Black women are 243% more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth and related complications. Irth, is an app that holds doctors accountable for the lack of care that is producing a high Black maternal and infant mortality rate. This app, unlike others, specifically aims to eliminate bias in the health care industry. Kimberly Seals…
Fountain City Business and Professional Association, 11:45 am lunch, with meeting at noon on Wednesday, September 11th at Central Baptist Church 5364 North Broadway Knoxville, TN 37918; 865-688-2421. Email: info@fountaincitybusiness.com. Meet Mayoral CandidatesIndya Kincannon and Eddie Mannis, and hear from the Central High Admin. Members and Guests are welcome! *Please bring/tell a friend or two! Attendance…
Tashawn Lamonte Forbes passed away September 09 ,2019. Arrangements are forthcoming. His remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfunerlhome1962.com
Live at Lucille’s: Russell Malone Quartet; 7:30-8:45 pm, Friday, September 20, 2019 in the studio of East Tennessee PBS, 1611 E. Magnolia Ave. Guitarist extraordinaire Russell Malone will bring his globe-trotting quartet to Live at Lucille’s for a special, one-night-only performance. Russell Malone is universally heralded by fans, critics and peers alike as one of the…
Knoxville – William “Twig” Bailey, III, age 64, of Knoxville, TN, departed this life September 5, 2019. “Twig” was a loving and devoted husband and father. He was fun to be around, very spontaneous and was always full of jokes. He was the “light” of the crowd and never met a stranger. He always kept…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — American Tax Geeks is known as the franchise company that pays all of the startup costs for its franchise owners. But now they’re specifically giving $112 million to African Americans to start an American Tax Geeks franchise. They pay your startup costs, provide employee training, and much much more. Their popular franchise…
The Insider for Sep 11-17, 2019 Arts & Culture Alliance SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2019 Sent by the Arts & Culture Alliance and representative of the upcoming week’s events at MoretoKnoxville.com. The asterisks ** below indicate a FREE event. Sep 13-27 “WAIT III” by Donna Headrick Moore and Emily Ward Bivens** Sep 13-29 Theatre Knoxville Downtown: All in the Timing…
If you think vaping is bad for your heart and your lungs, a new study shows it can also up your chances of getting the flu, especially if you are a woman. As we enter the official flu season, local doctors with American Family Care (AFC) are warning patients about the health dangers of vaping…
Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 9:00 AM until Monday, October 7, 2019 at 4:00 PM This Overnight Visit Program is an exciting and unique two-day experience that provides a select group of qualified multicultural high school seniors an opportunity to visit Rocky Top. Selected students from across the nation will form meaningful relationships with current…
A ground-breaking ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at 817 Hollywood Road to kick off the construction of the Flats at Pond Gap, an affordable housing development in Northwest Knoxville. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, City of Knoxville Director of Community Development Becky Wade, Elmington Capital Group Vice President John Shepard, KCDC staff, City officials and…
Roy Allela, a 25-year old engineer and inventor from Kenya, has found the ultimate solution to bridging the communication barrier between deaf and hearing people. He has invented the Sign-IO gloves that can translate signed hand movements to audible speech so deaf people can “talk” even to those who don’t understand sign language. The Sign-IO…
Knoxville – Joseph Lloyd “Chuck” Williams Jr., born on August 14, 1954 in Bronx, New York, passed away on September 7, 2019 at UT Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Sr. and Janet Felix Williams and one brother, Carl Williams. He is survived by his daughter Shaunni Williams; grandchildren, Arquasia…
State Representative Gloria Johnson’s statement on the controversial letter that was sent out to Knox County Schools from the State Department of Education template letter. “Singling out a population of students in a letter like this harmful. It sends an awful message to students who may question their self worth. And it implies those children…
Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present a live stage adaptation of the classic children’s novel Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White. The play will be performed September 13 through October 6: Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 pm at 109 E. Churchwell Avenue. For tickets…
The NAACP of Oak Ridge, branch 5607, is hosting the 73rd Annual Tennessee State convention. For additional information, or to purchase tickets to events call branch Pres. Dave Anderson, at 865-705-4712.
‘Someone needs to be fired,’ says Memphis lawmaker about letters sent to Tennessee school parents BY MARTA W. ALDRICH Letters were distributed to families in dozens of East Tennessee schools are creating a stir among education advocates who worry the content of the correspondence could end up harming the very students intended to be helped. The…
On Wednesday, Sept. 11th two events will be in downtown Knoxville on the 18th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York. Both events, at the 9/11 Memorial, 400 Main St., in front of the City/County Building, and World’s Fair Park, will simultaneously have a moment of silence at 8:46 am. Representatives…
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Knoxville’s race riot in August 1919, Knoxville’s own Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. will be performing an adaptation of “The Red Summer” at the Bijou Theatre. (KNOXVILLE – Sept. 2019) – Knoxville’s own world-renowned Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. under the direction of Linda Parris-Bailey, founder and playwright, will perform an accounting…
Earnest Hughes passed away on September 03 ,2019. Arrangements are forthcoming. His remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfunerlhome1962.com
Carla Darcel Brown was called home on August 27, 2019. A graduate of Rule High School class of 1982, she attended Knoxville College and Rhema Bible College. She was a member/exhorter and choir member of Oak Grove A.M.E Zion Church. Carla was the Knoxville District Lay Director of Evangelism, an active member of the Greater…
Knoxville – Sammy Bail Taylor departed this life Tuesday, August 27, 2019, peacefully at home surrounded by loving family. Retired from Knoxville Utilities Board after 28 years. Preceded in death by wives, Margaret Taylor, Evelyn Taylor; parents, Jimmy Lee and Elnora Taylor. Survivors: children Cynthia (Calvin) Taylor, Samuel Taylor, Sandra Taylor, Anthony Dawkins and Anne…
MAJOR CAMPAIGN ISSUES FOR MAYORAL CANDIDATES as DEFINED BY COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS IN THE HEART OF KNOXVILLE Community Voices Coalition is a grassroots coalition that is making sure Gun Violence, Youth Opportunities, and Unaffordable Utilities continue to be major election issues in the mayoral race. These are the top issues of concern expressed in a historic…
George Smith Jr. “Jitty Bug” entered into God’s kingdom August 28, 2019. Preceded in death by parents Gertrude H. Willis and George H. Smith; wife Renae Lockett Smith; brothers Jimmy Lewis Willis, and George Smith Jr.; grandparents, and many aunts, uncles and other family members. Survivors, loving and devoted sister, Wanda Faye Smith (Vern Johnson…
Edna L Kennedy passed away August 31, 2019 at Ft. Sanders Hospital. Arrangements are forthcoming. Her remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfuneralhome1962.com