Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Bryan House: “Giving refugees hope, and a place to call home”

»»» For the latest on this living memorial to Bryan Guzman GO TO the Bryan House/Emmanuel House MAIN PAGE. —By GREGG CANFIELD, Chicago Tribune, 17 January 2008. Metro West, Sec. 2: 1, 5. Project honors man’s legacy, gives immigrants a boost … Continue reading

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Chris Rock: Racism Almost Over?

Only a liberal with a mind like Chris Rock would like “sh*tstorms of race hatred.”  Here’s what he said in an interview with Scott Raab in Esquire, March 2011. Scott Rabb: “Like many nice Caucasians, I cried the night Barack … Continue reading

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Turning a Corner on Racism

In 2002 I was asked to write a piece for the Daily Herald on the “state of race relations.”  This was the result.   I’ll start by going out on a limb: in DuPage County and in most of our … Continue reading

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