Come Friday, the community celebrations marking Juneteenth will begin, from the Beck Cultural Center to Haley Heritage Square to the Knoxville Botanical Gardens.
A wealth of information on the Black experience …
MLK in Knoxville: Live as brothers or perish as fools
The day is now past and most of the local festivities celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have wrapped for the moment, until we get to the …
Surviving the past lends strength to Beck Center
The historic mansion that houses the heart of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center in Knoxville has witnessed volatile years of hatred and violence. But it has survived and has become …
When Handel reigned supreme at Knoxville College
For over 50 years, hundreds of people gathered at the McMillan Memorial Chapel at Knoxville College to attend the annual presentation of George Fredric Handel’s Messiah by the Knoxville College …
Classroom Q&A: Michael Rodgers, Maynard/South Knox
A native of Williamsburg, Va., Michael Rodgers moved to East Tennessee to study music at Knoxville College. After graduating, he earned a master’s degree at the University of Tennessee and …