Baylor Spring Leadership Series Ends with Attorney Hannibal Johnson

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Waco, Texas (April 16, 2012) - Baylor University's Academy for Leader Development and Civic Engagement will present attorney Hannibal B. Johnson as its final speaker for the spring session of the 2011-2012 Leadership Lecture Series.
Johnsons' lecture will cover "Leadership in Private Enterprise," and will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the Kayser Auditorium of Baylor's Hankamer School of Business, 1428 S. Fifth St.
While an attorney, Johnson is also an independent consultant specializing in diversity and inclusion issues and he is the author of "IncogNegro: Poetic Reflections on Race & Diversity in America" and "Black Wall Street." After completing undergraduate studies at The University of Arkansas, Johnson graduated from Harvard Law School. He is past president of Leadership Tulsa, Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League and Northeast Oklahoma Black Lawyers Association. In addition to many other official positions, Johnson has served as chairman of the board of directors of The Community Leadership Association, which is an international leadership organization, is a founding director of the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and currently serves on the Oklahoma Advisory Committee for the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Johnson has earned many honors during his career including the "Keeping The Dream Alive" award from the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Society and the "Distinguished Leadership Award" from the National Association for Community Leadership.
The event is free and open to the public.

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by Carmen Galvan, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805