The Mission of the organization is to STOP the disproportionate large number of African Americans and disadvantaged persons who are being recycled in the prison system.
MEETING
1st Tuesday
11am-12Noon
BECK
Since 1982 the MLK Commission has been organizing a special celebration each year for the Knoxville area to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
COMMISSION MEETING
3rd Thursday
6pm
BECK
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or NAACP was established in 1909 and is America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. The Knoxville Branch was established in 1919, and continues to fight for
justice and equality.
MEETING
1st Thursday
6pm
BECK
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This project is being supported in whole or in part by federal award number 21.027 awarded to the
City of Knoxville by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.
Beck acknowledges the generous support of Knox County Tennessee Defined Services Program for ongoing support of this important work.
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Beck is proud to be grant recipients of the following organizations whose tremendous support makes it possible for us to make local Black history and culture accessible to all: