A public meeting on a proposed supportive (homeless) housing development on Fifth Avenue will be at 6 p.m. Monday, September 23, 2019, at the Knoxville Area Urban League Community Room, 1514 E….
SCHOLARSHIP OPP FOR 2020 HIGH SCHOOL GRADS
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has joined AAA – The Auto Club Group to announce the $3,000 Reduce TN Crashes Scholarship Award for a high school senior. (Tennessee – Sept. 17, 2019) …
CLIMATE MARCH, Maryville, Friday Sept. 20
On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will march all across the US and world to demand transformative action be taken to address…
HAPPINESS: A Choice That Requires Effort
Your happiness is under attack! It plays an important role in your physical health and well-being. There are doctors – physical and mental. Sometimes we just need help. By Patricia Williams Life…
First Black Women to Lead the AMA is Morehouse, Emory Professor
(BOTWC staff – June, 2019) Dr. Patrice Harris shattered a glass ceiling in the medical industry. On June 11, 2019, she was officially sworn in as the 174th President of the American…
Groundbreaking for Pond Gap Affordable Housing Units on Friday
A ground-breaking ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at 817 Hollywood Road to kick off the construction of the Flats at Pond Gap, an affordable housing development in Northwest Knoxville. Knoxville Mayor…
Joseph Lloyd “Chuck” Williams Jr
Joseph Lloyd “Chuck” Williams Jr., passed away September 7, 2019. Arrangements are forthcoming. His remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or pattonfunerlhome1962.com
Knoxville State Rep Johnson responds to TN DOE open assault on Minority Students
State Representative Gloria Johnson’s statement on the controversial letter that was sent out to Knox County Schools from the State Department of Education template letter. “Singling out a population of students in…
NAACP 2019 State Convention; Sept 26-28 in Oak Ridge, TN
The NAACP of Oak Ridge, branch 5607, is hosting the 73rd Annual Tennessee State convention. For additional information, or to purchase tickets to events call branch Pres. Dave Anderson, at 865-705-4712.
Letter Openly Discussed in Knox County classrooms diminished minority students among their peers
‘Someone needs to be fired,’ says Memphis lawmaker about letters sent to Tennessee school parents BY MARTA W. ALDRICH Letters were distributed to families in dozens of East Tennessee schools are creating a…
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Performance of Knoxville’s Race Riot of 1919 at Bijou Theatre
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Knoxville’s race riot in August 1919, Knoxville’s own Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. will be performing an adaptation of “The Red Summer” at the Bijou Theatre. (KNOXVILLE…
Economic Portrayal of Poverty in America
Dr. Donald Bruce, Ph.D. Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research will talk about the federal definition of poverty, inequality, and mobility and how federal and state programs measures poverty and the…
The First Graduates of A-E Celebrated 50th Reunion
(KNOXVILLE, TN – Aug 24, 2019) The Class with Class. Members of the first graduating class of Austin East High School celebrated their 50th-year reunion this past weekend. Editor’s note: The East…
CCM Endorses Parker, Hayes, and Al-Bawi for City Council
City Council Movement Reaffirms Support for Amelia Parker, David Hayes, and Charles Al-Bawi Knoxville, TN — On Monday morning (August 19, 2019), Steve Hunley of the Knoxville Focus published a piece attacking City…
National BlackJobs Network Offers Work-At-Home Jobs
AMAZON IS LOOKING TO HIRE MORE THAN 700 EMPLOYEES FOR WORK-AT-HOME JOB OPENINGS Nationwide — BlackJobs.com, created by the founders of BlackNews.com and BlackBusiness.com, has partnered with Amazon to promote their virtual (or “work-from-home”)…
Knoxville College 2019 Homecoming Events
Michael Angelo Rodgers Hello Knoxville College Alumni and Friends, I can hardly WAIT for Homecoming 2019 The Knoxville College Homecoming 2019 committee members are working extra hours – Preparing an abundant set…
Acclaimed Ugandan Orphans Troupe Will Perform in Knoxville
(KNOXVILLE, TN) This dynamic Watoto Children’s Choir has performed for presidents and royalty in the White House, Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant in the UK, the United Nations, and is…
NAACP oppose cuts to indigent health care
The Knox County Commission will be voting on decreasing funding to indigent health-care, from a budget that has a surplus, in a special call meeting 4 pm, Thursday, June 6, at the…
WHO IS THIS HUMBLE BUT ‘WOKE’ BLACK BILLIONAIRE
By Wire Reports ATLANTA – Robert F. Smith’s gift of paying off the student loans of Morehouse College’s 2019 graduating class stunned the school’s students and faculty, but it was just the latest…
Jay-Z Invests in Company That Tracks Parolees With GPS Software
Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z has reportedly made a $3 million investment in Promise, a startup company that helps state and local governments track parolees with GPS technology – and a lot of…
FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND ASSISTANCE
Flood damage assessment and cleanup continues throughout the region. Property owners in Knoxville and Knox County are encouraged to contact 3-1-1 (or 865-215-4311) to report significant flood damage to their personal or…
A $15,000 Reward for KPD Policeman’s Attacker
An additional $5,500 has been added by the City of Knoxville increasing the reward to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who attacked Knoxville Police Department Officer…
Morristown, Jefferson County Alumni 2018 Reunion of the Ages
The Reunion of the Ages was recently in Pigeon Forge for students who attended Morristown College, West High School (‘59-‘66), Nelson Merry (Jefferson City), and Miller Boyd Schools for blacks that were closed years ago, but not forgotten by its students.