Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Marita Bonner: Escaping Imposed Identities

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Richard Guzman

Word comes from Don Evans, founding director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, that Marita Bonner is to be inducted into the CLHOF this November.  He said I was the “most knowledgeable” person he knew on the subject, though … Continue reading →

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Climbing Bryan’s Mountain, 2018 – Part 2

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Richard Guzman

I have never done a “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” video.  Until now.  The VIDEO BELOW shows about 3 minutes of a month-long stay in Arizona and California, where we worked on our place in Sedona (it gets deep-cleaned … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama: Race, Class, and Legacy

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Richard Guzman

Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States, winning terms in 2008 and 2012. In my book Black Writing from Chicago, I included a passage from his best-selling autobiography Dreams from My Father.  That passage focused on … Continue reading →

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