Hopkinsville Community College will celebrate Black History Month with a virtual event next week.
School officials said Donavan Pinner would be the guest speaker for the event, focusing on ‘Peace and Unity.’ The event will take place Wednesday afternoon, February 17, at 4:00 here. Pinner is a community organizer in Hopkinsville.
He graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion. While at the college, he served as Executive Director of the Student Government Association, a Lead Residential Advisor, a member of the Pre-Alumni Association, Archrival Assistant and the Martin Luther King Jr., International Chapel Assistants Program.
Pinner is a licensed and ordained Baptist minister committed to bridging gaps in education and social justice. He has worked as a Legal Assistant at Haggard Law Office in Hopkinsville, Academic Coordinator at the Boys and Girls Club of Hopkinsville, and other positions across the country. Currently, Pinner serves as a middle school special education teacher in Christian County Public Schools.