by design | Feb 3, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Will Trump observe Black History Month? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com When I was young we observed Black History Week. In 1926 the eminent historian Carter Woodson proclaimed the second week in February “Black History Week.” This was...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Black, Columnist
A climate change denier? Who, me? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Donald Trump is a climate change denier and calls it a hoax. I am not a climate denier because it is obvious that the climate always changes. I am just not in the camp...
by design | Jan 20, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Trump’s Tariffs By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Donald Trump has thrown many of his supporters under the bus. Trump says he is going to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico plus an additional 10% on China. In so doing, he is betraying...
by design | Jan 13, 2025 | Black, Columnist
The Donald the First? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com One of my dear friends has bought into the Trump dictator mantra. Methinks she probably watches too much MSNBC because the dictator mantra defies all logic. First, if Trump is a...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Jimmy Carter: An Appreciation By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A right-wing daily had the headline “20th Century’s Worst President Dead at 100.” Worst president? Not even close. I guess the author has forgotten about Woodrow Wilson (my...
by design | Dec 30, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Democrats and the politics of envy By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Kamala Harris ran ads as the “candidate of change” promising a “new way forward.” She apparently forgot that she was Joe Biden’s vice president. Did this mean she was...
