Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Meeting Oprah

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Richard Guzman

Actually, though Oprah Winfrey makes a show-stopping appearance in this story, it’s really about meeting the person Oprah calls mother: poet-actress-activist MAYA ANGELOU.  I re-posted this by request on the occasion of Maya Angelou’s death in late May, 2014. In 1989 I, … Continue reading →

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Louis C.K. on Race: So I guess we’re even?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Richard Guzman

Comedian Louis C.K. has joked about race and privilege for years.  Here on a 2010 Tonight Show appearance, he does a great reprise of his basic white privilege bit—especially starting at about the 8:30 mark in this 12-minute segment, even though Jay Leno tries to steer … Continue reading →

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Leadership and Diversity

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Richard Guzman

Upon the completion of a Diversity Plan for Naperville Community Unit School District 203 (see the plan brochure HERE), I, as committee chair, made these comments to the Board of Education on February 23, 1998.   THOUGHTS ON LEADERSHIP AND DIVERSITY by … Continue reading →

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