Tag Archives: Richard R. Guzman

Gwendolyn Brooks

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1917, Gwendolyn Brooks moved to Chicago as a youngster—and stayed. At the time of her death in November 2000, she was one of the most celebrated poets in American history: the recipient of more than … Continue reading →

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6 Days / 49 Films

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Richard Guzman

FILM CENTRAL Second Annual Fall Festival, Sept. 16-21, presents 49 films from 6 states and 16 countries. For the second year in a row North Central College will be one of the four sites of the Fifth Annual Naperville Independent … Continue reading →

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Miscegenation and Me — Part 2

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Written originally for a proposed collection of essays by ex-Californian’s in “exile” titled “Leaving California,” this piece eventually wound up in SanSan Kwan and Kenneth Speir’s book Mixing It Up: Multiracial Subjects (Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2004): 91-106.   The … Continue reading →

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