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Juneteenth marks the day celebrating the effective end of slavery in the United States. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 2:31 PM EDT May 27, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission in Knoxville is planning two events to honor him and commemorate the effective end of slavery in the U.S. during Juneteenth celebrations. The MLK Commission will be sponsoring two events, and the theme this year is “A Legacy of Righteous Purpose, Social Justice, and Racial Equality”. The MLK Commission s 2021 Leadership Awards Luncheon will be held on Thursday, June 17 at noon at the Knoxville Botanical Garden on 2743 Wimpole Avenue. Reverend Dr. William Terry Ladd III, minister at First Baptist Church in Chattanooga, will be the keynote speaker. Face masks and social distancing will be required. You can purchase tickets to the event at this link. ....
Grassroots organizers in Knoxville aim to build on Black voters huge November turnout The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12/14/2020 Angela Dennis, Knoxville News Sentinel Community organizer Umoja Abdul-Ahad encourages voters to stay excited Replay Video UP NEXT In November, Knoxville s Black voters turned out in numbers not seen since Barack Obama s first campaign as they worked to push forward on the progress made in the summer s racial uprisings. In the aftermath of the Trump administration, the city s grassroots organizers plan to keep those voters motivated and to bring even more people to the polls in 2021 and beyond. We saw thousands of people show up for not only the election but a Juneteenth rally as we had never seen before, and these were key events where voting was the message. It was no longer just the campaigns, but the protests in the streets and community organizations building their base such as Justice Knox ....