Author Archives: Richard Guzman

From Teaching to Training

♦  DIVERSITY TRAINING ♦  LEADERSHIP TRAINING ♦  PROFESSIONAL WRITING TRAINING I’ve done training sessions on these, as well as single, shorter talks and performances on RELIGION, SACRED TEXTS and INTERFAITH DIALOG, MUSIC AND CULTURE, and LITERATURE—especially of Chicago. This post … Continue reading

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Language and Race: Mr. Jefferson’s Forced Labor Camp

It’s still the case that the majority of Americans, as I’ve written over and over for years, would rather talk about anything—anything—but race.  But many are talking about it seriously and more deeply than ever before.  Let’s hope this talking, … Continue reading

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Reparations

The VIDEO below is a 7:07 minute edit of a 15:21 report from Bloomberg News in its Quicktakes series.  The episode is “History Has Been Made: Reparations Are Here,” highlighting one of the more controversial topics of the day.  The … Continue reading

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