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Bob Booker was the best source of information on the area's Black history

When I interviewed Bob Booker for PBS, he didn't even need to consult his notes about an HBCU and the history of Black education in Tennessee.

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Knoxville business owners speak out after report names TN second in nation for Black entrepreneurs

Knoxville business owners are surprised Tennessee is ranked second in the country for Black entrepreneurs but say Black businesses are growing in the area.

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Black newspapers from first half of 1900s are historical treasures

Topics included equalized teacher salaries, church ousters over dancing and a Great Dane's funeral.

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Black newspapers from first half of 1900s are historical treasures

Topics included equalized teacher salaries, church ousters over dancing and a Great Dane's funeral.

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'We are on time': $114M downtown stadium progressing, steel arrives next week

Some 100 workers are on the site pretty much daily. The stadium is set to open in early 2025 in time for baseball.

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Black gardeners tackle food apartheid through Rooted East

Black-led collective Rooted East, founded by Tiara-Lady Wilson and Femeika Elliott, works to address food inequity through gardening and education.

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Rooted East: How Black growers are empowering Knoxville and reimagining Juneteenth

Black-led collective Rooted East, founded by Tiara-Lady Wilson and Femeika Elliott, works to address food inequity through gardening and education.

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Juneteenth 2023: Celebrate in Knoxville with parade, exhibits, tours

Juneteenth - also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or Freedom Day - is a time for celebration and reflection.

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Nikki Giovanni pays tribute to Knoxville, Tennessee, as part of legacy

Throughout her life, the poet and cultural icon has kept Knoxville front and center in her writing and in an upcoming book 'A Street Called Mulvaney'

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Opinion: KPD culture has long been problematic for Black officers

KPD's new deputy director of professional standards is charged with helping correct some policies that go back to 1870.

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