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Paul Noel of the Knoxville Police Department
October 26, 2022
A mere third of Knoxville Police Department's Black officers believe they have a voice or that supervisors are open to…
Pamela Moses thegrio.com
October 26, 2022
Pamela Moses, who was sentenced to six years in prison for registering to vote despite her criminal record, is suing…
October 25, 2022
A Tennessee man whose violent arrest for alleged traffic violations is under investigation by state police said Monday that he…
September 30, 2022
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and top legislative leaders announced Thursday that they will hire 25 additional forensic lab positions as…
September 19, 2022
In a practice known all across the South as convict leasing, Black men arrested for minor offenses were put to…
September 14, 2022
Andre Mathis will be the first Black man from Tennessee to serve as a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court…
September 10, 2022
A day of terror that left four dead and three wounded in Memphis, Tennessee this week tore a hole in the hearts…
September 3, 2022
Political organizers say Highlander never stopped pursuing social justice and should recover the building as a stolen part of its…
Fisk University thegrio.com
August 14, 2022
A video of Fisk University’s gymnastics team making HBCU history with their first-ever practice has gone viral on TikTok. 
August 13, 2022
The fort, built by runaway slaves and freed Black people for the Union, has recently become a flashpoint in Nashville’s…
August 6, 2022
Sam Gooden, one of the original members of the Chicago soul group The Impressions and a member of the Rock…
July 30, 2022
Programs will include youth courses based on experience level and age, a diverse abilities course and a senior citizen course.
July 21, 2022
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to probe a traffic stop Saturday that left a Black man badly…
June 29, 2022
"We've been able to do a lot with a little," said one, "and I think folks are accustomed to seeing…
Death Chamber at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
June 13, 2022
After Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted a lethal injection in April because he learned the drugs hadn't been tested as…
Tyrone Chalmers
June 9, 2022
Tyrone Chalmers can pursue arguments that he is intellectually disabled and should not be executed under state law, a federal…
June 7, 2022
WJBE owner, former Tennessee lawmaker Joe Armstrong, was convicted of a felony tax case. The FCC says he didn't report…
June 3, 2022
The Country Music Association has announced a ban on the display of Confederate imagery during its four-day festival in Nashville,…
June 3, 2022
Death row inmate Byron Black s appealing a trial court's dismissal of his request to be declared intellectually disabled, which…
Provo, Utah School Prepares For School Year Amid CoVID-19 Pandemic
May 31, 2022
Erica Qualls documented at least 15 racist incidents her son has experienced at Church Hill Middle School this academic year.