Tag Archives: Ray Charles

Remembering Julian Bond

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Richard Guzman

Julian Bond (b. 1940) passed away this past August 15, 2015.  He led an extraordinary life of  service, especially in the cause of Civil Rights: one of the founders of SNCC (The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee), first president of the … Continue reading →

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All Things Ray

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Richard Guzman

This post serves as an index to all the items about Ray Charles on this site, especially the VIDEO SERIES “Me and Brother Ray” (see below).  I have been a professor of English for several decades now, so it may seem … Continue reading →

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All Things Baldwin

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Richard Guzman

This post serves as an index for everything James Baldwin on this site.  Along with Ray Charles, James Baldwin has forever, it seems, guided me along my professional life as an English professor, and both have done at least as … Continue reading →

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