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Rare Revolution Magazine
Jan 19, 20236 min read
‘12 hours to live’: a life-saving diagnosis of aTTP in the emergency room
Anise Banks knew she was unwell, knew her body well enough to know things weren’t right, but was not being heard. Admitted to an...
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alliancehouse
Oct 19, 20223 min read
Our People Without A Home- Black Homelessness in the Knoxville Community
Homelessness is a disease that is present across the world and continues to infect each community every day. With inflation rates...
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Byron Keys
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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 14, 20224 min read
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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Apr 14, 20223 min read
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 14, 20223 min read
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 14, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN
Poetry by contributor Umar Tennessee.
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Payton Dendy
Mar 10, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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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Mar 10, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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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Mar 10, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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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Feb 4, 20223 min read
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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