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Marsha Blackburn should apologize to Judge Jackson

Posted on April 8, 2022May 20, 2022 by TheLight

THE PEOPLE’S PLATFORM The Knoxville Interdenominational Christian Ministerial Alliance requests Senator Blackburn to apologize for her treatment of Judge Katanji Brown Jackson during the Senate confirmation hearings. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 5, 2022)…

Citizen’s pick for KCS superintendent

Posted on February 20, 2022March 4, 2022 by TheLight

ETE CITIZEN’S SPACE Hubert Smith Political Pundit and Host of the Hubert Smith Show February 19, 2022 I was one of only a handful of people not associated with Knox County Schools…

Enough Scapegoating – Long-Term Care Workers Need Support To Succeed

Posted on December 22, 2021 by TheLight

Nursing homes and assisted living communities faced workforce and economic crises long before the pandemic, due in large part to chronic Medicaid underfunding. But now, long-term care facilities are grappling with the…

Smokies Stadium State Support in Doubt

Posted on April 8, 2021April 9, 2021 by TheLight

OP-ED By Erik Wiatr Wednesday, April 7, 2021 I respectfully encourage anyone who is an opponent of prioritizing taxpayer money for a baseball stadium to benefit private entities – including the Smokies and Gem…

Washington D.C. built by African slaves, desecrated by white supremicist

Posted on January 12, 2021August 23, 2021 by TheLight

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…

GOP Elected Officials Complicity in Insurrection

Posted on January 10, 2021May 19, 2021 by TheLight

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…

Homeless Shelter, Humiliating Experience

Posted on January 5, 2021March 4, 2021 by TheLight

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…

Joe Biden EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: My Plan to Lift Every Voice in Black America

Posted on October 31, 2020November 4, 2020 by TheLight

By Joe Biden There is injustice in America. There is discrimination. There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s…

OP-ED: Inequalities are Intensified in a Crisis, Pandemic

Posted on October 2, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

By Kanika White I’ve been thinking deeply about the effects that this pandemic will have on black people and our communities and I must say for a brief moment, I thought to…

In the case of: Knoxville politics

Posted on August 6, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

From the Publisher’s Perspective

From Slaves to Vagrants to Criminals = Modern Day Slavery

Posted on July 6, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

Citizen’s Perspective By Taru Taylor, submitted The American Negro is a prisoner of war. Of the race war started by Portuguese and Spanish conquistadors, and furthered by English, Dutch, and French pirates….

We Charge Genocide: a 1951 Plea to the United Nations

Posted on June 30, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

CITIZEN’S VOICE “We Charge Genocide” is a historic petition for relief from the United States Government’s Crime of Genocide against Negro People. It was presented in 1951 to the United Nations, Secretary-General Trygve…

Moma!!! The last words of George Floyd, aka Gentle Giant

Posted on June 20, 2020 by TheLight

Patricia Williams, ETE Editor Knoxville, TN (June 2020) – His mother died years ago, but in his last breaths, pleas in desperation, George Floyd cried out to his Moma. How much submission,…

Beck Center Director, Today’s Actions is Tomorrow’s History

Posted on June 6, 2020March 4, 2021 by TheLight

  “The Negro only wanted an opportunity to be a man and then he would manifest his ability to accomplish great things.”  – W.E.B. DuBois speaking at Mount Zion Baptist Church in…

Despite Diversity, Students Should Earn the Right to Belong

Posted on April 28, 2020May 7, 2020 by TheLight

“I never want to be the token Negro.” – Taru Taylor has a message for black and brown high school graduates and college students.  By Taru Taylor, Guest Columnist When I decided…

Congressional candidate Hoyos on impeachment of Pres. Trump

Posted on December 17, 2019 by TheLight

Clean water advocate Renee Hoyos continues her work against corruption KNOXVILLE, TN Dec. 17, 2019) – Community leader Renee Hoyos released a statement today regarding the upcoming vote regarding President Trump’s impeachment….

Attacks on Booker Weakens VMC/Caswell Park Acquisition

Posted on November 30, 2019January 18, 2020 by TheLight

By Michael Covington, Guest columnist One of the worst things an advocate can do is go after a righteous dude. Former State Rep., former City Council member, former mayoral aide, former Beck…

Former Candidate Thankful, Plans to Keep Up the Pace

Posted on November 14, 2019November 27, 2019 by TheLight

By David Hayes, Former Candidate for at large City Council seat KNOXVILLE, TN (Nov. 7, 2019) – Thank you to everyone who showed up for this campaign. Thank you for the long…

Reducing Uncertainty in Trade with Mexico and Canada

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 by TheLight

By Miriam Sapiro, Guest columnist OP-ED (Nov., 2019) American businesses face enormous challenges right now. The ebb and flow of the trade war with China is roiling supply chains. A simmering tariff…

Candidates for Knoxville Mayor Have Principals: Democratic or Republican

Posted on November 1, 2019November 6, 2019 by TheLight

OP-ED As an active member of the District 1 Democrats, I am shocked at the support for a Republican candidate for mayor among elected Democratic officials who have gladly received funds from…

Actions Speak Louder than Minced Words

Posted on October 31, 2019November 6, 2019 by TheLight

Op-Ed (Oct. 31, 2019) Knoxville’s mayoral election is pitting Indya Kincannon, who trained in public affairs at the prestigious Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and served as Mayor Madeline Rogero’s…

The Law of Slavery Reparations Included Compensation to the Slaves, and Has Not Been Honored

Posted on October 1, 2019October 21, 2019 by TheLight

After the Revolutionary War, the United States approved reparations and returned lands to slave-holders; but stopped short of compensating Black slaves with reparations of “40 acres and a mule.”   By Taru…

Knoxville Democrats Should Require Commitment from Its Officers

Posted on August 26, 2019August 28, 2019 by TheLight

Citizen Commentary The upcoming City of Knoxville’s mayor’s race is shaping up to be an interesting one for certain. The field of candidates is among the most diverse in recent times. These…

A Father Seeking: How Do We Protect Children From the Wounds of Hate Speech

Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 by TheLight

By Charles Washington A brave new world. America made great again – not so much last night. What’s going on in America made its way to my neighborhood, my home, down my…

Changing Seats Was A Life Changing Move

Posted on August 6, 2019 by TheLight

Indya Kincannon, a 2019 candidate for Mayor, recalls the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church shooting.  Eleven years ago, our Sunday (July 29, 2008) started out pretty normal. My husband, Ben had to…

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