Author: Lori Tharps
-
A Biracial Boy Yearns to be Ashy: More About Lotion and Identity Politics
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Just last month I wrote a post about a theory I was forming connecting lotion use in white people with their “wokeness.” After hearing from a wide selection of white people and discussing it with some lotion “experts,” I realized that my theory was a bit off. Lotion use does not seem…
-
#FridayFavorites: Nailed It on Netflix
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’ve never pretended to have good taste when it comes to TV. I barely watch TV anymore, to be honest. But when I do have a minute, usually when I’m sitting on my couch folding laundry, I tend to enjoy cooking shows. But not the type of cooking shows where people have…
-
From Passion to Podcast: Highlights from Podcast Movement 2018
Hello Meltingpot Readers, This week has been a whirlwind as I’ve been attending Podcast Movement 2018, a conference all about podcasting (obviously). Why was I attending a podcasting conference, you ask? Because creating a podcast was always part of the plan when I relaunched My American Meltingpot earlier this year, and I need to educate…
-
Babygirl’s Birthday, Books and My Body
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Tomorrow is a big day for so many delicious reasons. Let’s just list them all. 1. It’s babygirl’s birthday! My little munchkin is going to be seven years old! I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. It seems like just yesterday I was posting on this blog about her actual birth. And now, this…
-
Friday Favorites + A Same Family, Different Colors Giveaway!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s Friday, so that means I’m sharing one of my favorites. It might be because we recently added a (giant) fur baby to our family, but lately I’m all about dogs. So last weekend, babygirl and I decided to watch the 2009 Nickelodeon film, Hotel for Dogs. The movie was cute, with…
-
How to Talk White So You Can Conquer the World
Hello Meltingpot Readers, (Warning satire and sarcasm ahead.) Yesterday I went to see the new film, Sorry to Bother You. And while there were things in that movie that I will never be able to un-see – no matter how hard I try – and social commentary that I’m still trying to figure out, the…
-
Parenting Mixed-Race Kids is Still Just Parenting
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I have a confession to make. Both of my boys are away at summer programs for the rest of July and I am soooo happy. Yes, I am freely admitting here on the world-wide web, that my life is infinitely more peaceful without three children. That seems pretty obvious; parenting one sweet,…
