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Emmanuel House in “Top 100”

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Richard Guzman

NOTE:  IN APRIL 2018, AS PART OF ITS CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO HELP BREAK CYCLES OF POVERTY, EMMANUEL HOUSE MERGED WITH A LONG-TIME PARTNER ORGANIZATION TO BECOME THE NEIGHBOR PROJECT.  THE STORY BELOW REMAINS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF EMMANUEL HOUSE’S … Continue reading →

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Cultural Events at North Central College: A Personal History

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Richard Guzman

This is the LEAD POST in a series on major conferences and individual speakers I helped bring to my college as the head of, first, The Visiting Lecturer Committee, which then grew to become the Cultural Events Committee.  I’m posting … Continue reading →

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Fred Hampton, Sr.: You Can Murder a Liberator, But Not Liberation

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Richard Guzman

One of the most infamous incidents in Chicago history occurred at 4:45 a.m. December 4, 1969.  At that moment Chicago police entered Black Panther headquarters at 2337 West Monroe, starting a one-sided gun battle that killed Panther leaders Mark Clark … Continue reading →

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