Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Progress in Voting? Progress in Education?

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Richard Guzman

The NY Times article “Supreme Court invalidates key part of Voting Rights Act” details what happened when the Supreme Court struck down Provision 4 of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, and, on the whole, the comments responding to it are … Continue reading →

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Nat X: Top 5 Reasons Brothers Don’t Play Hockey

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Richard Guzman

Chris Rock on Saturday Night Live.  David Letterman’s Top 10 lists.  Go Hawks! (for Chicagoans, at least). After the Hawks’ triple-overtime victory over the Bruins in the first game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, I couldn’t help but think of … Continue reading →

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Frank Marshall Davis: Lyricism and Protest

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Richard Guzman

For most of his life Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987) worked as a journalist for papers such as the Gary American, the Atlanta World, and the Chicago Star, a labor weekly he co-founded and served as executive editor.  Moving to Hawaii, … Continue reading →

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