by design | Apr 10, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Even though I have lived amongst white people since I was 17 years old, I don’t pretend to understand them. Why do whites condemn white supremacy if they are white? It seems to me that if whites are...
by design | Apr 10, 2023 | Baker, Columnist
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I first started writing this weekly column for The Knoxville Focus, Steve Hunley asked me to come up with a name for my column. I thought back to many years ago when my Dad told me “Everything looks easy from a...
by design | Apr 10, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime. Joseph Stalin’s secret police chief, Lavrentiy Beria. By Dr. Jim Ferguson Do you find it curious that President Trump’s Manhattan arraignment was during Holy Week? President Trump is no Jesus. He is a sinner like me....
by design | Apr 10, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Two Get-Togethers By Joe Rector With much sadness, I’ve begun reading the obituaries of former students. The one that hit hard recently was for Toby Hyke. He was a student of mine and played on the football team of which I was an assistant coach. Toby had orange hair...
by design | Apr 10, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Siblings at Easter By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com When the picture shown here was made, I had not heard of a sibling’s day. The special day to honor brothers and sisters started several years ago and now appears on many calendars along with Mother’s Day and...
by design | Apr 10, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘There Ain’t a Cow in Texas’ By Tom Mattingly After the 2001 Florida game, a 34-32 Vol victory, a noted sportswriter volunteered this comment about Tennessee tailback Travis Stephens’ performance. “If he’s not the best running back in the country,” he opined and later...
