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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.

United statesBeauford delaneyTheora jamisonAmosn andyMaurice maysMatt lakinRobert bookerTennessee history centerBlack knoxvilleEast tennesseeRed summerEast tennessee history centerTennessee archiveMoving imageOld towne

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.

United statesBreonna taylorGeorge floydDeidra harperBlack knoxvilleOglewood avenue

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.

United statesMount zion baptist churchOddfellows cemeteryLucille fortsonLucy goinsAlice smithMary millerCal johnsonJames hardyBartow wilsonCity commissionTennessee department of institutionsCarnegie libraryNegro library systemSecond congregational churchBoston university

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.

United statesOddfellows cemeteryMount zion baptist churchLucille fortsonLucy goinsBartow wilsonJames hardyAlice smithCal johnsonMary millerBoston universityNegro library systemSecond congregational churchCity commissionTennessee department of institutionsCarnegie library

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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