Black elected officials from across Kentucky will gather this week in Hopkinsville for a two-day summit at the Pioneers Memorial Complex on North Drive.
The Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials will host its members and several guest speakers beginning at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 15.
George Booker, mayor of Maywood, Illinois, and president of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, will deliver the keynote address, titled “Leadership, Equity, and Opportunity: The State of Our Nation.”
Several locals will moderate or serve on summit panels both days. They include retired district court judge Arnold Lynch, Men2Be founder LaDessa Lewis, former state representative Jeff Taylor, retired health department administrator Anita Simmons, MEDI executive director Henry Norton, physician Dr. Chester Crump, minister and author Dr. Darvin Adams, and a number of youth.
Jason Bell, Ward 11 Hopkinsville city councilman, is the state caucus’s second vice president. Selena Hudson, a council member from Vine Grove in Hardin County, serves as president.
The summit schedule for Friday and Saturday can be found here. Community members are welcome to register and attend.
“We want the community to come out and join the discussion,” Hudson said in an email to the Hoptown Chronicle.
The cost to attend the full summit is $100. The cost for a single day is $50. Registration is available online.
