Angela Dennis
Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville, TN, United States
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Knoxville police reform activist Nzinga Bayano Amani acquitted
"This was a case where a crime did not occur, where what was charged infringed on First Amendment rights," said defense attorney Dillon Zinser. → Read More
Commissioner asks to subpoena sheriff and deputies over social media attacks on teen
A Knox County commissioner hopes her colleagues will join her in a subpoena request after a firestorm cost Anthony Thompson Jr.'s sister her job. → Read More
Should I watch the Tyre Nichols video? Here's advice from a noted trauma expert
Both adults and adolescents, especially Black people, should carefully consider before consuming videos of police violence. → Read More
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1957 Tennessee visit sparked a movement
Martin Luther King Jr's time spent at the Highlander Folk School led to FBI probe before he became a legend in the Civil Rights Movement. → Read More
Knoxville kicks off events honoring Martin Luther King, including a first youth award
Knoxville will recognize its first youth award recipient plus host prayer services, concerts and forums. → Read More
Investor urges leaders to fight for Greyhound: 'It's necessary to the growth of Knoxville'
Businessman Dan Kappus says Knoxville should consider Greyhound an economic driver that will improve the lives of residents with fewer means. → Read More
CALEB to use A Community Thrives grant to help end school-to-prison pipeline
CALEB is a Chattanooga coalition of faith-based, labor and community groups that work together as one powerful voice. → Read More
Drug addiction and the criminal justice system no match for Knoxville's Reico Hopewell
Reico Hopewell faced addiction and the criminal justice system for 15 years, he's now helping others fight the same disease that nearly cost his life. → Read More
Knox County students invited to join a new, hands-on youth civics education program
A unique youth leadership program offers a new opportunity for Knoxville youth to become more engaged and informed citizens. → Read More
Missing Greyhound passenger’s body found in Knoxville months after disappearance
On May 7, Jeremy Stout went missing from a Greyhound stop on Cherry Street in Knoxville. His remains were found in a vacant church building. → Read More
Deli fires Anthony Thompson Jr.'s sister over age minimum after police say they weren't served
After the Knox County Sheriff’s Office ignited a social media firestorm, the teen whose brother was killed by Knoxville police lost her job. → Read More
Knoxville's Brandon Gibson, a beloved opera luminary, has died
Brandon Gibson, a Knoxville man who turned his love for opera into a powerful statement, died Wednesday. He was 36. → Read More
Not drugs or gangs: A look at who and what is behind Knoxville's shootings
As a two-year spike in violence turns into a three-year spike, Knoxville’s leaders have turned to a national expert to understand what's happening. → Read More
Not drugs or gangs: A look at who and what is behind Knoxville's shootings
As a two-year spike in violence turns into a three-year spike, Knoxville’s leaders have turned to a national expert to understand what's happening. → Read More
Top scholar to Knoxville leaders: Equip people to stop violence by fixing root causes
The state of Black neighborhoods has been the focus of Henry Louis Taylor's research and he recalls what East Knoxville was like in the '60s. → Read More
To end gun violence, leaders say, Knoxville must alleviate stifling Black poverty
It's critical for public officials to be seen in neighborhoods grappling with economic and public safety problems, said community leaders. → Read More
Why Knoxville's new Equity Restoration Task Force backs an extensive walkway project
The Knoxville's African American Equity Restoration Task Force will support the city as it applies for money from a federal program. → Read More
Nikki Giovanni remembers the time she met Queen Elizabeth, and found something in common
"I could stand over Queen Elizabeth, just to get into her space, and it made her look up. I said, 'Ma'am, we have something in common.'" → Read More
Grand jury to hear case of Lenoir City woman accused of running after killing Gold Wing rider
Jessie Hodge ran from the scene and never tried to call 911, officers testifed Tuesday. → Read More
Juneteenth is the national holiday, but Tennessee also celebrates on its Emancipation Day
News of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation reached Tennessee long before Texas — that's why we celebrate two Freedom Days. → Read More