Jeff Taylor, commissioner for the Kentucky Department of Business Development and a former state representative, will give a lecture Thursday for Hopkinsville Community College’s Constitution Day observance.
The virtual lecture, titled “The Historical and Contemporary Impact of the Constitution on Race Relations: A Lawmaker’s View,” will be available online at noon Thursday.
The link to the zoom video will be available here. The meeting ID is 897 5318 6407. The passcode is 8tNACn.
Taylor, of Hopkinsville, is the former 8th District state representative. Prior to holding office, he was a senior project manager in economic development for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He also held positions in public relations, marketing and community development.
Constitution Day was enacted in 2004, recognizing Sept. 17, 1787, as the date delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the U.S. Constitution. Today, the U.S. Department of Education requires programming about the Constitution around this date in all schools receiving federal funds.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
