BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO GET PPP LOANS – Deadline to apply March 31, 2021 Nationwide BlackNews.com (January 13, 2021) — The Paycheck Protection Program has reopened with more than $280 billion more in funds, and will…
Knoxville – Brenda Ruth McBath Thacker gained her heavenly wings on Sunday, January 10th in Louisville, TN. after a long battle with cancer. Brenda was born on April 6, 1951, to the late W. Paul and Samuel Bernatta…
ALCOA, TN – Mr. Michael A. Jones, 63, was received into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday, January 8, 2021 at home, in Alcoa, Tn. Born January 26, 1957, to Jesse and Marie…
Owen Lynn Hetrick age 69 of Maryville passed on to his heavenly home on January 12, 2021 at the family home after an extended illness. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a retired truck driver…
“History books will celebrate the name and achievements of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the Black Woman who was the leader in developing the COVID-19 Vaccine.” – Barbara Arnwine, President and Founder of Transformative Justice Coalition. NATIONAL NEWS, (…
COMMENTARY NATIONAL (January 11, 2021) – That this should happen at the Capitol, the People’s House, is a grave desecration of our democracy. Many of us know that the Capitol was built by Black people, both enslaved and…
(January 9, 2021) – The Knoxville City Council and County Commission has voted to create a Sports Authority, which is the first step to building a publicly-funded Smokies baseball stadium in downtown Knoxville. With the horse before the…
MARYVILLE, TN – What a terrible day we witnessed Wednesday, January 7, 2021! Insurgents incited by a sitting president stormed the Capitol to try and prevent the counting of votes cast in a fair and free election. Americans…
OP-ED Knox County Democratic Party’s Statement on Tennessee and Knox County GOP Elected Officials’ Complicity in Recent Seditious Actions KNOXVILLE (Jan. 6, 2021)— Our local and state Republican Elected Officials are complicit in the seditious actions & insurrection…
Commentary from the Blount County Democratic Party By J. Nathan Higdon, BCDP Acting Chair (January 7, 2021) – “The insurrection and attempted coup through the storming of the United States Capitol building (Wednesday, Jan. 7) would be viewed…
KNOXVILLE, TN – Glenda A. Harper, a former resident of Cleveland, Ohio, departed this life on earth on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Westmoreland Rehabilitation Facility in Knoxville, Tennessee. Prior to her stay at the facility, she was…
Knoxville – Ella B. Martin Hughes, formerly of Knoxville, passed away, Saturday, January 2, 2021 in San Diego, California. Preceded in death by parents, Emanuel Sr. and Juanita Rogers Martin. She leaves to cherish her memory, children, Marty…
KNOXVILLE, TN – Alma (Granny) Hortense Bibbs, age 100, passed away, at her residence, January 1, 2021. She was born October 11, 1920 in Whitesburg, Tennessee. She was a retiree of St. Mary’s Hospital and a member of…
Angela Marie Walker Prater, “Angie”, passed away Thursday morning on January 7, 2021 at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Conyers, GA. Angie was born November 27, 1965 in Knoxville TN at UT Hospital. Graduating from Fulton High, Class of 1984, Angie…
KNOXVILLE, TN – Harry Olando Jermaine Clemons Upshaw, age 44, departed this life on January 6, 2021. He was born December 13, 1976, to Harry Upshaw and Kim Clemons in Knoxville, TN. He entered this world at 3…
KNOXVILLE, TN (Jan. 7, 2021) – In a Knoxville College Board of Trustees meeting on January 4, 2021, Leonard L. Adams, Jr. was elected to serve as interim president effective…
Knoxville – Henry Frank Nalory of Knoxville departed this life on December 31, 2020. He was born to the Late Sylvia Lee Montgomery and Henry Nalory in Lakeland Florida. Henry was a graduate of Rule High School in…
KNOXVILLE, TN (January 7, 2021) – The first Annual Action Plan meeting of the City of Knoxville Housing and Neighborhood Development Department will be a virtual public meeting. The meeting will outline how the City plans to use…
Knoxville – Julie Ann Crawley- age 49 of Knoxville passed away on January 4, 2021. She was preceded in death by parents Raymond and Myra Henderson. She is survived by her husband, Fred Crawley, Daughter Enjoli Henderson, 3…
KNOXVILLE, TN – Nancy L Jones passed away, December 30, 2020 from complications of pneumonia at the University of Tennessee Hospital. She was born, August 16, 1947, to the late Russell G. and Lina A. Jones. She was…
Robert G. King passed away January 1, 2021 at UT Medical Center. Arrangements are forthcoming. His remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfuneralhome1962.com
In an exclusive statement to the ETEnlightener.com, Beal Bourne submitted a picture as proof that his granddaughter Jayla Bourne found the tiger. KNOXVILLE, TN – In September of this year, an off-duty Knox County Sheriffs Office Deputy working…
BLOUNT COUNTY (January 5, 2021) – It’s been a tough year. We mourn the loss of so many friends and family members to Covid. It’s been agonizing to bear witness to the fragility of our democracy. Here in…
Francene Hester Woods was born and raised in Atlanta, GA August 31, 1951 to Obadiah and Mary Hester. She was the seventh born of eight siblings, reared up at a time when having a job meant you, more…
Anthony Marcus Rogers was preceded in death by his beloved parents, Rochelle and Lennie Rogers; grandparents, Lewis and Minnie Rogers, and Ulysses and Kathleen Love; siblings, Robert E. Williams Jr, and Jimmy L. Rogers. He leaves to cherish…