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New group urges Knoxville Utilities Board end utility disconnections

Awareness about energy crisis KWEA worked with nonprofit research firm ThreeCubed to analyze data provided by KUB. The data begins when KUB ended its moratorium on disconnections during the pandemic. Tennessee lifted its disconnection moratorium in August and was one of 36 states to do so by October.  The analysis showed that households in poor, non-white neighborhoods experienced a disconnection from power and water at a rate 170% higher than households in poor, white majority areas.  Essentially, we re putting a spotlight on the fact that we are in crisis, KWEA steering committee member and associate pastor Rev. Calvin Skinner told Knox News.  There is an energy insecurity issue that is greatly impacting Black Knoxville in particular. The power is with the people as we mobilize and educate the community on what the remedies are and that real sustainable solutions can be implemented.

Knoxville, Tennessee, is reeling after another Black high school student is killed -- this time by police

Anthony Thompson Jr. was the fifth Austin-East Magnet High School student to die from gun violence this year. CNN (CNN) The Rev. Calvin Skinner has given hundreds of sermons, but he says this past Sunday’s felt more urgent than ever. “The city of Knoxville has hit its boiling point,” he told CNN. “The case of Anthony Thompson Jr. really solidifies this feeling that enough is enough.” Thompson, 17, was fatally shot by police when officers said they tried to disarm him inside a bathroom at Austin-East Magnet High School on April 12. He was the fifth Black student from that school to die due to gun violence this year.

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