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The ability to drive helps senior citizens stay mobile and independent, but the risk of being involved in a motor vehicle accident increases with age. An average of 500 older adults are injured every day in crashes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Rev. Harold A. Middlebrook Sr., an iconic civil rights figure, received the prestigious Whitney M. Young Jr. Lifetime Achievement award at the Knoxville Area Urban League’s Equal Opportunity Awards Gala at the Knoxville Convention Center.

National Urban League President Marc Morial, in Knoxville and Oak Ridge Sept. 26-27, presented Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) President and CEO Phyllis Nichols the organization’s 2013 Women of Power award.

The Knoxville Area Urban League recently elected new officers and directors.

The Knoxville Area Urban League invites you to cover the tenth annual Induction Ceremony of the National Achievers Society, an honor society that recognizes and celebrates the academic achievements of African-American and other minority youth.

The Knoxville Area Urban League is currently accepting applications for the Minority Scholarship Program in honor of Walter S E Hardy, M.D., one of the first African-American physicians in Knoxville.

The Knoxville Area Urban League invites area children, ages one through eight, to a “Birthday Party for Dr. Seuss” on Saturday, March 2, from 9-11 a.m. at the Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine Street in Knoxville.