Author: Lori Tharps
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MAMP Podcast Ep. #1: Deconstructing Thanksgiving
Hello Meltingpot Readers, On episode number one of the My American Meltingpot podcast, I am joined by the brilliant, Dr. Crystal Fleming, author of How to be Less Stupid about Race (Beacon). I invited Crystal to join me to talk about what we’re really celebrating when we celebrate Thanksgiving. Hint: It’s not the blessings of…
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It’s Not Too Late to Recognize Native American Heritage Month
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today is November 21, and I’m just getting around to mentioning that November is Native American Heritage Month. I am deeply ashamed. Here I am claiming to be a diversity diva, calling myself Ms. Meltingpot, but I forgot that November is Native American Heritage month. This is a particularly appalling lapse in…
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4 Days to Launch: Confessions of a Podcast Newbie
Hello Meltingpot Readers, You may be excited about Thanksgiving coming up this week, but I’m more excited about the day after Thanksgiving. Because that’s the day I launch the My American Meltingpot podcast! via GIPHY I’ve already posted the trailer on the blog so you can listen to that and get a taste of what…
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RIP Stan Lee: The Man Who Brought Color to Comics
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’m going to be honest, I’m not really a comic book fan, (although I did read a lot of Archie comics as a kid). But because I have two sons (and a husband), over the years I’ve come to appreciate the genre. Not surprisingly, as I delved into the comic world, I…
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A Meltingpot Veteran Story On Veteran’s Day
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Happy Veteran’s Day! Today is the day we’ve designated to honor the men and women who have served in the armed forces to protect this country. As is often the case, the face of the “American veteran” is depicted as a white man (but hats off to Google for the diverse veteran…
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Racing Toward Race Forward
Hello Meltingpot Readers, If somebody wanted to create the perfect conference for Ms. Meltingpot to attend, it would have to be a conference where the unifying theme was race. The attendees and speakers would be activists, journalists, artists and academics. And the goal of the conference would be to find a way to dismantle racism…
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Animated Arrogance: The Problem with The Simpsons’ Apu
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Are any of you Simpsons fans? I’m talking about the animated series that has been on the air since 1989 and holds the record as the longest running American sitcom on television. I’m not a fan, simply because I never found the humor on that show funny. Instead, I found it hurtful,…
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Terrence Trent D’Arby and the Soundtrack of my Identity
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Last night I was deep diving into my music-loving past, trying to find music that moved me. I was looking for samples of the type of music that conveyed a certain feeling and mood to send to the composer who is working on the theme song for the new My American Meltingpot…
