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 week. See details in the Events…
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 an effort to silence their growing…
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 targeted. The most recent violence targeted…
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 3, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee. Knoxville…
‘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 for political donations, the importance of…
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 and COVID-19 have laid bare the…
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. Survived by the Curry, Foxx and…
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 his bedside. Born January 19, 1937…
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 employed by Lake City Hydraulic Company….
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 and funded under the Boyd Family…
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 of Tennessee State University. She leaves…
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 get a COVID-19 vaccination. To find…
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 winners of the sixth annual Black…
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 brand of vaccines administered (Moderna, Phizer,…
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 and son, Keith W. Gwathney, were…
Carolyn Lee Beard Truesdale passed away at home in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 2, 2021. Carolyn was a retiree of the Knox County Schools system where she employed for over thirty years; Life Member of National Education Association;…
KNOXVILLE, TN – Mae Lee Thompkins-Tally departed this life, March 31, 2021 at Island Home Park Health and Rehabilitation Knoxville, TN. She was born February 20, 1929 to the late Mr. Elijah and Willie C. Arnold Thompkins; and…
OP-ED By Erik Wiatr Wednesday, April 7, 2021 I respectfully encourage anyone who is an opponent of prioritizing taxpayer money for a baseball stadium to benefit private entities – including the Smokies and Gem Development – with massive profits, that…
James Hoyt Porter, Jr. 45 years young of Alcoa went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 21st of 2021 in the local hospital. He was raised in St. Paul Methodist Church in Alcoa, TN. He was an I.T….
Knoxville, Tenn. – Eric Cutwright, age 37, of Knoxville Tn, passed unexpectedly, March 30, 2021. Preceded in death by grandparents, Willie Mae and Nebuchadnezzer Cutwright; and Vera and JB Smith; stepfather, John Harley. Survived by daughters, Bre’Erica Cutwright,…
Knoxville – Tommy Bennett, passed away, March 28, 2021. He was a graduate of Austin East High School, class of 2016. He was preceded in death by his mother Qiana Bennett. Survivors are his father, Adrian Holmes; grandmother,…
OAK RIDGE, TN – Ms. Jessie M. Porter Hardaway, age 86, a resident of Oak Ridge, TN for 54 years, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, TN. She was born…
Saturday, April 3, 2021, a graveside service will take place at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel M.B. Church Cemetery in Hamilton, MS. Professional services provided by Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 and assisted by Belle Memorial Funeral Home, Alberdeen, MS (662) 369-3376
KNOXVILLE, TENN. – Elnora Sutton entered peaceful rest on Sunday, March 28, 2021. She was the only daughter born to Norman Sutton, Sr. and Lillian Sutton. She entered this life on March 12, 1938, in Washington, Georgia. She was…
Highlander Center Annual Report for the years 2018-2020. Your support through these trying times has helped to make it all possible and is much appreciated. New Market, Tenn. (April 3, 2021) – The Highlander Research and Education Center…