Tag Archives: Multiracial Families

Teaching My Mixie Son “How to Be Black” with Baratunde Thurston

Posted on 21 April, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 0

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Parenting is hard. Can we all just admit that? If only our kids were just mini replicas of ourselves, perhaps we’d be better prepared to [..]

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Flashback Friday: The One About Black People Adopting White Children

Posted on 15 February, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, I’ve been blogging for over five years now and it occurs to me that I’ve written a few good posts during that time. So good, [..]

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Black History Beyond Borders: Martín de Porres

Posted on 11 February, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 5

Hi Meltingpot Readers, I figured for the rest of the short month of February, I’d use the Meltingpot to highlight some Black history facts that most people don’t [..]

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RIP Conrad Bain: The Meltingpot Mourns Mr. Drummond

Posted on 18 January, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hello Meltingpot Readers, I just found out that actor Conrad Bain, aka Mr. Drummond from Diff’rent Strokes died on Monday. He was 89. I can’t say I was [..]

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Mixed Messages for Mixed Families

Posted on 7 September, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 7

Everybody and their mother sent me a link to this story in the New York Times about the continuing struggles with acceptance and racism experienced by multiracial families. The stares. [..]

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Not the Nanny Syndrome Doesn’t Discriminate

Posted on 18 July, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Recently, a lovely journalist from TODAY Moms interviewed me about what I call the “Not the nanny” syndrome. You know, that irritating situation when people mistake you for your child’s [..]

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