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Former Black-owned Motel Will Get New Life as Supportive Housing
A former Black-owned motel that provided lodging for Black travelers in Knoxville during the segregation era will soon provide much-needed permanent supportive housing for men with prison records. ...
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Posted by
ptravis
On Feb 10, 2021 at 6:31 PM
Black History Month: KAT's 1st African-American Female Driver Had Something to Prove
Geraldetta Dozier was walking home one day when she happened to look up as a bus topped the hill on Harriet Tubman Street. To her surprise, a woman was driving. "I said, 'Wow,' and I walked rig ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Feb 22, 2018 at 3:37 PM
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