Category Archives: Black Hair

Chimamanda Adichie: My New Author Crush

Posted on 16 May, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Hi Meltingpot Readers, If you follow me on twitter, then you know I’ve been gushing about my new author crush, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I even love the lyrical [..]

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Kinky in Spain: A 21st Century Hair Story

Posted on 13 May, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 0

Hi Meltingpot Readers, If you know me then you know two of my twin passions are Black hair and Spain. Not necessarily Black hair in Spain, but you [..]

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My First Book ReBorn

Posted on 5 May, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, In case you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to — besides my usual combination of teaching, parenting and blogging —  and you want to [..]

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“Learning to Love My White-Girl Hair”

Posted on 3 April, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, I warned you that my attention is being stretched in various different places these days, one of them being my new website, HairStoryOnline.com. I [..]

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My Babies are in the World

Posted on 18 March, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, babygirl went to her first day of daycare today. I cried. She didn’t. She was so excited to play with little people in a [..]

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South African Thieves Will Cut…Your Hair!

Posted on 4 March, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 5

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Since we were talking about hair, I had to share this alarming story I read last week. Apparently, the latest wave of crime to hit [..]

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Black Hair in the Ivy League

Posted on 1 March, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Guess where I spent my morning? At the University of Pennsylvania. The department of Africana Studies hosted a day-long symposium on the politics of Black [..]

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Wanted: “Hair That Moves”

Posted on 12 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Do you know I thought I’d dodged a major bullet when God had the good sense to give me two boys instead of girls. I [..]

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