Author: Lori Tharps
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“Always Be My Maybe” An Asian-American Rom-Com
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I think we all know that I’m a huge advocate for diversity. I love #diversebooks, #diversemovies, #diversepodcasts etc. As a person who always grew up hungry for media content that reflected my life as a Black girl, I know how important it is to see yourself in the pages of books, in…
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MAMP Podcast Ep # 14: Food, Family and Finding Home with Tembi Locke
On episode # 14 of the MAMP podcast, I get to chat with debut author and actress, Tembi Locke about her beautiful new book, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. From Scratch is the first selection for the My American Meltingpot Book Club. In our conversation, Tembi and I talk about…
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Join the My American Meltingpot Book Club!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s not too late to join the My American Meltingpot book club. We’re reading the delicious new memoir by Tembi Locke called From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. Not only is the book beautifully written, but it has a true meltingpot theme as well. We’ll be having our…
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Five Multicultural Movies to Watch on Memorial Day
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Memorial Day is a holiday meant to remember and honor the women and men who died fighting for the United States in war. Sadly, like many other American holidays, Memorial Day has been commercialized to the point where most people just think of it as the official beginning of summer and an…
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My Failed Experiment with Multigenerational Living
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I owe you all an apology. The blog went dormant last week because I just could not find the time to sit for even one minute to post anything. Not even a mea culpa. As I mentioned in a previous post, we sold our home and had to move rather quickly. So…
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Princess Meghan Had her Baby!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, True confession. I’m too tired and overwhelmed to produce a decent blog post today. Why? Because I spent the entire weekend moving. Yep, our multigenerational experiment living with my parents failed. I’ll share that story in another post. In the meantime, while I continue to pack and unpack boxes and eat off…
