Category: Media
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Sesame Street Debuts Diversity 50 Years Ago
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Did you know Sesame Street debuted 50 years ago in 1969? And as such, they are celebrating all year long in honor of their 50th anniversary. I don’t have little ones in the house anymore to watch Sesame Street, but apparently Sesame Workshop is launching a whole bunch of initiatives in honor…
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Get Ready for the Debut of Mixed-ish!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, With two popular -Ish shows under their belts, ABC is about to debut one more new series based on their popular and on-point comedy, Black-ish. The new show is called Mixed-ish and it is the origin story of the Mixed-Race mom on Black-ish, Rainbow Johnson (played by Tracee Ellis-Ross). The series is…
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Celebrate Diversity with Singer Laura Pausini
Hello Meltingpot Readers, One of my favorite hashtags to use on social media is #representationmatters. I’m also a big fan of #celebratediversity, as I’m sure you all know. But the thing is, these aren’t just meaningless hashtags to me. My whole life is a testament to diversity in action and I can’t help but notice…
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Diverse News Digest
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, which means I’ve gathered some diverse news stories to keep you in the know. Because life doesn’t only happen in black and white. And we all need this kind of information and inspiration to keep our spirits satisfied and our activist agendas on point. So, here’s what we have this…
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MAMP News Round-Up: Street Dancing, Simone Biles and Asian-American Magazines
Hello Meltingpot Readers, If you depend on your local media outlets to find diverse news stories, you may find yourself depressed, anxious, convinced the whole world is going to hell and that only white people matter. I know that’s how I feel sometimes. So, from now on (or until I change my mind), I’m going…
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Five People to Follow On Instagram for Multicultural Magic
Hello Meltingpot Readers, True confession, I was totally late to the Instagram party. I’m still trying to figure it all out, BUT…I have discovered what Instagram is really good for. Inspiration. Sometimes I find myself just scrolling through my feed falling in love with all of the multicultural magic. I follow people who post about…
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“Little” Looks Like “Big” Fun in Color
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s Friday, so I have something fun to share. It’s a great new family film with Black characters coming out this spring. I just saw the trailer for Little, starring Issa Rae, Regina Hall and Marsai Martin. Martin plays Diane on Black-ish, she’s only 14-years-old and she executive produced the film. In…
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Hitting Refresh
Hello Meltingpot Readers, The beginning of the year always seems like a perfect time to take inventory. Retail stores do it. Major corporations do it. And I try to do it too. This is more than creating a simple list of New Year’s Resolutions. I like to really examine what I’m doing well in the…
