At the National Kidney Foundation’s 2026 Kidney Walk at Allianz Field, former Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson and retired University of Minnesota professor Oliver Williams shared their journeys with kidney disease and why Black Minnesotans must advocate for their own health.
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Former MPS Supt. Bernadeia Johnson sounds alarm on kidney failure
Bernadeia Johnson, former superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools, experienced a health crisis due to poor nutritional choices and lack of medical check-ups.