Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Me & Brother Ray – Part 2: The Genius Hits the Road

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Richard Guzman

Below is Part 2 of the 5-part video/lecture series “Me & Brother Ray.”  Read the Part 1 post for a fuller explanation of the whole series.  Ray Charles was of enormous importance not only to American culture, but to me … Continue reading →

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Me and Brother Ray – Part 1: Reverse Integrations

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Richard Guzman

This is the lead post for a series of five video lectures on Ray Charles…on me and Brother Ray, I should say.  Not that I’ve ever met him personally—except to see him in concert—but Ray Charles, a titanic figure in American culture, … Continue reading →

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James David Corrothers: The Closed Gate of Justice

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Richard Guzman

As a young man James David Corrothers (1869-1917) entered the ministry and stayed in it his whole life.  He also wrote poetry and in his day was, among Black poets, second in popularity only to Paul Laurence Dunbar.  Like Dunbar … Continue reading →

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