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The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) has named Dr. Laurie Shanderson Evans as its new president and chief executive officer. Shanderson, founder and CEO of Accreditation Insights, will assume the leadership position on Monday, July 7, 2025. Shanderson Evans was

The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) will host its 23rd annual Shoes for School on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 9 a.m.-noon at a new location in Covenant Health Park. Since 2003, Shoes for School has helped thousands of local children

The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) is seeking businesses and job applicants for the Tennessee Youth Employment Program, which pairs young people with career opportunities and paid work experiences. The eight-week program will be held June 3-Aug. 2, and applicants

Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) is seeking support from sponsors, employers, vendors and volunteers for this year’s Shoes for School event. Shoes for School, which started in 2003, provides children with a new pair of shoes before the school year

Families receiving support through local nonprofits can register their children, age 12 and younger, now through July 1 to receive a free pair of shoes at the Knoxville Area Urban League’s Shoes for School. The order form and other event

Nearly a year after the Knoxville Area Urban League activated its Community Health Navigators, the organization is closing in on its COVID-19 vaccination goal. By March 31, the navigators aim to encourage approximately 900 more people to get a first

Phyllis Young Nichols Scholarship to assist area students with access to higher education The legacy of the Knoxville Area Urban League’s longtime leader, Phyllis Y. Nichols, will continue with a $250,000 scholarship endowment for youth that was announced Oct. 27

The Knoxville Area Urban League has selected Charles F. Lomax Jr. as its new president and chief executive officer to succeed the retiring Phyllis Y. Nichols, who led the organization for two decades. Lomax, the City of Knoxville’s director of

An estimated 6,000 people attended the Knoxville’s Area Urban League’s 20th annual “Shoes for School” event, which provided local children with new shoes and school supplies and connected families with valuable community resources. The back-to-school bash was presented by sponsors

National search underway to identify organization’s next leader The Knoxville Area Urban League today announced the retirement of Phyllis Y. Nichols, the organization’s longtime president and CEO and a highly regarded leader of one of the country’s best-known civil rights