Nashville – Marcus Jaren Clark, age 32, of Nashville and formerly of Knoxville, peacefully entered into the arms of the Lord, Saturday, March 20, 2021. Born to Marcus Lee Clark and Jessica Renee Winston, September 10, 1988. Preceded…
OP-ED Citizen’s Voice By Axel C. Ringe, Tennessee Chapter Sierra Club As you all know, Randy Boyd (UT president, etc.) wishes to build a baseball stadium for his minor league team next to the Old City in downtown Knoxville. He…
Charles Earl Marsh “Mobile”- age 68 passed away on March 11, 2021. He was preceded in death by Father, Early B. Marsh, Mother Minnie Lee Watson Marsh, Grandmother Mary Woods, Sister Andrea Marsh. He is survived by his…
Betty Lou Lawrence passed away early Sunday morning on March 21, 2021. She was 88 years old. She was the daughter of James C. and Maggie Jones. Betty was born in High Point, North Carolina. She attended school and spent…
LaKeisha Hall went home to be with the Lord, March 17, 2021, at Fort Sanders Hospital. She attended Bethel AME Church. Survivors; mother, Doretha Hall; daughters, LaTaisha”Diamond” Hall, Victorea Hall; grandson, Zachariah Hall; brother, Timothy Paine; sister, LaShonda…
Steven LeRoy Calhoun was born on February 7, 1950 in Knoxville, TN to Willie Henry Calhoun, Jr. and Ann McGhee Calhoun. Steve was educated in Knoxville graduating from Fulton High School class of 1968. Shortly after, he was…
Auburn University’s Passion Project chronicles the significance of ‘Selma’s Bloody Sunday’ in an effort to; name the brave nameless participants, share the experience of marchers on their way to the bridge and the aftermath that immediately followed the…
Lee McCoy (Lema) Earls, 79, transitioned to her Heavenly home on March 13, 2021. Lema was born and raised in Alcoa, Tennessee, and graduated salutatorian from Charles M. Hall High School. She is preceded in death by her mother…
KNOXVILLE, TN – Phyllis Ann Rucker Lewis Felth, “Tootie”, age 73, a graduate of Austin High School, departed this life on March 8, 2021. She worked as a seamstress and a caregiver in the private sector. Phyllis spent…
Morristown, TN – Mary A. Wilson passed away on Friday, March 06, 2020. Mary A. Wilson was a resident of Tennessee at the time of passing. Dockery Funeral Home Inc., 117 E 3rd South St, Morristown, TN.
Jamarion Darnell Gillette (Lil Dada) – age 15 passed away on March 10, 2021. He was preceded in death by Grandparents, Mary Gillette, Alice Betty Flack, George Flack II, Aunts Edna Flack, Keisha Flack, Uncle George Flack III,…
Kimmerita Jan Clemons Moss departed this life on March 9, 2021. She was born September 11, 1956 to Hubert and Marjorie Howard Clemons in Knoxville, Tennessee. As a child, Kim was very curious. Growing up, Kim was also very vocal…
MARYVILLE, TN – Andrea Michelle White, daughter of James and Anita Porter White was born August 15, 1968 in Maryville, TN. On Sunday, March 14, 2021, Andrea was called home to be with the Lord. Andrea is preceded…
“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” -Chinese proverb MYNARK Tribe is hosting a free, fun learning event – the 1st Annual…
GEM Community Development Group has announced that it plans to enter into a partnership with the Knoxville Area Urban League to facilitate its pledge that minority firms and individuals will be integral to all aspects of the private…
Boyzie Turner 75, passed away March 8, 2021 at home. Preceded in death by parents, Boyzie Turner Sr. and Marjorie Kay Turner; sister, Gloria Turner Robinson; nephew, Chris Robinson. Survivors, wife, Sara D. Turner; daughters, Angie Day, Knoxville,…
Barbara Jean Tate Whittington was born to the late George and Parolee Tate in Mascot, TN on February 20, 1936. On the morning of March 1, 2021, our Heavenly Father called Barbara Jean to her eternal home. She…
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has entered into a collaborative partnership with two regional postsecondary institutions: Knoxville College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville. KNOXVILLLE, TN (February 25, 2021) – As the state’s flagship land-grant university and a community-engaged institution…
Knox Education Foundation’s Leaders for Readers program is providing books to participants just in time for Spring Break reading. More than 200 Knox County first-, second-, and third-grade elementary school students will have the chance to pick out…
Pay It Forward campaign offers 32 HBCU students from 16 colleges from across 6 states will receive a week of training and a $1,000 school stipend. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.– Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED is seeking applicants for the…
KNOXVILLE, TN (March 2021) – Theotis Robinson didn’t want the admissions office to know he was Black. So after graduating from Knoxville’s Austin High School, he left off the school’s name when he submitted his application to the…
“Black people today, for all our righteous anger and forceful dissent, still believe in the American Dream. And we must, in this year of doubt and confusion, remind a forgetting nation that this land is ours, too. This…
Sabrina Diana Harper was born March 9, 1974, to Mrs. Ella Mae and Mr. Jimmy Harper in Winston-Salem NC. She departed this life, February 27, 2021 in Knoxville, TN. Preceded in death by mother, and one brother. Left…
Morristown, Tn – Shelby Brooks passed away on Monday, March 02, 2020. Shelby Brooks was a resident of Rochester, New York at the time of her passing.
The BOSS Network has partnered with Syreeta Talbert, a certified tax preparer, and the PPP Second Chance Program to assist African Americans in applying for business loans. Nationwide (March 2021) – The BOSS Network in collaboration with Syreeta…