Author: Lori Tharps
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How to Celebrate MLK Day During a Global Pandemic
Hello Meltingpot Community, Next Monday, January 18, is the day we in the United States are supposed to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., the man and his legacy. For the last several years, Americans have been urged to “celebrate” by rolling up their sleeves and doing some sort of community service work, or some type…
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A New Black Hair Narrative: Black Hair is Not Problematic
Hello Meltingpot Community, Once upon a time, I wrote a book called Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America. I wrote Hair Story with my friend Ayana Byrd, way back in the late 1990s. The book covers the history, culture, politics and business of Black hair and was released in 2001. In…
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My Anti-Racism Work Has to Change
Hello Meltingpot Community, Yesterday I posted the following quote on my IG page: For the last few, weeks as I’ve been contemplating the changes I want to make to my content creation agenda – on the blog, podcast and on social media – I’ve realized that I’m tired. Not, I need a nap tired,…
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Mamp Podcast Ep#57: Is Christmas for White People w/ Marc Lamont Hill
On episode 57 of the podcast, we’re replaying our Christmas show from 2019 because it’s still very relevant today. Maybe even more so. On that episode, I set out to answer the question, “Is Christmas for white people?” Now, I’m not white and I’ve been celebrating Christmas with my very Black family for more than…
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Rethinking My Relationship With Racism
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s been a wee bit of time since we last spoke. While I have been posting here with new podcast episodes, I admit I have been incognegro here on the blog. And while I did mention that I was taking August off to get healthy and recharge, I failed to mention that…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#56: Rethinking Race + Thanksgiving w/ Dr. Crystal Fleming
November is National Native American Heritage Month and it’s the month we Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. On episode 56 of the podcast we’re going talk about both of these so-called holidays and how and what we should be doing to celebrate. Clearly Thanksgiving 2020 is going to look a lot different than years past. You may…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#55:Celebrate the Wins, But Keep Fighting
This is episode 55 of the podcast and the seventh and final episode of the ‘Don’t Be Racist Series.‘ Think of it as the recap episode. I’ll be reviewing all of the anti-racism lessons learned over the last several weeks, and I’ll be reviewing the momentous presidential election that just happened as well. And at…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#54: Don’t Be Racist-Divorce Your Trump Supporting Friends
On episode 54 of the podcast – number six in our Don’t Be Racist Series – I’m sharing a tough but necessary lesson. We’re going to be talking about what to do when friends and family members are Trump supporters. I’m not going to teach you how to talk to them or how to get…
