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Vernon Jordan Remembered as ‘A Man in Full’

Posted on March 10, 2021April 29, 2021 by TheLight

“Black people today, for all our righteous anger and forceful dissent, still believe in the American Dream. And we must, in this year of doubt and confusion, remind a forgetting nation that…

William “David” Hunter, KCSD Deputy (ret.) and writer, dies

Posted on February 26, 2021April 29, 2021 by TheLight

Powell, TN – William “David” Hunter, age 73, of Powell, TN, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2021. He was a retired detective from Knox County Sheriff’s Office, a former op-ed columnist…

Mary Wilson: The longest member of The Supremes, died

Posted on February 11, 2021February 26, 2021 by TheLight

Mary Wilson was an R&B singer and a founding and the longest member of the Supremes was born March 6, 1944, to Sam, a butcher, and Johnnie Mae Wilson in Greenville, Mississippi.  She died…

Hank Aaron, Baseball Legend, Civil rights advocate, philanthropist, dies at age 86

Posted on January 29, 2021February 26, 2021 by TheLight

By Bill Chappell NPR (January 22, 2021) – Hank Aaron, seen as a hero for shattering Babe Ruth’s home run record and also for his longtime advocacy for civil rights, has died….

David Hunter is Back in the Saddle

Posted on January 24, 2021May 27, 2021 by TheLight

Editor’s note: David Hunter passed away shortly after submitting his last editorial piece for publication in the Enlightener. He was a friend, colleague and ally. I sought him after the Knoxville News…

KPD (ret) Detective Dorothy Moore dies, she was second Black female officers hired.

Posted on December 8, 2020January 4, 2021 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, TN – Dorothy J. McKinney Moore was a true trailblazer in Knoxville law enforcement who retired with 25-years of service. At the age of 30, she became the second African-American female…

Dave Anderson Sr. (age 72)

Posted on November 24, 2020December 27, 2020 by TheLight

OAK RIDGE, TN – Chief Master Sergeant (Ret) Dave Anderson Sr, past NAACP President, Oak Ridge Chapter was born December 2, 1947, in Jacksonville, Florida to the late John William and Francis…

Emmett Bowman Yette, Beloved Educator, Coach and Mentor, dies

Posted on November 21, 2020January 5, 2021 by TheLight

Emmett Yette, a retired educator, coach, and mentor to many youths. After graduating from Tennessee State University, Mr. Yette’s coaching and teaching career spanned from Campbell High School in Rockwood, Tennessee, to…

Harold Agnew, Sr. (age 92) beloved singer, musician and barber dies

Posted on October 29, 2020November 20, 2020 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, TN (October 28, 2020) – Harold Agnew, Sr. was born to Henry and Allie Agnew in Anderson, S.C., on February 23, 1928. He retired several months ago due to the pandemic….

Prof. Robert E. Boyd dies

Posted on October 22, 2020November 20, 2020 by TheLight

Professor Robert E. Boyd was a passionate educator. He retired in 2018 from Pellissippi State Community College where he taught for 50 years. Before returning to Knoxville in1995, he was a middle…

Elandria “E” Williams, a Highlander organizer, visionary leader dies

Posted on October 3, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, TN (Oct. 2, 2020) – Elandria “E” Williams, age 41, died on Sept. 23, 2020. The Highlander Research and Education Center staff and associates are crying out with immense shock and…

Vera Ferguson-Williams

Posted on September 24, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

Vera Ferguson-Williams died on Friday, Sept. 11, in Little Rock, AK. She was married to Alfred Williams, a member of the Clinton 12, for 25-years before his passing last year on March…

Actions to Honor RBG’s dying wish…

Posted on September 22, 2020May 19, 2021 by TheLight

In the last days of her life and knowing what would be to come after she died, Justice Ginsburg uttered these words, “My most fervent wish is that I will not be…

SCOTUS Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s final battle has ended

Posted on September 19, 2020April 29, 2021 by TheLight

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the longest-serving woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, a champion of women’s rights, and a balanced, strong liberal voice on issues dividing the nation, has died. She was 87….

Iconic Actor Chadwick Boseman of Black Panther fame gone too soon

Posted on September 1, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

The world is reeling from the loss of iconic actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday, August 28, after fighting a 4 year battle with colon cancer. Boseman died at home surrounded by…

Beloved Rev. Dr. Donald Lee Derrickson Sr. died

Posted on August 28, 2020September 3, 2020 by TheLight

Dr. D. L. Derrickson Sr., departed this life, August 19, 2020, in Knoxville, TN. For 50 years Dr. Derrickson pastored Rock Temple Church of God in Christ on Maria Ave. in Mechanicsville,…

Rev. Stone Carr, first black Blount Co. Comm dies

Posted on August 19, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

The Reverend Stone N. Carr was the first African-American Commissioner of Alcoa, TN. He entered eternal rest on August 14, 2020 at the age of 88. Rev. Carr was also a retired…

John Lewis; Feb. 21, 1940- July 17, 2020

Posted on July 26, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

One of the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, John Lewis continued to fight for people’s rights since joining Congress in 1987.   NATIONWIDE (July 20, 2020)…

Dwight Hardin, local entertainer has Died

Posted on May 9, 2020May 30, 2020 by TheLight

Knoxville, TN – Vernon Dwight Hardin, a well-known vocalist and percussionist, departed this life, April 16, 2020, at U. T. Medical Hospital after a brief bout with a very aggressive cancer. Dwight…

In Memory of Dennis Eugene Foster aka Ronnie Love

Posted on November 13, 2018May 29, 2019 by TheLight

Eulogy of DENNIS EUGENE FOSTER aka Ronnie Love; was born November 13, 1950, to Heloise Hampton and Oscar Foster, Jr. in Bessemer AL., and transitioned peacefully on March 22, 2018, at his home…

Sign Aretha Franklin’s Knoxville Guest Book

Posted on August 27, 2018August 25, 2021 by TheLight

(KNOXVILLE, TN) The Queen of Soul, the beloved Aretha Franklin, died at her home in Detroit on Aug. 16th after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. In Detroit, four days of events will honor…

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