Category Archives: Black Writers

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Margaret T. Burroughs: Black History IS American History

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Richard Guzman

Writer of essays, children’s books, and poems, Margaret Burroughs (1915-2010) is best known  for her art and her involvement in Chicago culture.   In 1961 using their own collection of art and artifacts, she and her husband Charles started a small … Continue reading →

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Sam Greenlee: Spooks Sitting by Doors

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Richard Guzman

Born in Chicago on July 13, 1930, Sam Greenlee has written poetry, fiction, plays and screenplays, and been a teacher, producer, director and actor.  He traveled the world as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army in the early fifties, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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