Leadership Knoxville said Thursday it got the ball rolling on brining electronic signage to the school. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 2:47 PM EDT May 27, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville is one step closer to some upgrades as community organizations work to support and invest in the school.
Leadership Knoxville said Thursday it got the ball rolling on brining electronic signage to the school after meeting with the Austin-East High School Alumni Association.
The organization is partnering with the Tennessee Valley Authority, East Tennessee Foundation, and several area banks to make the upgrades possible.
Our friends at Austin-East are one step closer to getting their new electronic signage. It was great meeting with the.Posted by Leadership Knoxville on Thursday, May 27, 2021
By Victor Omondi
After the public mounted pressure on authorities to release the bodycam footage of the April 12 police shooting of a 17-year-old student at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, the video was finally released after a nine-day investigation was carried out by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen announced on April 21 that the police involved in the fatal shooting of the teenager was justified.
“This is a self-defense case,” Allen said during a news conference.
On that fateful day, teenager Anthony Thompson Jr. and his girlfriend, Alexus Page, who study at the same school, had reportedly engaged in a physical fight.
What we can learn from recent shootings
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What we can learn from recent shootings
What we can learn from recent shootings | Monday, April 26, 2021
Courtesy of TJ Stevens
The last month has been a nightmare for so many communities; the spa shootings in Atlanta, the attack just outside of Denver, and now the shooting in Indianapolis. Old wounds are very much still present, especially for Coloradoans, who vividly remember the events of the Columbine Shooting on April 20, 1999, 22 years ago this week.
A 24-hour demonstration to celebrate community and peaceful coexistence, and gather against violence kicked off Friday in Nashville.
The effort, 24 Hour Display of Power: 24 Hours of Complete Peace, will focus on solidarity and building power amongst community members in an effort to take back the city, community organizer Gicola Lane said Friday.
A rally and march in connection with the demonstration are slated for Saturday. The goal is to really just call for absolute peace across the city, Lane said. Our community is in pain. We have experienced a large influx of violence from multiple directions. We ve lost a lot of people to both community and police violence.. We re asking the entire city to display unity.