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[ June 5, 2020 ] ADVOCATES OPPOSE TIGHTENING DISCIPLINE CODE IN MNPS Local
[ June 5, 2020 ] Pending MNPS Discipline Rules Criticized, Defended Before June 9 Board Meeting Nashville
[ June 4, 2020 ] Religious divisions in India sharpen as nationalism rises National Politics
[ June 4, 2020 ] Civil Rights in Tennessee Featured
[ June 4, 2020 ] D.C. Archbishop Slams Catholic Shrine for Allowing Trump Visit Featured
[ June 4, 2020 ] Gov. Lee Condemned for Spending $8M on Toxic Face Masks Featured
[ June 4, 2020 ] Black Activists Condemn Nationwide Rioting Featured
[ June 4, 2020 ] Mayor’s Office of Performance Management Releases New Metro Efficiency Metrics to Save Taxpayer Funds, Improve Delivery of Essential Metro Services Nashville
[ June 4, 2020 ] TSU Exceeds 2019-2020 Goal With More Than $54M in Research Awards Featured
[ June 4, 2020 ] Tennessee Seeks to Salvage Literacy Featured

First We Pray…Then We Protest

June 4, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe Comments Off

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 […]

C.O.N.N.E.C.T. Gives Away 60 Reopening Kits to Black Churches

May 28, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe Comments Off

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Even before the doors opened at noon, pastors from all over the city were at the door. The kits were ready for them. In the faith leaders tool […]

The Doors of the Church are Opening Slowly Safety, Sanitation and Process Key to Weekly Discussions

May 21, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe Comments Off

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Its Thursday. The Weekly meeting at 5 pm with Vice Mayor McKenzie, Community Leader Cynthia Finch, and the every growing number of African American Pastors and Faith Leaders has […]

Knoxville says NO to COVID-19 database

May 14, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off

KNOXVILLE, TN — Mayor Indya Kincannon and Police Chief Eve Thomas announced today that the Knoxville Police Department will opt out of a state program that allows law-enforcement officers across Tennessee to access a database […]

God’s First Responder Outreach Feeds the Shunned During COVID-19

May 14, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe Comments Off

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — “Where did everybody go?” These are the words of the homeless who have been affected by COVID-19 on a deeper level than most Americans. The shelters are full and […]

Plan, Prepare, and PRAY: McKenzie, Gray and Finch Circle the Wagons of Faith

May 7, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe 0

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It was Friday evening at 5 pm, a hard hour during the best of times to call for an emergency meeting. However, Knoxville Vice Mayor Gwen McKenzie knows these […]

COVID-19 Testing Begins in Knoxville’s Inner City as the State Prepares to Re-open

April 30, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe 0

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It’s her district. She kept a watchful eye over the cars pulling in from all directions. It was 10 am and Commissioner Evelyn Gill was already in position. Gill, […]

Funerals During COVID-19: Death and Isolation

April 30, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe 0

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — By tradition, a Black funeral has been a time of gathering. People hug each other. The holding of each other is therapeutic. Re-pass is an opportunity for everyone to […]

CAC Office on Aging: Launches New Senior Care Calls

April 23, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe Comments Off

Now serving 1500 weekly during COVID-19 By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Fear, isolation and loneliness, during the shelter at home mandated by the governor. No one can feel more isolated or lonely than frail […]

The First Responder: Selflessly Serving Through Covid-19

April 16, 2020 Vivian Underwood Shipe Comments Off

By Vivian Shipe You are used to seeing them racing by, on their way to an emergency or flying to the hospital to deliver a patient in distress. Now, look closer, due to Covid-19, the […]