Author: Lori Tharps
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Black Baby Dolls Galore, but We Still Need More Diversity on the Shelf
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I was shopping at Target yesterday, killing time while babygirl was at a birthday party and picking up a few things we needed at home, like a door mat for Baldwin to wipe his muddy paws when he comes in the house (By the way, Baldwin is fast becoming the best part…
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Friday Favorites: Touré Show
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I love Fridays. Not only because Friday is the beginning of the weekend, but because I get to share with you some of my favorite things. And this week, my favorite thing is a new podcast called, Touré Show. True confession, I’m kind of late to the podcast party. I only recently…
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Why Ms. Meltingpot Will Definitely be Watching “The Rachel Divide”
Hello Meltingpot Readers, We all remember Rachel Dolezal, right? You know, the chapter president of the NAACP in Spokane, Washington who was outed as a white woman in blackface by her parents in 2015. And since that time, despite the desperate pleas of many a Black person to stop playing racial Halloween, not to mention…
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Why St. Augustine, Florida is the Perfect Kinky Gazpacho Family Getaway
Hello Dear Readers, For the first time ever, I’m sending two of my three children away for summer camp. Yes, son #1 and son #2 are going to turn 17 and 14 this summer, but for reasons both cultural and financial, we’ve never sent them away for camp. But this year, son #1 is going…
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Meet the New Member of the Meltingpot Family
Hello Dear Readers, Please excuse my absence this week. I didn’t mean to abandon the meltingpot, but when I woke up on Monday morning, I had no idea my life was about to change. So…what had happened was. (Warning: This is a long-ass post, so settle in and get comfortable.) MY FIRST MISTAKE My kids…
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The Solution For Starbucks in 5 Easy Steps
Last week on April 12, two Black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia for sitting at a table and waiting for their business associate to arrive. Initially the police said the two men, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, were arrested because they were trespassing since they hadn’t ordered anything, but after a thorough…
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Meltingpot News Round-Up
Hello Meltingpot Readers, So many things are going on in the world, what’s a meltingpot maven to do to keep up? I know you don’t have time to scroll through hundreds of news sites and blogs to stay in the know, so here are some links to what I think are important and/or inspirational stories…
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Five Fun Facts about Ms. Meltingpot
Hello Dear Readers, Even though I’ve been blogging for more than 12 years, I haven’t used this space to share a whole lot about my personal life. Despite the fact that I wrote a memoir filled with a lot of embarrassing personal information, I still somehow feel shy here in cyberspace. But in the spirit…
