by design | Mar 18, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Some further observations on the Israel-Hamas war By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Late last year when most of the world was shocked by the barbaric attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians, there was almost universal support of Israel....
by design | Mar 11, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Early Voting By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I voted in Tennessee’s March 5 primary on February 19. No, I did not enter a time warp into the future. Rather I voted early. I arrived when the polls opened and there was already a line. We...
by design | Mar 4, 2024 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A couple of years ago I wrote an article on why the progressive media insists that we capitalize the “b” in black when it refers to race. As was the case with the movement of DEI (diversity, equity...
by design | Feb 26, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Donald Trump is Herbert Hoover By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Donald Trump has this penchant for calling his opponents names. Although this is not presidential, there was scant little about Trump that is “presidential.” Democrats are...
by design | Feb 12, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Finding My Roots By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com My youngest granddaughter is named Haley. Her mother was in Tennessee’s MBA program and went with me to visit Alex Haley – a fellow University of Tennessee faculty member – at his farm in...
by design | Feb 5, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Franklin Roosevelt kept my father a Republican By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com When Roosevelt first ran for president most blacks were Republicans. This is not surprising given that the Democrats were opposed to abolishing slavery,...