Tuskegee NEXT is sponsoring the “Young Eagles” rally from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 28 at Downtown Island Airport in Knoxville. The event will allow 50 young…
BECK RACIAL JUSTICE TOWNHALL: Knoxville Red Summer Race Riot August 1919
The BECK RACIAL JUSTICE TOWNHALL Series XIV at 4 pm, Friday, August 27, via ZOOM, will be on the nation’s Red Summer and the 2-days of racial violence that erupted in Knoxville…
Community Healing Fund Informational Meeting
KNXOVILLE, TN (August 23, 2021) – The United Way of Greater Knoxville is hosting an informational meeting and mixer for interested Black-led and non-profit organizations serving disenfranchised communities in Knox County. The…
First Meeting of Black Equity Task Force Scheduled
The mission of the African-American Equity Restoration Task Force is to create pathways to return some of the hard-earned well-established Black wealth that was taken through centuries of urban renewal projects. CAPTION:…
Comcast Expands High-Speed Internet Services in More East Tennessee Markets
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – August 23, 2021 – Comcast announced today it has launched several new high-speed internet service tiers, including one that will deliver speeds faster than one gigabit-per-second to residential and…
TNDP Launch Statewide Build Back Blue Initiative
“Under Bill Lee’s leadership and the GOP supermajority: more than half a dozen rural hospitals have closed, unemployment reached an all time high in Tennessee, and student proficiencies reached an all time…
Early Voting Locations and Stats, last day is Thursday!
2021 City of Knoxville Primary Election Early Voting: August 11 – 26, 2021 Election Day: August 31, 2021 Early voting totals as of August 21, 2021 All early voters, 3,251; Absentee ballots, 654 = Total …
Tennessee State Fair debuts in Wilson County
WILSON COUNTY, TN (August 12, 2021) – There is a 40+ year history of fairs in Wilson County. Only 16 state fairs in the country are larger than the Wilson County Fair….
MISSING PERSON: Chadwick William D. Carr of Anderson County
CLINTON, TN (May 16, 2021)Chadwick “Chad” Carr’s last contact with his family was on May 2, 2021. His missing was first reported by local news media on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The…
Blount County Dems to Elect New Officers
Blount County Democratic Party to Elect New Leaders at County Party Leadership Elections Convention Maryville TN (August 3, 2021)—The Blount County Democratic Party will hold its biennial election and reorganization at 1…
NON-PROFITS SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH GET FUNDS
COUNCIL APPROVES CITY FUNDS TO SERVE AT-RISK YOUTH KNOXVILLE, TN (June 2021) – City Council approved $199,979.47 in grant funding to provide summer programs and job opportunities to young people who are…
South Arts grants for performing, film, jazz artists up to $40k
Southern artists, including filmmakers, performing artists, writers/poets, and visual artists. support the professional development needs of Southern presenters, programmers, or curators. To learn about grants available in specific categories click here. Be…
PRAYER GATHERING for Missing Desheena Kyle
A prayer gathering is scheduled for 6 pm, Monday, July 5th at Victor Ashe Park in northwest Knoxville in an effort to “bring Dasheena home.” KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (June 30, 2021) — The…
Cece Winans, Dr. Bernice King, Dr. A.R. Bernard in Knoxville to promote unity and healing
Knoxville students and their families have experienced a tumultuous start to the new year. Within the first few months of 2021, the lives of five black high school students attending the same…
Knox County Schools 2021-2022 administrative appointments
EDUCATION/Schools KNOXVILLE, TN, June 2021 Nathan Langlois Appointed Director of Advancement and Diversity Nathan Langlois has been appointed Director of Advancement and Diversity for Knox County Schools. Mr. Langlois joined the district…
City Commits $2 M to Burlington Streetscape Project
BUSINESS Burlington decades ago was a robust residential neighborhood with a uniquely distinct commercial district. KNOXVILLE, TN (June 16, 2021) –…
Teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder, wins honorary Pulitzer
Errin Haines The 19th Editor-at-large June 11, 2021, 1:05 p.m. ET Darnella Frazier, the teenage girl who whipped out her cell phone and recorded the police murder of George Floyd last summer,…
Knox County Election Commission seats three
Three commissioners recently took the oath to serve on the Knox County Election Commission. Julie Gautreau and Andronicus Thomas have accepted positions on the Knox County Election Commission as Democratic representatives….
Gov. Bill Lee signed bill to restrict teaching historic truths of racial bias
By Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee May 24, 2021 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill into law that will restrict what public school teachers can discuss in Tennessee classrooms…
Area Pride Events, Community Center planned
June 2021- Knox Pride to open a community outreach center in July — helping fulfill their mission as an LGBTQ+ nonprofit. Knox Pride plans to establish a physical location in South Knoxville….
Smoky Mountains’ Black History Uncovered
The first in a series of the “African-American Experience in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park” project will be a free ZOOM at 11 am June 16, 2021. Join the East Tennessee…
POP Tenn seeks support for inner city youth programs
POP Tenn Inner City Youth Paintball League The East Knoxville Community has been rocked by gun violence. In the first few months of 2021, five students from the same high school have…
Saturday Praise on the Lawn in Oak Ridge
(Oak Ridge, Tenn.) – The Spurgeon Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 100 S Benedict Ave Oak Ridge, TN 37830, will hold a Praise on the Lawn event this Saturday, June 5, 2021, at…
Events Celebrate Knoxville Historians and Tennessee’s 225th birthday
KNOXVILLE, TN The East Tennessee History Center at 601 S. Gay Street will dedicate its new Microfilm Reading Room at 4-5 pm, Tuesday, June 1. The event is free and open to…
Defenders of Freedoms Ultimate Sacrifice
Marine WO2 Sherman Gillums, Jr. May 2019 This is a picture the Defense Department has never allowed the public to see until now. This is a behind-the-scenes look at Dover Air Force…