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Black History
Former Austin-East High School graduates features on panel
Education
Parents outraged after students assigned pro-slavery assignment in North Carolina
The teacher instructed fourth-graders at Waxhaw Elementary School in North Carolina to write tweets in the perspective of people who lived during The Civil War.
Local News
Oak Ridge students to receive awards for artwork & poetry in honor of Oak Ridge 85
More than 100 students created works of art and poems to remember the historic integration of Oak Ridge Public Schools more than 65 years ago.
Local News
Oak Ridge students to receive awards for artwork & poetry in honor of Oak Ridge 85
More than 100 students created works of art and poems to remember the historic integration of Oak Ridge Public Schools more than 65 years ago.
Education
UT Chancellor plans for in-person meeting with students after protest over lecturer accused of racism
Students held a peaceful rally in Andy Holt Tower's lobby after an instructor was told to evaluate her teaching methods after writing a racist acronym during class.
Black History
Beck Cultural Exchange Center hosts night of performing arts
In honor of Black History Month, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center hosted a special night of performing arts.
Black History
UT renames dorms to honor Black Tennesseans
The University of Tennessee is renaming two residence halls to honor Theotis Robinson Jr. and Rita Sanders Geier.
History
The Secret in Scarboro: The Oak Ridge 85
In September 1955, 85 Black students from the historic Scarboro community in Oak Ridge became the first to integrate a public school in the southeast.
Education
The secret stops here: Oak Ridge schools add Oak Ridge 85 to curriculum
The new courses in Oak Ridge will teach middle and high school students about desegregation and Black history in East Tennessee both in class and online.
Education
Oak Ridge school leaders plan petition to add Oak Ridge 85 to state standards
After a new course launches at the end of the year, leaders have plans to petition the state school board to amend state standards to include the Oak Ridge 85.
Heartwarming
Perfect 10: Oak Ridge 85 story team
Yvonne Thomas, William Winnett, Rebecca Franklin and Elizabeth Sims have passionately worked on the Oak Ridge 85 project.
Politics
Joint resolution honoring Oak Ridge 85 introduced in TN House
The day would coincide with the city of Oak Ridge's celebration of the 85 students who desegregated Oak Ridge public schools in 1955.
Education
Parents outraged after students assigned pro-slavery assignment in North Carolina
The teacher instructed fourth-graders at Waxhaw Elementary School in North Carolina to write tweets in the perspective of people who lived during The Civil War.
Local News
Oak Ridge students to receive awards for artwork & poetry in honor of Oak Ridge 85
More than 100 students created works of art and poems to remember the historic integration of Oak Ridge Public Schools more than 65 years ago.
Local News
Oak Ridge students to receive awards for artwork & poetry in honor of Oak Ridge 85
More than 100 students created works of art and poems to remember the historic integration of Oak Ridge Public Schools more than 65 years ago.
Education
UT Chancellor plans for in-person meeting with students after protest over lecturer accused of racism
Students held a peaceful rally in Andy Holt Tower's lobby after an instructor was told to evaluate her teaching methods after writing a racist acronym during class.
Black History
Beck Cultural Exchange Center hosts night of performing arts
In honor of Black History Month, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center hosted a special night of performing arts.
Black History
UT renames dorms to honor Black Tennesseans
The University of Tennessee is renaming two residence halls to honor Theotis Robinson Jr. and Rita Sanders Geier.
History
The Secret in Scarboro: The Oak Ridge 85
In September 1955, 85 Black students from the historic Scarboro community in Oak Ridge became the first to integrate a public school in the southeast.
Education
The secret stops here: Oak Ridge schools add Oak Ridge 85 to curriculum
The new courses in Oak Ridge will teach middle and high school students about desegregation and Black history in East Tennessee both in class and online.
Education
Oak Ridge school leaders plan petition to add Oak Ridge 85 to state standards
After a new course launches at the end of the year, leaders have plans to petition the state school board to amend state standards to include the Oak Ridge 85.
Heartwarming
Perfect 10: Oak Ridge 85 story team
Yvonne Thomas, William Winnett, Rebecca Franklin and Elizabeth Sims have passionately worked on the Oak Ridge 85 project.
Politics
Joint resolution honoring Oak Ridge 85 introduced in TN House
The day would coincide with the city of Oak Ridge's celebration of the 85 students who desegregated Oak Ridge public schools in 1955.
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