By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — The continuing wave of women rising to leadership in Knoxville and the unseating of an incumbent set the tone of the elections in Knoxville last Thursday night. The election […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — The trees and poles along Martin Luther King Avenue had been lined with Blue ribbons in honor of Congressman John Lewis and Rev. C.T.Vivian. The 70-plus ministers of the […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — “We are saving over 500 lives.” Those were the words of C.O.N.N.E.C.T Ministries Program Director Cynthia Finch as she looked down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue at the long […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — The call came in late Friday afternoon at 4 pm, after many meetings and phone calls/ Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon gave a written permit to Black Coffee Justice; the […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — LaKenya Middlebrook was chosen by Mayor Indya Kincannon as the new Executive Director of the Police Advisory and Review Committee for Knoxville. The purpose of PARC is to strengthen […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It happened. Despite the late night announcement by Mayor Indya Kincannon to the 10 pm News that it was a no go…Despite the”mysterious’’ water main break at 6:15 am, […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Caswell Park was filled with babies in strollers, young, old, black and white from Knoxville and surrounding areas filled the place. […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — The meeting was held via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting was to talk to Mayor Indya Kincannon about the state of emergency in the black community of Knoxville: […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Under the watchful eye of Director Nicole Chandler, the Change Center reopened its doors on June 5th to skating in the inner city. Working under the guidelines of the […]
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — George Floyd was dead. The reaction was swift across the land, including in Knoxville. The call from Black Lives Matter and Black Coffee Justice traveled across the city at […]
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