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Youth organization teaches music, dance to combat Knoxville gun violence

Felecia Outsey s Divine Urban eXpressions Cultural Arts N Dance Productions has been a boots-on-the-ground organization in the East Knoxville community for more than a decade, giving teens an outlet for artistic expression, whether it s dance, music or poetry.  She can t solve inadequate housing or nutrition. She can t undo the impact of the trauma caused by losing five Black teens to gun violence this year.  But she can give love and support, while creating opportunities for kids to perform and express themselves. For me, being in the African American community where you can t afford to go to a dance class, most of our people are born dancing, she said. So, for me, having a group . is (helping) them expand upon what they already knew they could do.  

We will rise | Children and community leaders attend youth rally for change across Knoxville

We will rise | Children and community leaders attend youth rally for change across Knoxville For the third weekend straight, Felecia Outsey taught love to children in the community. She also organized a showcase so they could share their talents. Author: Grace King (10News) Updated: 10:29 PM EDT May 1, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. For the third weekend straight, community members led children in a rally for change in Danny Mayfield Park. They want to see a safer Knoxville for their children and for future generations. Felecia Outsey believes they can help accomplish that by teaching love. In order for us to actually stop the cycle of violence, we must do our part in organizing, getting together and using the resources that we have, Outsey said. We are empowered to come out here and to teach love to children.

Knoxville, Tennessee, is reeling after another Black high school student is killed - this time by police

Knoxville, Tennessee, is reeling after another Black high school student is killed - this time by police
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Knoxville, Tennessee, is reeling after another Black high school student is killed -- this time by police

The April 12 police killing of Black teenager Anthony Thompson Jr. inside of a bathroom at Knoxville's Austin-East Magnet High School has sparked a wave of protests throughout the city. Thompson is the school's fifth student to die at the hands of gun violence this year, and many in the Black community say they've reached a boiling point. We go to the frontlines of demonstrations to speak with activists, teachers, and longtime city residents who say they're committed to disrupting the peace in order to call attention to systemic failures plaguing the Black community in Knoxville. CNN's Chris James reports.

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