson talk about his plans to create jobs for Evergreen Baptist Church members by creating community learning centers on property the church has bought.
Barry Johnson, who teaches music at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, talks after class with student Sade Williams, 19, who asked how long it takes to learn to play the piano.
Pastor Barry Johnson, a former nightclub musician, leads the Thursday evening men's choir rehearsal at Evergreen Baptist Church. Barry has been a musician since the third grade, when he first picked up a clarinet.

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