Submitted by, Beck Cultural Exchange Center February 13, 2022 The opening pages of a presentation or ceremonial bible have pages reserved to record the recipient’s immediate family tree and from where they hailed. Priceless information to tracing one’s ancestry. A Presentation Bible was once a traditional gift for momentous occasions such as marriage and the…
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 Africana Studies, which has a 50-plus-year history as a storied program within the College of Arts and…
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 non-profit organizations addressing hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic, and KUB will match that amount for a…
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 Friday, February 11, 2022 at 7 pm, at Masjid Annoor, 100 13th St., Knoxville 37916. The discussion…
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 teachers will receive a certificate showing 2 hours of professional development. Members of the general public and…
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 as commentaries to express his personal development, morals, US political insights, and Civil rights struggles. His process…
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 to offer a different perspective. Also spread the word.Actions for Week of February 6, 2022 Another TN…
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 to the development of civilization but to the advancement of the species. The Clan of Southern Man: And…
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 and Technology Service Awards. The Comcast Corporation has expanded the Comcast RISE Investment Fund to all women-owned…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (February 2022) — Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs interviewed Marcus Blair, founder of Omega Digital Solutions, as part of his small business series. Omega Digital Solutions is a fully remote, cloud-native company focused on helping small businesses advance in the digital age. For Black History Month of February, Mayor Jacobs’ bi-weekly small business…
DAY 1: The Knoxville Negro was a 1929 publication of some of Knoxville’s Most Prominent (African-American) Negroes The Knoxville Negro was a 100-page book of biographies of some of Knoxville’s influential Black men and women, business owners, physicians, attorneys, educators, socialities, and more. It was published by Bartow G. Wilson, former editor of the Knoxville…
February is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month at Cherokee Health Systems. EAST TENNESSEE (February 2022) – The phrase “you have cancer” coming from a doctor is something that will shake up just about anyone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all women are at risk for cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is a…
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 board voted to remove “Maus,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from its required reading…
(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 year the Knoxville Housing and Neighborhood Development Director Becky Wade and Community Development Administrator Linda Rust will…
(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 to low-income working people without health insurance in our community from its main location at 315 Gill…
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 through the CAG program is one of the ways the City supports local arts organizations and social…
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 out against State Senators Richard Briggs and Becky Duncan-Massey’s support of the new gerrymandered State Senate maps…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 2022) – After years of struggling in class and feeling like a failure, Pamela Coffin was ready to give up on college. Pamela first came to Pellissippi State because of her daughter, who encouraged her to go to college through the Tennessee Reconnect program. However, after failing several classes, Pamela became discouraged and thought something had to be…
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 Black History Month Art Contest. Club members will be creating an original 8.5×11 work of art that…
“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 to help reduce the risk of injuries to your carrier while delivering mail. Please consider clearing snow…
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 Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award for their courage and leadership in pioneering the integration of public…
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 acronym for “Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development,” which offers pathways out of poverty to young adults 18-24…
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 event will present a discussion of the problem and what we can do to save our basic…
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!
CLINTON, Tenn. – All are welcome to join the Clinton community of Anderon County for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast. The free celebration begins at 9 am, Monday, Jan. 17th, in the gymnasium of Green McAdoo Cultural Center, 101 School St. Doors open at 8:30 am.