{"id":5249,"date":"2024-01-24T15:37:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2024-01-24T15:37:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:37:36","slug":"troy-prepares-for-2024-john-robert-lewis-leadership-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/01\/24\/troy-prepares-for-2024-john-robert-lewis-leadership-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"TROY prepares for 2024 John Robert Lewis Leadership Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Join TROY TrojanVision News\u2019 Mackenzie Foster as she learns about activities on the TROY campus and from around the community. In this episode, Mackenzie interviews Luke Jones and Willie B. Williams to discuss the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/academics\/colleges-schools\/education\/departments\/institute-leadership\/leadership-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Congressman John Lewis Leadership Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s conference is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. inside the Trojan Center Ballrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Executive Officer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesamehouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Same House<\/a> Rodney Bullard will speak during Friday night&#8217;s event. Educator, advocate and Activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michelle-summers-0ba85567\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michelle Summers<\/a> will speak during Saturday&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"542\" data-id=\"5250\" src=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Bullard.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Bullard.png 489w, https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Bullard-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rodney Bullard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"5251\" src=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Summers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Summers.png 390w, https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Summers-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Summers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about this year&#8217;s conference, contact Barbara Patterson at (334) 670-3204 or Shelia Jackson at (334) 670-2283.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s event will mark the conference&#8217;s 21st anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. 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