Category Archives: Featured Posts

Ronald L. Fair: “We Can’t Breathe”

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Richard Guzman

May 2020 Update:  Another “I-Can’t-Breathe” incident. I could not watch the video of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020.  But I heard it while my wife described to me what she was seeing: a … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Writers, Chicago Writing, Diversity & Multiculturalism, Featured Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Meeting Oprah

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Richard Guzman

Actually, though Oprah Winfrey makes a show-stopping appearance in this story, it’s really about meeting the person Oprah calls mother: poet-actress-activist MAYA ANGELOU.  I re-posted this by request on the occasion of Maya Angelou’s death in late May, 2014. In 1989 I, … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Writers, Diversity & Multiculturalism, Featured Posts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Songs by DAN GUZMAN: “CBS”

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Richard Guzman

“CBS” (COOL BLACK SICKNESS) a song DAN GUZMAN co-wrote and performs with Brad Hoskins.  Fat Cats, Moses in the desert with the Great I Am, bleeding seas, and things tumbling from the sky.  Apocalyptic dread.  Cool grooves.  It not only sounds good—it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Posts, Music & Media Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment