Category Archives: Writing

We Wear the Mask – Part 2

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Richard Guzman

I gave this talk nearly 31 years ago at a professional psychology conference, where I urged minorities to keep wearing masks.  For more detail and context, read the introduction to PART 1 of the talk.  Part 1 ended with James … Continue reading →

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We Wear the Mask – Part 1

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Richard Guzman

I gave the talk below at the Forest Institute for Professional Psychology’s first annual Cross Cultural Conference.  My thoughts weren’t exactly celebratory, nor did they seem to fit a psychology atmosphere, which usually asks us to lower our masks and … Continue reading →

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Frank London Brown Inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Richard Guzman

Earlier in this tumultuous year I missed an in-person meeting called by Don Evans, president of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, to pick this year’s inductees.  The final spot came down to two: Stanley Elkins and Frank London Brown.  … Continue reading →

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