Author: Lori Tharps
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I’m a “Sucker” for the Jonas Brothers Colorful New Video
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Because I know you trust me to bring you the latest pop culture news, analyzed through a pop culture lens, I try to stay plugged into the new and next. But sometimes, I miss things. That’s why I’m happy I live with two teenagers who keep me posted on what the young…
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Mamp Podcast Episode #8: The Challenges of Traveling as a Multiracial Family
On episode #8 of the podcast, we’re discussing the challenges of traveling as a multiracial family. Thanks to Cindy McCain, the widow of Senator John McCain, this issue recently made headlines when Mrs. McCain believed she was witnessing a case of child trafficking at an Arizona airport. What McCain really saw was a mother traveling…
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It’s 2019, Why Are We Still Policing Blackness?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, As we wind down the Blackest month of the year, I wanted to write something positive and inspirational about Black people in America. Instead, I’m using this penultimate Black History Month blog post to lament the continuous policing of Blackness. Not Black Enough As a Black girl who grew up in Caucasia,…
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Five Reasons Why Green Book Won the Best Picture Oscar
Hello Meltingpot Readers, By now you probably all know that the movie Green Book, the inspired-by-the-true-story tale of a white man and a Black man becoming friends during a road trip, won the Oscar for Best Picture last night. Some people are a little salty about this decision because they believe the movie is yet…
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Father Divine: The Greatest Civil Rights Leader You Never Heard of!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, When I first moved to Philadelphia, back in 2006, I was an adjunct professor at Rosemont College. I was teaching a graduate course on biography writing and one of my students wanted to write about a man named Father Divine. I had never heard of him. Like never ever. His name rang…
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Happy 88th Birthday, Toni Morrison!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today, one of the most important voices in contemporary literature and one of my personal literary heroes, Ms. Toni Morrison, is celebrating her 88th birthday! Besides the fact that living to age 88 is cause enough for celebration, Morrison also has a brand new book of nonfiction essays out. It’s called The…
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MAMP Podcast Episode #7: “The Pain and Beauty” of Black Hair
On episode 7 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Gillian Scott-Ward. In 2013, Gillian was a psychologist working at Barnard College. But when she decided to go natural, her whole world changed. On the show, we discuss how Gillian went from college psychologist to award-winning filmmaker with her debut film, Back…
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Looking for Interracial Love Stories? Check the Bible
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, so you’re probably looking for some good love stories to consume. Even if you don’t have a special boo in your life, it’s always nice on February 14, to remind yourself that love is a powerful force in the world. Especially when that love crosses racial and ethnic…
