Category Archives: Diversity & Multiculturalism

Folk Songs, Spirituals, and Jazz

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Richard Guzman

This short article accompanies the release of excerpts from my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name.  The 16-part series played across the nation for five years in the … Continue reading →

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Bayan Ko

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Richard Guzman

It’s the last day of 2021’s Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a month that saw hate crimes against the AAPI community continue surging.  I was in San Francisco recently, and every second I was on edge.  Every person seemed a … Continue reading →

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Theology and Race

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Richard Guzman

Christian theology has white supremacist leanings.  Perhaps the majority of religious and philosophical systems do as well, but Christian theology definitely does—at least when it comes to its ideas about salvation and holiness.  James Baldwin has been all over our … Continue reading →

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