Tag Archives: Philly

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

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

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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Poor White People: Where Are They?

Posted on 12 March, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 9

Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, the other day my older son made a comment along the lines of, ‘Well, all the poor neighborhoods are Black neighborhoods.” I can’t even [..]

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On Blizzards and Birthdays

Posted on 8 February, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, This weekend two big events are occurring, the winter storm of the century and my birthday. Sadly, the snow storm is getting more attention. I [..]

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Separate But Equal? The Role of the Black Media in the 21st Century

Posted on 28 January, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Guess what I’m doing on Wednesday? I’m moderating a panel at Temple called, “Separate But Equal? The Role of the Black Media in the 21st [..]

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Ayana Mathis & Emily Raboteau Live in Philly! Ms. Meltingpot Goes Full-On Groupie

Posted on 25 January, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Can you hear my heart beating rapidly with excitement and joy? Seriously, dear readers, I went full-on groupie last night, ditching the kids and el [..]

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Kimchi and Cheddar: Korean Food Gets Cheesy

Posted on 11 January, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Here’s something for my fusion foodie friends. Yesterday I was working hard at my office at Temple University and I didn’t want to venture far [..]

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My New (Hair) Muse

Posted on 3 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, I turned 40 this year. I also have a daughter now, after being the only one on #TeamGirl in the Kinky Gazpacho household for [..]

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Meltingpot Mary and Her Little Lamb

Posted on 22 August, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 1

Everybody knows Ms. Meltingpot loves books like a chunky boy loves cake. And of course, I want my kids to share my love for the written word. Babygirl [..]

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