In celebration of Black History Month, an Art and Poetry Competition for Anderson County students is accepting submissions through February 19, 2021. All grade levels of the Oak Ridge school system are…

EDITORIAL By David Hunter (January 23, 2021) – For those who might have actually missed my contributions to the East Tennessee Enlightener, I’ve been absent for a while – occupied by avoiding…

The Women’s Coalition/Maryville Huddle provides accurate information that impacts the daily lives of all Tennesseans; the voting position of Tennessee and Federal elected officials and encourages citizens to connect with their elected officials. …

KNOXVILLE, TN (January 19, 2021) – The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) is offering hands-on PPP paperwork assistance for any small-disadvantaged business needing help to prepare and submit a PPP forgivable loan…

The Faith Leaders Church Initiative has formed the African American Health Care Clinician Workgroup to establish a more balanced access and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine throughout the community. (January 17, 2021)…

Submitted by the Maryville Huddlers BLOUNT COUNTY, (January 17, 2021) – The Daily Times reported this past week that Blount County Election Commission is considering replacing 31 precinct voting sites with 10-15 “convenience” voting locations on the…

Acting on the recommendations of East Tennessee Health Department professionals and the Centers for Disease Control, East Tennessee Martin Luther King, Jr. commissions, NAACP chapters, and other participating groups have cancelled all…

In November 2020, five NBA players were part of a delegation that sat down with Pope Francis at the Vatican to talk social justice. The NBPA said the players spoke about their “individual…

NASHVILLE, TN (January 16, 2021) – Today the Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee elected new officers to oversee the direction of the party for the next two-years. Outgoing chair Mary Mancini has…

BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO GET PPP LOANS – Deadline to apply March 31, 2021 Nationwide BlackNews.com (January 13, 2021) — The Paycheck Protection Program has reopened with more than $280…

“History books will celebrate the name and achievements of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the Black Woman who was the leader in developing the COVID-19 Vaccine.”  – Barbara Arnwine, President and Founder of Transformative…

COMMENTARY NATIONAL (January 11, 2021) – That this should happen at the Capitol, the People’s House, is a grave desecration of our democracy. Many of us know that the Capitol was built…

(January 9, 2021) – The Knoxville City Council and County Commission has voted to create a Sports Authority, which is the first step to building a publicly-funded Smokies baseball stadium in downtown…

OP-ED Knox County Democratic Party’s Statement on Tennessee and Knox County GOP Elected Officials’ Complicity in Recent Seditious Actions KNOXVILLE (Jan. 6, 2021)— Our local and state Republican Elected Officials are complicit…

Commentary from the Blount County Democratic Party By J. Nathan Higdon, BCDP Acting Chair (January 7, 2021) – “The insurrection and attempted coup through the storming of the United States Capitol building…

KNOXVILLE, TN – Glenda A. Harper, a former resident of Cleveland, Ohio, departed this life on earth on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Westmoreland Rehabilitation Facility in Knoxville, Tennessee. Prior to her…

                KNOXVILLE, TN (Jan. 7, 2021) – In a Knoxville College Board of Trustees meeting on January 4, 2021, Leonard L. Adams, Jr. was elected…

KNOXVILLE, TN (January 7, 2021) – The first Annual Action Plan meeting of the City of Knoxville Housing and Neighborhood Development Department will be a virtual public meeting. The meeting will outline…

In an exclusive statement to the ETEnlightener.com, Beal Bourne submitted a picture as proof that his granddaughter Jayla Bourne found the tiger. KNOXVILLE, TN – In September of this year, an off-duty…

BLOUNT COUNTY (January 5, 2021) – It’s been a tough year.  We mourn the loss of so many friends and family members to Covid.  It’s been agonizing to bear witness to the…

OP-ED: By Barbara Bridges I lived for 4-plus months at a Knoxville shelter for women and children when my kids were little. It was during my first year of architecture school. While I…

Burlington Commons at 4530 Holston Drive planned to be ready for occupants in the fall of 2021. It is income-based affordable housing with two, three-story buildings with a total of 50 units….

The National African-American Gun Association to host the first African-American Firearm Convention in U.S. history. The 3-day Inaugural Convention will be August 20 – 22, 2021 in Atlanta, GA.   ATLANTA, GA,…

KNOXVILLE, TN (Dec. 30, 2020) – On Christmas Eve, Community Television of Knoxville celebrates 45 years of service to the residents of Knoxville, including many of the people who live in your neighborhood! As…

Since 2009, the City has been looking at ways to improve the Y-shaped configuration where Magnolia Avenue (between Prosser Road and Hardee’s) splits into Rutledge Pike and Asheville Highway. KNOXVILLE, TN (Dec….