Congressman John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference participants challenged, inspired by speakers

Birmingham businessman, author and artist Larry D. Thornton delivers the keynote address during the conference's opening session on Friday evening.

Birmingham businessman, author and artist Larry D. Thornton delivers the keynote address during the conference's opening session on Friday evening.

Participants in the Congressman John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference this weekend heard inspiring messages that both encouraged and challenged them to make a difference in their own communities.

The conference, which is in its 20th year, was renamed in memory of the late Congressman and Civil Rights icon following his death in 2020. Presented by…

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Thornton, Caldwell to keynote John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference at Troy University

The conference, now in its 20th year, was renamed to honor the legacy of the late Congressman John Robert Lewis following his death in 2020.

The conference, now in its 20th year, was renamed to honor the legacy of the late Congressman John Robert Lewis following his death in 2020.

Birmingham businessman, author and artist Larry D. Thornton, Sr. and Rev. Darryl Caldwell, Pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Banks, will be the keynote speakers for the John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference Feb. 3-4 at Troy University.

Presented by the University and the City of Troy, the conference, now in its 20th year, seeks…

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Reeves’ message to TROY graduates stresses integrity, service to others

Troy Mayor Jason Reeves, an alumnus and former SGA President, delivers the commencement address Friday morning in Trojan Arena.

Troy Mayor Jason Reeves, an alumnus and former SGA President, delivers the commencement address Friday morning in Trojan Arena.

Alumnus, former Student Government Association President and Troy Mayor Jason Reeves on Friday encouraged Troy University graduates to be people of integrity and to nurture themselves and others.

Reeves, who has served as Troy’s mayor since 2012, addressed the nearly 500 graduates who took part in the summer commencement ceremony inside Trojan Arena on the…

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Summer Commencement features alumnus, Troy mayor Jason Reeves as keynote speaker

Summer commencement at TROY is set for July 29 in Trojan Arena. (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)

Summer commencement at TROY is set for July 29 in Trojan Arena. (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)

Alumnus, former SGA President and Troy Mayor Jason Reeves will provide the keynote address at Troy University’s summer commencement exercises on July 29 in Trojan Arena.

More than 500 students from 28 U.S. states, one territory and the District of Columbia, and nine countries outside the United States will participate in Summer Commencement, which begins…

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