Professional wrestler "Menace the Blackanese Assassin" launched his career in 2003 from Knoxville.

Wrestling SHOWDOWN at the Jewish Center

ByTheLight August 22, 2019September 4, 2019

Watch out Kane! Menace: the Blackanese Assassin is coming to your town for a wrestling showdown. Is the Arnstein Jewish Center okay?

sToneFish band will perform Sat. Aug. 25 in Knoxville.

An evening with homegrown artists will be Sunday, Aug 25^th, 5-7pm, at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center at 6800 Deane Hill Dr. in Knoxville. The event features professional wrestler Menace aka The Blackanese Assassin followed by a pool party with live music by Stonefish from 7-10 pm.

Menace began his training in Knoxville, TN in the backyard of Rick Connors. Menace has come a long way since then working for CZW, HWA, NWA: Wildside, Smoky Mountain, and Rocky Top; Ego Pro Wrestling, Coliseum Championship Wrestling, and more. He’s been in the ring with Jimmy Valiant, Dr. Tom Pritchard, Tracy Smothers, Vick the Bruiser, Jimmy Golden, Kid Cash, Jerry Lynn, Christopher Daniels, Rob Conway, “The Franchise” Shane Douglas, and Ricky Morton.

Menace is a high flier. He has a background in Kempo Ju-Jitsu and a great love for Japanese wrestling. Fans that have never seen him are in for a real treat. You can follow him on Facebook.

STONEFISH, a five-piece rock band, features high school and college students based out of Knoxville. The band dropped its first full album. It introduces 12 original songs and is available for purchase on most major streaming platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Google Play and more.

To purchase tickets visit www.picatic.com/wrestling. Proceeds benefit the Knoxville Jewish Alliance and the University-Assisted Community School program.

Beta Theta Boule’ Honors Fathers

(KNOXVILLE, TN) The Beta Theta Boule’ Foundation, Inc., hosted its 3rdAnnual Father’s Day Luncheon Celebration at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Knoxville. About 300 fathers, families and their guests dined on a buffet-style meal that featured prime rib to music performed by pianist Jaylen McCoy who is a junior at Hardin Valley High School.

New Top Cops for Knoxville, Knox County and the State

By Patricia Williams Knoxville and the State of Tennessee have new top cops. Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch has been appointed as the new Director of Tennessee Bureau of Investigations by Gov. Bill Haslam. Eve Thomas has been appointed as the new KPD Chief by City Mayor Madeline Rogero. The new Knox County…

New KPD Deputy Chief is Homegrown

By Patricia Williams One of Knoxville’s own, Capt. Ronald Green was promoted to Deputy Chief of the Knoxville Police Dept. by City Mayor Madeline Rogero, and newly appointed KPD Chief Eve Thomas. Deputy Chief Green is a Knoxville native and a 1988 graduate of Farragut High School. He is the second African-American in the city’s…

Honored Air Force veterans Master Sgt. Michael Buchanan with 25-years; and Tech Sgt. Renee Sudderth with 33-year of service participated in the raising of the flag at the Memorial Day service in Alcoa, Tn.

Black Veteran’s Memorial Day Tribute, Alcoa, TN

(ALCOA, TN) The “5th Annual Memorial Decoration Day Celebration” was Monday morning at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. About 100 citizens were there to honor black veterans and their families. Attendance was deterred by drizzling rain. The event has attracted over 300 participants in prior years.

The celebration of black veterans began promptly at noon with Blount County veterans raised the flag during a 21-gun salute and bugle taps performed by members of the volunteer East Tennessee Honor Guard under the direction of Reid Gephardt.

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.