Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Miscegenation and Me — Part 1

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Richard Guzman

This is PART 1 of a piece originally written for a proposed book called “Leaving California.” It eventually wound up in SanSan Kwan and Kenneth Speir’s 2004 book Mixing It Up: Multiracial Subjects.  The book’s cover is reproduced below, and the … Continue reading →

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Miscegenation and Me — Part 2

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Written originally for a proposed collection of essays by ex-Californian’s in “exile” titled “Leaving California,” this piece eventually wound up in SanSan Kwan and Kenneth Speir’s book Mixing It Up: Multiracial Subjects (Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2004): 91-106.   The … Continue reading →

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Leanita McClain: The Middle-class Black’s Burden

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Leanita McClain’s elegant, but also blunt writing brought into focus the intersection of race, politics, justice, and family life as passionately as any writer in America ever has. McClain  (1952-1984), the first Black member of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board … Continue reading →

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