Knoxville’s Urban Renewal Projects left more than 2,500 families, mostly African American, displaced. Often referred to as Urban Removal or Negro Removal, the Renewal Projects …
I want to share a park that brings me much joy. It is Lakeshore Park Conservancy in Knoxville, Tennessee. I resisted going there for months …
While many are familiar with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, other civil rights leaders, such as East Tennessean Avon Rollins Sr., also …
“I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, but I am an earthling,” poet Nikki Giovanni says in her documentary, “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.” …
Have you ever wondered why Mountain Dew is so prevalent in Tennessee? At least half of my coworkers drink the green slime-colored beverage regularly. Since …
Once a year, thousands of people head to the Knox Asian Festival, held at the World’s Fair Park grounds in Knoxville, Tennessee. The festival is …
(Photo: Jelly Roll testifies before Congress. Contributed/Wikimedia Commons) It is no secret that some of the most famous musicians in the world grew up in …
LOUDON, Tenn. (Sept. 8 – Sept. 10) – ETSU’s golf team traveled down to Knoxville last weekend for the Visit Knoxville Collegiate Golf Tournament hosted …
On May 21 at 12 p.m., the ETSU Old Time Ramblers will be performing at the Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival in Sevierville, Tennessee. The …
Recently the Tennessee Senate passed a redistricting bill that determines voting districts for elected offices. This bill will be brought before the House, where it …
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