Category Archives: Diversity & Multiculturalism

Miscegenation and Me — Part 2

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Written originally for a proposed collection of essays by ex-Californian’s in “exile” titled “Leaving California,” this piece eventually wound up in SanSan Kwan and Kenneth Speir’s book Mixing It Up: Multiracial Subjects (Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2004): 91-106.   The … Continue reading →

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Leanita McClain: The Middle-class Black’s Burden

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Leanita McClain’s elegant, but also blunt writing brought into focus the intersection of race, politics, justice, and family life as passionately as any writer in America ever has. McClain  (1952-1984), the first Black member of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board … Continue reading →

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Haki Madhubuti: Black Men, Obsolete?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Born in Detroit as Don L. Lee in 1942, Haki Madhubuti’s daring voice, inventive phrasing, and ability to capture the rhythms and sardonic moods of Black speech have made him one of the two or three most imitated black poets … Continue reading →

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