Paid family leave, DCS overload, guns to minors, more book-banning
TENNESSEE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TN State Rep. Gloria Johnson Constituent Update The Tennessee Legislature will vote on these Bills the week of March 7, 2022 Take action to be heard by representatives! An action can be in…
Beauford Delaney, Internationally famed artist gaining hometown recognition
By Josh Flory KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 2022) – Beauford Delaney grew up in Knoxville and went on to achieve international acclaim as one of the great modernist painters of the 20th Century. In many ways, his achievements were…
Austin-East educator awarded Nation’s Top Teacher and $50,000
A Knox County educator was in the spotlight after earning a national award, a $50,000 prize and an appearance on a daytime talk show! SAN DIEGO—Feb. 15, 2022— In recognition of inspirational teachers nationwide, Melody Hawkins has been…
Oppose TN gun bill, CA gun insurance, Alaska rank voting, Navajo and solar power
Ruth Holloway, Maryville Huddle Women’s March Coalition of East TN ETEnlightener/politics/local/state Actions for Week of February 13, 2022 Oppose TN Gun Bill – HB1735 Seeks to lower the age requirement to obtain an enhanced or concealed handgun carry…
ChainFree Knoxville Free Dog Fences, Needs Your Support at City Council Workshop
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 12, 2022) – The Knoxville Animal Welfare Alliance (KAWA) and ChainFree Knoxville have teamed up to advocate for changes to the City of Knoxville animal welfare codes in order to ban the unsupervised tethering of…
UTK Africana Studies, Students in a Global World
University of Tennessee-Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman recently announced the addition of the Department of Africana Studies. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new strategic vision that included the creation of the Department of…
KUB, TVA Community Care Grants for Non-profits Accepting Applications
Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) is partnering with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to double the amount of funding available to local nonprofit organizations through TVA’s Community Care Fund. TVA’s Community Care Fund has $200,000 available for Knoxville-area…
AMAC Conducts Advocacy Workshop
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 10, 2022) – The American Muslim Advisory Council (AMAC) in partnership with Voter Education Fund will offer Advocacy Training on the importance of civic participation in the Muslim community. The session will be this…
History for Kids: Tennessee Slave Trade and Wessyngton Plantation
This Tennessee History for Kids lesson is the second virtual in-service in the last three weeks to focus on African-American history. A virtual presentation, Thursday, Feb. 10, 4:45 to 6:45 Eastern Time. All virtual events are FREE. Attending…
Stan Lee’s Marvel Comic Book Heroes inspired by Real Civil Rights and African History Icons
A breakdown of hidden politics. Many of Stan Lee’s heroes created for Marvel Comic books, were real with connections to Civil Rights, African history and activists. Stan Lee of Marvel Comics often used his characters and stories…
Blount schools director, New private schools voucher bill, TWRA efforts to clearcut protected sanctuary in Sparta, Tenn.
Please save the Date: February 10th, 6PM a Special Forum for BC Director of Schools Search is scheduled at the BC Schools Central Office at 831 Grandview Dr., Maryville. Anti-public school activists plan to be there, so please consider attending…
HISTORIAN AUTHOR: BLACK ORIGINS TRACE BACK 200,000 YEARS
FIRST BOOK TO TRACE ORIGIN OF BLACK PEOPLE FROM 200,000 YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Just in time for Black History Month comes the most definitive history of Blacks and their contributions, not only…
COMCAST to Support Area Minority, Woman-Owned Small Businesses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 25, 2022) – Comcast RISE is seeking applications diverse small business owners. Knoxville Women-Owned Small Business owners are encouraged to apply for two Comcast RISE (Representation, Investment, Strength, and Empowerment) Awards; and the Marketing…
Tennessee Lawmakers File Bills Banning Educational Books in Schools
The Republican legislation aims to purge books and other materials deemed “obscene or harmful to minors” from school libraries. Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee Jan 28, 5:58pm CST Earlier this month in East Tennessee, McMinn County’s school…
COK Seeks Public Feedback on Planned Spending of Federal Dollars
(January 31, 2022) – The City of Knoxville Housing and Neighborhood Development department needs public feedback on the City’s planned spending of federal dollars intended to support local projects and the revitalization of Knoxville’s low-to-moderate income neighborhoods. This…
InterFaith Health Clinic Opens New Dental Services Location
(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) InterFaith Health Clinic has a new dental services clinic. A grand opening will be on Monday, January 31, at 2607 Kingston Pike, suite 185, Knoxville. InterFaith Health Clinic provides accessible, affordable & quality health care services…
Knoxville Community Grant Funding Accepting Applications
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR CITY’S COMMUNITY AGENCY GRANT FUNDING The City of Knoxville is accepting applications from non-profit organizations interested in applying for Community Agency Grant (CAG) funding for the Fiscal Year 2022-23, which begins July 1, 2022. Funding…
KCDP Ask Senators Briggs, Duncan-Massey: Why Dissenfranchise Black Voters in Planned Redistricting
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (JANUARY, 22, 2022) – Senators Richard Briggs (R-Dist 7) and Becky Duncan-Massey (R-Dist. 6) have doubled down on intentionally gerrymandering districts to minimize the votes of Black and Brown voters. KCDP Chairman Matt Shears is speaking…
US Cellular, Boys & Girls Club Black History Art Contest
UScellular and Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley Announce Seventh Annual Black History Month Art Contest Local UScellular associates will join the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley representatives have kicked off the seventh annual…
Help USPS Mail Carriers to Safely Deliver Your Mail
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” — the United States Postal Service unofficial creed TENNESSEE – The Postal Service is asking customers…
Oak Ridge Civil Rights Pioneers Honored in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 1, 2021) – The American Nuclear Society (ANS) honored eighty-five Black civil rights era students from Tennessee, known as the Scarboro-Oak Ridge, TN 85, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with the society’s inaugural…
SEEED Recruiting Students, Instructors, and Employers for Career Readiness Program
Young People Earning, Learning, and Working: SEEED is recruiting students for enrollment, as well as professionals and employers to volunteer their expertise for the Spring 2022 Career Readiness Program. SEEED, it’s not misspelled or a typo, but an…
Blount County Martin Luther King, Jr. 2022 Events
MLK Community Conversation: Every Voice Heard, Every Vote Counted Friday, Jan. 14, 7 pm; Virtual panel discussion. Our Civil Rights and 1st Amendment Speech is in grave danger throughout the country, Tennessee and in our own communities. This…
The King Center Virtual Global Celebration
The King Center’s Beloved Community Global Summit starts TOMORROW at 10am ET! Don’t miss tomorrow’s conversations, all focused on #ShiftingPriorities to create the #BelovedCommunity and including #action steps. Streaming RIGHT HERE!