Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Whitewashing the Great Depression
“How the preeminent photographic record of the period eclipsed people of color and shaped the nation’s self-image.” This is the subtitle of Sarah Boxer’s article “Whitewashing the Great Depression,” which appeared in The Atlantic, December 2020. Read the full article … Continue reading
Looking Back Before Moving Ahead
The five-minute VIDEO below is part of an interview I did for NIC News Today with Anne Marie Gerhardt, Director of Communications for the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) of the United Methodist Church. This episode was shown a few times … Continue reading
Randy Newman: Cruel and True
No one writes songs quite like Randy Newman, and certainly not about the subjects he writes about. He celebrates L.A. in “I Love L.A.” by pointing out a bum on his knees. In “Shame” an old New Orleans rich guy … Continue reading