{"id":167,"date":"2024-11-26T19:18:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwillingham.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:55:36","slug":"about-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwillingham.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"167\" class=\"elementor elementor-167\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e153266 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e153266\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b2e586\" data-id=\"9b2e586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c5d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34c5d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet The Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b2681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4b2681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Gloria Willingham-Toure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be48c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be48c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Gloria Willingham-Toure is a trailblazing advocate for civil rights, education, and social change whose life\u2019s work has been dedicated to bridging divides and fostering understanding. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the Jim Crow era, she experienced the harsh realities of segregation firsthand. As one of the first Black students to follow the historic Little Rock Nine at Little Rock Central High School, she navigated the challenges of desegregation with courage and determination. These early experiences shaped her lifelong commitment to equity, justice, and transformative education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ff5789 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ff5789\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c33419f\" data-id=\"c33419f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac11c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac11c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Gloria\u2019s academic achievements are impressive and diverse. 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