Author Archives: Richard Guzman
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
Marita Bonner: Escaping Imposed Identities
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
Climbing Bryan’s Mountain, 2018 – Part 2
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