SUPPORT ADEQUATE SCHOOL FUNDING, Board of Education regular session meeting 5-6 pm Weds, April 17, City-County Building. The NAACP Knoxville chapter encourages your attendance and participation. The board meets bi-monthly on the 2nd and 4th Weds. at 5 pm in the City-County Main Assembly room.
Women are winning in political contests nation-wide, and Blount County is no exception. Congratulations are in order for Jackie Hill, who won a historic victory in the August 2nd election. Hill is the first African-American woman to win a seat on the Blount County Commission. Jackie will take the District 1 Seat A position at…
By Patricia Williams This impressive tour bus arrived at Clinton Chapel Church in Mechanicsville on Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2018. The bus carried team members of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute. The BVM Tennessee Tour had day-sessions scheduled in Memphis, Nashville Jackson, and Chattanooga and added an unscheduled stop in Knoxville. Members of Knoxville City Council…
Knoxville, Tenn. — Chancellor John Weaver presided over a settlement hearing this morning that brings the ongoing lawsuit concerning the Uniformed Officers Pension Plan (UOPP) to an official close. Mediated last week by Chancellor Darryl Fansler, the settlement of $97,500 between Knox County and the attorneys who represented the class, current deputies and Renee Ricker,…
By Angela Dennis In an effort to tip the scale for Cyntoia Brown, Black Lives Matter of Nashville activist Justin Lang confronted Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam last week during an event on the importance of higher education. Haslam has until January when his term ends to consider clemency. Cyntoia Brown, a victim of sex trafficking…
By Angela Dennis and Patricia Williams In a recent turn of events, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam granted clemency to sex-trafficked survivor Cyntoia Brown. Brown was 16-years old when sentenced as an adult and has served almost 15-years in a maximum security state prison. Gov. Haslam responded to the thousands of pleas sent to his office…
The City of Knoxville is accepting applications from non-profit agencies seeking funding for programs that work to reduce and end homelessness in Knoxville. These annually awarded grants may include funding from multiple sources, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Tennessee Housing and Development Agency (THDA), and the City of Knoxville. Grants…