James Hatfield (age 81)
Knoxville, TN – James Harry Hatfield, age 81, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020. He was born November 30, 1938 to the union of Tim Hatfield and Marcella Hayworth in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was the beloved stepson of…
John Lewis; Feb. 21, 1940- July 17, 2020
One of the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, John Lewis continued to fight for people’s rights since joining Congress in 1987. NATIONWIDE (July 20, 2020) – Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) was…
Dorothy Cantrell (age 85)
Knoxville, TN – Dorothy Cantrell was born in Birmingham Alabama on September 24, 1934. She went home to be with the Lord on July 21,2020. In her teenage years, she enjoyed aerobatics and participated in the community Elks…
Outrage After Bill Gates’ Wife Says Blacks Should Receive COVID-19 Vaccine First
NATIONWIDE (July 2020) – As vaccine research for the virus becomes more and more progressive, some researchers are already trying to determine to whom the shots should be administered to first. Many have said key national security officials,…
William “Mac” McCloud, Jr. (age 86)
KNOXVILLE, TN – A devoted and loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, William (“Mac”) McCloud, Jr peacefully transitioned from this life on July 20, 2020, in Knoxville, Tennessee. His final days were in hospice care at the…
Walter Kidd Lowery Sr. (age 71)
KNOXVILLE, TN – Walter Kidd Lowery Senior, 71, born May 16, 1949 in Alcoa, TN to the late J.B. Lowery and Adell (Hilliard) Lowery. He had 9 siblings: James, Fred, Odell, Richard, Quintella, Dorothy, Terrance (Rose), Patricia and…
Valerie Maureen Johnson
KNOXVILLE, TN – Valerie Maureen Johnson, departed this life, July 18, 2020. She was raised in the Lonsdale Community and the daughter of the late Verna Dee Johnson Sr. and Isadora Campbell. Survivors, son Tevin Hodson; siblings, Lawrence…
Belinda Jo Hamock
Belinda Jo Hamock of Knoxville, TN departed this life July 18, 2020 as the result of a car accident. She was a dedicated employee for the Waffle House, Lovell Road. She is survived by children; Cheyenne Likens, Dakota…
Visa Offering $10K Grants to Black Women Business Owners
Nationwide (July 2020) Companies owned by Black women represent the largest-growing businesses in the U.S. In addition, there are hundreds of organizations that help Black women in America, doing work that directly benefits them. Many of these organizations…
Norma Jean Manning (age 73)
Knoxville, TN – Norma Jean Manning, 73, of Knoxville, Tennessee, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 20, 2020. She was born October 26, 1946. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and…
William Ervin Glenn (age 64)
(KNOXVILLE, TN) William E. Glenn, Sr., affectionately known as Fleetwood, departed this life on Friday, July 17, 2020. Fleetwood was born April 29, 1956 to Thelma and Helen Glenn in Knoxville, TN. He attended Austin East High School and…
Antonio Sumpter (age 56)
(KNOXVILLE, TN) Altonio Sumpter entered eternal rest on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. He was born December 17, 1963 to Nathaniel, Sr and Eleanor White Sumpter in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was educated in Horry County Public Schools and…
Steve Alphonso Jackson (age 60)
KNOXVILLE, TN – Steve Alphonso Jackson was born November 19, 1959 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He fought the good fight of faith until his passing on July 15, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents Willie Fred…
Charles “Buzzy” and Bertha Reeves Myers (age 81)
KNOXVILLE, TN – Bertha Reeves Myers peacefully transitioned from this life into the loving arms of the Almighty on July 18, 2020. She joins her husband of over 64 years, Charles Wilbur “Buzzy” Myers who died on July…
Teressa Anterria Rader Williams
Teressa Anterria Rader Williams February 11, 1957, transition into her heavenly life on July 16, 2020. Waiting on her heavenly arrival is her father Charles J. Rader and son Bronson L. Williams. She leaves to cherish her memory…
Jarrett Calvin Dean (age 75)
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 the Lord found fit to call Jarrett Calvin Dean home to Glory. He parted this life at his home in Oak Ridge TN with his beloved wife, Sherina Dean, of 22 years at…
Robert “Buck” Robinson
Robert “Buck” Robinson, slipped into eternity, Saturday, July 11, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Preceded in death by his father, Joe Dennis Robinson. Survived by loving mother, Barbara Jean Robinson; aunts, Brenda and Debra Robinson; uncle, Bobby Robinson;…
Helen Ellis Murdock (age 95)
KNOXVILLE, TN – Helen Murdock departed this life July 14, 2020 at the NHC Fort Sanders facility. Helen was born in Knoxville, TN January 19, 1925 to Dennis and Aserlene Ellis. A graduate of Austin High school, class…
Betty Jean King (age 78)
KNOXVILLE, TN – Mrs. Betty Jean King was born on September 7, 1941, and quietly passed on July 14, 2020. Betty was born in Augusta, GA to the proud parents of Freddie Mae and James Jones, Sr. She…
Curtis Antonio Booker (age 46)
OAK RIDGE, TN – Curtis Antonio Booker was born on October 26, 1973, at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Willie Charles Booker and Mary Jones Booker. He departed this life on Wednesday, July 15,…
Mary Ann Barrett (age 68)
Mary Ann Barrett passed away on July 12, 2020, at Fort Sanders Hospital. Born in Washington, DC, July 4, 1952. Preceded in death by mother, Louise Parham Winton; son, Victor Brian Barrett, Sr.; best friend, Linda Hodge and…
Marcus D. Welcome (age 54)
KNOXVILLE, TN – Marcus D. Welcome departed this life on July 14, 2020. Marcus was born in 1965, to mother, Ibery Welcome and father, Orvwell McMillian. He attended school in Knoxville, TN. He did construction work and was…
Sales Spike for Black-owned Syrup brand
“Sales Spike For 1st Black Woman-Owned Syrup Brand After Aunt Jemima Was Removed From Shelves” Nationwide (July 2020) – Michele is not new to the industry. She began manufacturing her specialty breakfast syrups in 1984. That same year,…
Vivian Jean Smith (age 88)
(KNOXVILLE, TN) On Sunday, July 12, 2020, Vivian Jean Smith passed away, at the age of 88, at UT Medical Center. She was born on February 27, 1932 to Alvin Doss and Texie (Jarnigan) Stokes in Mascot, Tennessee. Vivian…
Calvin Wilson (age 65)
(KNOXVILLE, TN) Calvin Wilson, Sr., age 65, departed this life July 12, 2020 at Fort Sanders Regional Hospital. Preceded in death by twin sisters, Katrina and Regina Wilson. Survived by sons, Psalms (wife) Bailey, Sr. of Nolensville, TN…