Category Archives: Writing
“Why Sinatra Grows on You”
I like my pop drivel laced with rancor and acid and the raw sugar of curled- lipped youth peeling down the road, flying from syrupy old fogies who didn’t have the guts to just … Continue reading
Leanita McClain: The Middle-class Black’s Burden
Leanita McClain’s elegant, but also blunt writing brought into focus the intersection of race, politics, justice, and family life as passionately as any writer in America ever has. McClain (1952-1984), the first Black member of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board … Continue reading
WBEZ interviews Richard Guzman about Black Writing from Chicago
In 2006 shortly after the release of my book Black Writing from Chicago: In the World, Not of It? WBEZ, Chicago, 91.5 FM—the nation’s largest Public Radio station—called to set up an interview. Steve Edwards did his typically fine intro and … Continue reading