Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Island Style

The VIDEO below shows about the last 45 seconds of Vana Liya singing her song “Feelin’ Good” at the Sugar Shack live acoustic sessions.  Watch the whole, flowing, good-vibe thing HERE. You may recognize her guitar player and backup singer, … Continue reading

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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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