Tune in on Friday @ 9:30PM for Democratic TV’s MLK Day show. This week the show features a panel made up of these distinguished civil rights leaders in Knoxville:
The Reverend Dr. Harold Middlebrook, Civil Rights Leader Emeritus
Rev Sam Brown, President of the NAACP Chapter in Knoxville and pastor at the Logan Temple AME Zion Church
Rev Renee Kesler, President of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center
LaKenya Middlebrook, Knoxville City Director of Community Safety
Rev Sam Brown leads a lively discussion of the impact of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act on their lives over time as well as their hope for continued progress on voting rights and ballot access in the future.
DTV airs live on the Knoxville Community Television Network every Friday at 9:30 PM. The Community Television Network can be viewed at 9:30 PM on Friday on these stations.
AT&T Uverse: Channel 99
Comcast NBC Universal: Channel 12
WOW! Channel 6
Charter: Channel 193
Community TV can also live streams and 9”30 PM on Fridays (here!)
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