Author: Lori Tharps
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How to Save a Life… with a Book
Hello Meltingpot Community, It feels like day number 70 million thousand of our new lockdown lifestyle. Here in Philadelphia, where I live, we’re still allowed to go outside and take walks and bike rides, so I should hardly complain because many people have it much worse. But I want to give everyone permission in this…
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MAMP Podcast Ep #34: DNA Travel, Multiracial Identity & Adoption
On episode 34 of the My American Meltingpot podcast we’re talking about travel, family and finding self. Yes, we’re in the middle of a global pandemic and travel is probably the last thing on anyone’s mind right now, but this episode isn’t about planning the perfect cruise or finding cheap flights. My guest on the…
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The Earth Wants Us to Pay Attention to Climate Change
Happy Earth Day, Meltingpot Community! Despite the fact that we are in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic, I bet the Earth is pretty happy on this Earth Day. After all, the entire world has slowed down its relentless production cycles, which in turn has reduced the amount of pollution in our air, land…
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Love in the time of Corona
Hello Meltingpot Community, What did you do this weekend? Me? I officiated my little brother’s wedding. Via Zoom. He was in Baltimore, I was in Philadelphia. But despite the physical distance between us, and the coldness of a computer screen, we still managed to have a meaningful, multicultural celebration of love. It was my first…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#33:How to be a Meltingpot Mom During a Global Pandemic
Episode 33 is a Meltingpot Minute episode where I’m sharing some tips and suggestions on how to be a Meltingpot Mom during a global pandemic. Think of this a multicultural resource guide for parenting during the Corona crisis. As mothers during these unprecedented times of social isolation, lockdown, fear and homeschooling(!!!), we are tasked with…
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I am Not My Hair, but I Miss My Dredlocks
Hello Meltingpot Community, Do I feel silly complaining about my hair in the middle of a global pandemic? Maybe a little, but I’m going to do it anyway, because this is my blog and because hair stories are my jam. So, I’m just going to say it, I just don’t feel like myself without my…
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MAMP Podcast #32: How to Move Abroad as a Multiracial Family
(Note: This episode was recorded before the outbreak of the Corona Virus.) On episode 32 of the podcast, my guest is chef and educator, Karen M. Ricks. Karen is the founder and owner of the online cooking school, Our Kitchen Classroom. Karen is a Black American woman, married to a white man and together they…
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Should we Stay or Go to Spain? What Would You Do?
Hello Meltingpot Community, Would you crowdsource your decision to go abroad next year? Well, that’s about where we are right now, trying to decide if we should carry on with our plans to move to Spain for academic year 2020-2021. I’m not saying we’re actually going to plan our lives based on the opinions of…
