Author: Lori Tharps
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5 Multicultural Movies for Families this Summer
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’m back from Spain and so happy to be back in my blogging chair. I’m not going to lie, it felt really good to take some time off and reassess my mission here on the Meltingpot. As always, I want to be of service to my readers by providing inspiration and information…
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Meltingpot Book Review: “Washington Black” by Esi Edugyan
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Even though I’m doing a lot of reading and research for my Black in Spain project, it wouldn’t be summer if I wasn’t also consuming a fair amount of fiction as well. Fun fact, I received the hardcover version of Esi Edugyan’s critically-acclaimed, Washington Black for Christmas, but I bought the paperback…
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Lori in Lisbon
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’m just dropping in to let you know that I’m in Lisbon, Portugal for a few days to attend a conference. I’m really excited about the conference, but anyone who knows me, also knows that Lisbon is absolutely my happy place. Check out this post from 2014 to find out why and…
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Being the Black Body in a White Family
Hola Meltingpot Readers, I’m coming at you live and in-person from the sunny south of Spain. It is absolutely gorgeous here – clear blue skies, radiant sun, palm trees, flowers flaunting every color from the deepest purple to the sharpest pinks. We’re currently staying with el esposo’s family and they live in a beautiful home…
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Hasta Luego: Ms. Meltingpot is Going Back to Spain
Hello Meltingpot Readers, “I’m leaving on a jet plane…” That’s right, I’m heading off to sunny Spain for six weeks. I am so freaking excited. Not only will this be the first time I’ve been back to Spain in almost a decade, but I’m going to be working on a really cool research project. Ten…
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MAMP Podcast Ep:15: Fried Chicken Across Cultures
On episode 15 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, we’re getting out of the studio and hitting the streets of Philadelphia to find out who owns fried chicken. That’s right, fried chicken. In the United States, fried chicken is most often associated with African Americans. Sometimes that association is a positive one, other times it…
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The Other Side of Loving Day: Interracial Relationships in the Age of Trump
Hello Meltingpot Readers, As a writer and blogger, I’m a chronic oversharer. I’ve literally blogged about everything from birth to my struggles with weight. Still, I hesitated to write about the things that happen behind the scenes in my interracial marriage in the age of Trump. That felt too personal. Too risky. Too taboo. But…
