Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
The five-minute VIDEO below shows Dr. Joy DeGruy explaining some of the central concepts of her idea of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS), a syndrome she locates as a species of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). You cannot heal from … Continue reading
Finley Peter Dunne: “Is th’ race dyin’ out?”
Finley Peter Dunne was born on the West Side of Chicago in 1867 and graduated at the bottom of his high school class. That’s a funny and appropriate fact given the shape of his career. At 17 he began working … Continue reading
The Wokeness Problem – Part 2
The phrase “Black Lives Matter” was hijacked in ways that helped many Americans avoid, not face, the issue of race.* Now “Wokeness” has suffered a similar fate. CNN Business correspondent Allison Morrow writes, “Part of the problem is the way … Continue reading