Born William Henry Johnson in Winston Salem, North Carolina, Johnson moved to New York as a teenager. He worked various jobs - as a chauffeur, soda mixer, laborer in a coal yard, and a redcap porter ...

Assemblyman John McDonald speaks about legislation that would rename the Patroon Island Bridge, which carries I-90 over the Hudson River between Albany and Rensselaer counties, in honor of WWI hero ...

Legislators are seeking to change the name of the Patroon Island Bridge to the Sgt. Henry Johnson Memorial Bridge – less than one week after President Donald Trump decided to strip the native Albany ...

On the heels of the Trump administration's renaming the Louisiana fort that honored Albany World War I hero Henry Johnson, local officials on Tuesday announced plans to rename an Albany landmark in ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On June 5 of each year, the city of Albany recognizes and honors a war hero from Albany. The day recognizes Sgt. Henry Johnson’s enlistment in the army and his courage on the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Tuesday was National Medal of Honor Day, and a museum to honor the nearly 4,000 heroes who have received the distinction opened in Arlington, Texas. The project was spearheaded ...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has strongly criticized President Trump's decision to rename Fort Johnson back to Fort Polk, calling it "a vile insult" to the legacy of Sgt. William ...

Leaders in Albany are raising alarm about what they say appears to be an effort by the Trump administration to diminish the legacy of local hero Sergeant Henry Johnson. In 1991, Congress declared ...

Construction continues on 520 Livingston Ave, future home of the West Hill Community Center on Aug. 27 in Albany. The new facade will exhibit faces of well-known Black Albany residents, including ...