Author: Lori Tharps
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How Morocco Inspired My Multicultural Lifestyle
Hello Meltingpot Community, Do you ever stop to think why you are the way you are? I don’t mean a deep dive into your DNA or blaming your mother for the reason you scream at your kids too much. I’m talking about pinpointing those defining moments in your life that somehow altered your understanding of…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#37: Girl, Woman, Other Reviewed
Hello Meltingpot Community, Episode 37 of the podcast is just a Meltingpot Minute. It’s a short one, but it’s long enough for me to share my review of the 2019 Booker Prize winning novel, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo. The book is a delightful invitation into the lives of a diverse group of Black…
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May is Asian American History Month. What are You Doing to Celebrate?
Hello Meltingpot Community, Let’s be honest. Pretty much everyone knows that February his Black History Month in the United States. Schools, public institutions, Hollywood. Everywhere in America, February is the Blackest month of the year. And likewise, anyone who has a career based in Blackness, is hella busy all February long. Heck, even Target got…
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Meltingpot Music Monday: This Girl is On Fire
Hello Meltingpot Community, If you’re like me, this lockdown lifestyle has provided ample opportunities to take nice long walks. And you know what happens when you take nice long walks, your mind wanders. And a wandering mind often finds the truth. I’m not quite ready to announce what’s been percolating in my brain, but I…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#36: How to Raise a Bilingual Child
On episode 36 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, we’re talking all about what it takes to raise our children to be bilingual. What’s the best approach to take? When is the right time to start? Do parents have to be bilingual in order to raise children who speak more than one language? What are…
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Ida B. Wells (Finally) Wins a Pulitzer Prize!
Hello Meltingpot Community, On Monday the Pulitzer Prizes – the Academy Awards of journalism – were announced and one particular award warmed my defiant Black journalist’s heart. Eighty-nine years after her death, Ida B. Wells received a special citation from the Pulitzer committee for her pioneering work in investigative reporting. More specifically, she was given…
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7 Multicultural Mamas Giving Me Life on Instagram
Hello Meltingpot Community, Mother’s Day is less than a week away and like all things during a global pandemic, celebrations probably aren’t going to look like Mother’s Day past. No Sunday church services. No champagne brunches. No taking mom shopping to pick out her gift. Of course that doesn’t mean there still aren’t plenty of…
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Saying No to Spain and the Grief that Follows
Hello Meltingpot Community, I’m going to get personal today. With the Corona crisis everyone is experiencing loss. But still, many of us will not allow ourselves to admit that we’re hurting because our losses don’t sound as significant as people losing their lives or their jobs. It just feels shallow and selfish to shed tears…
