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Byron Keys
- Oct 19
- 2 min
A Discussion About Gun Violence in Knoxville with Safe Haven
These past two years, teen gun violence has been a significant problem in Knoxville, primarily on the east side. The city, along with...
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Payton Dendy
- May 23
- 3 min
Protect the CROWN at All Costs
The ability to be unapologetically “you” in every space is one of the greatest feelings. Often in the workplace and in schools, people...
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Byron Keys
- May 23
- 2 min
Healthy Drinking Habits
Here are some healthy tips as we head into the spring season: With water making up 60% of your body, we can all agree that water is...
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Amber Roessner
- May 23
- 3 min
Trauma: The Impact of Decades of Racism-Motivated Policing
Unlawful, unjust policing, according to UUNIK Academy Executive Director Reggie Jenkins, is a part of the DNA fabric of our system, and...
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Amber Roessner
- Apr 15
- 4 min
Reckoning with Knoxville’s “Forgotten” History of Racist Urban Planning
But residents of the Black neighborhood, displaced for the sake of “progress,” paid the greatest costs.
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Ainslee Raasch
- Apr 15
- 3 min
The Bottom: how Urban Renewal destroyed Black heritage
“So at the same time [Urban Renewal] forced everybody to move out, it was becoming a potentially nicer place to live.”
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Payton Dendy
- Apr 15
- 3 min
The Influence of Black Greek Life on Black Students
The University of TN is a big school. It is easy to give up and be swallowed whole. My sorority sisters helped me know that I was not alone.
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Amber Roessner
- Apr 15
- 2 min
Cindy Sanford Q&A
BWBCA’s daily mission is to advocate for better services for Black women dealing with breast cancer.
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Umar Tennessee
- Mar 10
- 1 min
BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN
Poetry by contributor Umar Tennessee.
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Payton Dendy
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Embracing the Mindset of Being Young, Gifted, and Black and the Impact it has on Black Health
An interview with Dr. Dasha Lundy on the topic of Summer of Soul, a documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
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Amber Roessner
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Breast Cancer Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence:
Breast cancer shouldn’t be a death sentence, but for many Black women it is.
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Ainslee Raasch
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Knoxville Black Business Directory providing needed publicity for Black-owned businesses
“You can find from consultants to dog groomers on this list of businesses,” said the founder of the Knoxville Black Business Directory.
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Amber Roessner
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Returning to the Roots of Black History Month: Part II
“[Dr. Carter Woodson] recognized that history was a great way to challenge dominant narratives," said Brandon Winford.
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Ainslee Raasch
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Barriers to suicide prevention for the Black community
While the national suicide rate appears to be going down, the rates among Black Americans are going up.
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Umar Tennessee
- Feb 5
- 2 min
We Rest In Peace BY UMAR TENNESSEE
Dear Malcolm, Sorry To Bother You During Your Time of Peace, My Brother But There Is No Peace on Earth. We Are at War with An Enemy That...
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Amber Roessner
- Feb 4
- 2 min
Eugene Fitzhugh Q&A
Less than a week after Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemoration Day, I had the opportunity to chat with University of Tennessee associate...
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Amber Roessner
- Feb 4
- 2 min
Returning to the Roots of Black History Month: Part One
“...You can’t say, ‘Let’s not teach Black history,’ but you can say, ‘Let’s not teach critical race theory,'" said Brandon Winford.
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Ainslee Raasch
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Racism’s impact on COVID-19 vaccination rates
Existing evidence suggests that Black Americans remain hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccination because of prior experimentation on...
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Ainslee Raasch
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Local non-profit recognizing racism as a public health crisis
“One of the things this resolution does is shine a light on some of the symptoms of a wider racial discrimination illness,” said Jon Shefner
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