April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM), a time to raise awareness about health disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority populations and to encourage action through health education, early detection, and…
Chauvin Conviction Turning Point On Police Accountability, Work Remains for Equal Justice
“Today, we feel a sigh of relief. Still, it cannot take away the pain. A measure of justice isn’t the same as equal justice. This verdict brings us a step closer. And,…
What it means to have Black children in America
Experts say police brutality is a reproductive health issue that can leave lasting imprints on a community’s health. Mothers of black children’s anguish -‘we can’t protect them!’ What it means to be…
Knoxville resumes in-person meetings
Public Notice: On account of Governor Lee’s Executive Order # 78 expiring on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021; the Knoxville City Council will resume traditional in-person meetings. Below are dates of in-person meetings…
The Bottom Knox Black bookstore celebrates Indie Bookstore Day
Enjoy this weekend at The Bottom Knoxville, a black-owned bookstore comprised of books for children, teens and adults by black authors. From the latest from poet Amanda Gourman to classic by James…
Knoxville Media Coalition files lawsuit for release of KPD body cam footage of officer involved death of A-E student
KNOXVILLE, TN (April 20, 2021) – The East Tennessee Enlightener has joined a local media coalition in a motion for the release of the KPD bodycam footage of the officer-involved shooting death…
Lonsdale to have Solar Powered Home
SEEED (Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development) will have a groundbreaking for its first completely solar-powered home of the future that will be in the Lonsdale community. Knoxville, Tenn April 20, 2021,…
City-Wide Prayer Meeting in East Knoxville
Five Austin-East High school students have been murdered this year (from January through April 2021). All of them happened while students were headed home at the end of their day, with one…
Janan Nikki Allen
Janan Nikki Allen passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Janan Nikki Allen was a resident of Tennessee at the time of passing. Dockery Funeral Home Inc., 117 E 3rd South St,…
William Cain
MORRISTOWN, TN – William Cain passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Arrangements are forthcoming by Dockery Funeral Home Inc
Maryville Huddle Mandates: April 18 – Mayday
Ruth Holloway Maryville Huddle Women’s March Progressive Mandates Week of April 18, 2021 The Zoom Redistricting meeting on Wed, April 21, at 7PM. is of the utmost important event to attend this…
Arrest of Black women elected officials escalates
The images of Georgia Rep. Park Cannon being dragged away from the state Capitol follows several arrests in recent years involving elected Black women. Black women on the receiving end say it’s…
Beck Racial Justice Town Hall with Men from Austin-East
Beck Cultural Exchange Center presents the 10th virtual Racial Justice Town Hall featuring “Men of Austin-East.” In pursuit of Racial Justice. Knoxville’s black communities are in peril, our youth have always been…
Estella Middlebrook Powell 1944 – 2021
New York, NY – Estella Middlebrook Powell, passed away March 25, 2021 in New York, NY. The second of two children, born to Mary Frances Middlebrook Jeffries and Willie T. Waters, September…
Georgia’s New Voting laws: A litmus test for other majority red State houses
‘This is the first litmus test’: Andrea Young of the ACLU of Georgia on corporations and voting rights. The civil rights group’s executive director talks to The 19th about holding corporations accountable…
Criminalizing the Mountain South: Persistent Inequalities roundtable
Haines Morris Endowment Roundtable is a free virtual event that is open to the public, Wednesday, April 14, 5:30-7:30 pm. Registration required using the link provided below. The Black Lives Matter uprising…
Jeffery Sterling Curry Meek
KNOXVILLE, TN – Jeffery Sterling Curry Meek, departed this life, March 6, 2021. Preceded in death by parents, Equalla and Joseph Rucker; father, Sterling Meek; brother, James Curry and grandmother, Maude Casey….
Harold Franklin Chandler (age 84)
KNOXVILLE, TN – Harold Franklin Chandler, 84 departed this life peacefully at 4:03 p.m., April 8, 2021 at Island Home Park Health and Rehabilitation Center, Knoxville; staff and family members were at…
Darrell Lee Coker
CLINTON, TN – Darrell Lee Coker of Clinton, TN departed this life Sunday April 11, 2021 at home due to health complications. Darrell was a decorated U.S. Army veteran. He was formerly…
Randy Boyd, City and County Mayors building 10 Dog Parks, while planning baseball park
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (September 14, 2020) — The Knox County Parks and Recreation Department plans to build 10 new dog parks within the next couple of years thanks to a grant program initiated…
Barbara Davis Wash
Knoxville – Barbara Davis Wash left her earthly home to be with the Lord, April 2, 2021. She was a 1951 graduate of Austin High School, Knoxville TN and a 1955 graduate…
Oak Ridge NAACP encourages COVID vaccinations
NAACP Encourages residents to receive COVID-19 Vaccinations As Soon As Possible The NAACP Oak Ridge Anderson County chapter wants to encourage all residents as young as 12 years of age, to…
Boys & Girls Club Black History Month Art Contest winners
UScellular has announced its winners of the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley Annual Black History Month Art Contest KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2021) – UScellular announced the three…
Cherokee Health offers COVID Vaccination clinics across East Tennessee
Cherokee Health Systems is receiving limited quantities of the COVID-19 vaccines. Community events and vaccination clinics are planned to give vaccinations in accordance with the State of Tennessee vaccine categories. The…
Deborah Bernadette Gwathney (age 68)
Knoxville, TN – DEBORAH BERNADETTE GWATHNEY, 68, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Saturday, April 3, 2021. Her husband of 43 years, Reverend Alvin W. Gwathney…