Dr. Brian Clardy, professor of history at Murray State University, will give the keynote address for the African American Heritage Breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville.
This will mark the 29th year that the Modernette Civic Club has hosted the breakfast to commemorate Black History Month, said founding member Billie Todd.
Tickets for the breakfast are $35 and can be purchased online at Eventbrite or in advance from members of Modernettes. A limited number of ticket could be available to purchase at the door.
Clardy earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Tennessee at Martin, a masters from Murray State University and his doctorate from Southern Illinois University. His areas of research interest include U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, the Vietnam War era, the American presidency and comparative world religions.
At Murray Clardy has taught courses in U.S. history, world civilization, American government, the history of religion in America and other topics.
He has served as a panelist on KET public affairs programming and as a co-host and commentator for WKMS, the public radio station at Murray.
Clardy serves on the governing board of the Kentucky Historical Society. In 2002 he was elected to chair the Kentucky Humanities Council Board of Directors.
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.
