Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Marita Bonner Inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
Because of the economics of publishing, books can only be so big. As one reviewer wrote of my book Black Writing from Chicago, my Afterword seemed too much like a long list of apologies. Exactly. It was. And the second … Continue reading
Biking for mothers2mothers
In mid-October, my niece Megan Guzman left Cape Town to bike 100 miles to South Africa’s Eastern Cape in an event named Cycle2Zero. She and riders from all over the world did this to raise money for mothers2mothers, the wonderful … Continue reading
The “Intercollegiate Wonder Book” and the “New Negro”
“Realizing the need of an organization to bring together the few colored students attending the college and universities of Chicago in summer and living in various parts of the city, two social workers, Miss Mary McDowell and Mrs. Celia Parker … Continue reading