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"Community center captures the magic of The Bottom, a neighborhood destroyed by urban renewal policies"
-WBIR
"The Bottom gathering place finds a bright, beautiful new home"
-Shopper, Knox News
"Professor creates The Bottom: a community space for Knoxville’s
Black community"
-WATE
"The Bottom: no obstacles in a former Black community"
-Knox News
"Small World, Big Love with Faith Adiele: A roadtrip to Knoxville reveals the importance of holding onto place"
-The Charlotte Observer
"Free Expression Friday: The Bottom (Annastasia Williams)"
-American Booksellers Association
"The Bottom's LitKidz Workshop educating children about voting"
"How The Bottom is reimagining Santa Claus with frosted locs and black Timberland boots"
"Knoxville bookstore hosting 'Banned Book Club' after more than 100 books removed from Knox Co. Schools' shelves"
"For the Love of Radical Giving Podcast Episode 5: Appalachian Futurism"
- Grantmakers in the Arts
"The Bottom reopening
in East Knoxville puts 'reclaiming Black space'
at its heart"
"A wonderful place for Black Knoxville"
-UT Daily Beacon
"Knoxville sociologist to open space designed for Black creatives, makers"
"Legacy of Black activist Elandria Williams honored with reading room at The Bottom"
"Fire lit by hurricane still burns in White: Director of The Bottom cultural center fueled by lessons learned"
-Ledger
"Independent Bookstore Owners Share Favorite Banned Books, From The Bluest Eye to The Giver"
-Teen Vogue
"The Bottom's new club tackles banned books and the 'why' behind them"
"The Bottom will be holding a banned book reading after 65 books were pulled from libraries"
"LitKidz at The Bottom gives free books to encourage reading: 'They're always excited'"