The historic Elnathan Hall administration building at Knoxville College, a historically Black college founded in 1875, was destroyed in a fire Monday night. The blaze erupted at around 8:30 p.m. ET on the campus in Knoxville, Tennessee, where many buildings had been boarded up to prevent break-ins and fires, according to Knoxville Assistant Fire Chief […]
A Tennessee couple is continuing the legacy of Black-owned BBQ restaurants in their community. Eugene and Patrice Chandler opened Billie Rae’s BBQ and Soul Food in April in East Knoxville, replacing another iconic Black-owned restaurant that stood in the same location for decades before closing. Patrice said it was destiny when the former Scrugg’s BBQ […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading colleges and universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and did an interview with Karmen Jones the president of the Student Government Association. The position of SGA president is a highly respected role and there […]