Category: Black in the World
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Say Their Names: America’s First Black Women Journalists
When we think of the early Black journalists in our nation’s history, we most often think of men. Like the original editors of Freedom’s Journal, Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm. But what about the Black women journalists who were writing and editing right right along side their male counterparts? Remembering Black Women Journalists For today’s…
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John Russwurm: Journalist for Freedom
Meet John Russwurm. To some people, Russwurm’s name may be familiar because he was one of the original editors of Freedom’s Journal, the first newspaper in the United States published by African Americans. The year was 1827. But Russwurm’s life story has far more chapters than that. Early Years John Brown Russwurm was born…
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Happy Black Excellence Month!: Let’s Talk about Black Journalists
Hello Meltingpot Community. It’s February! Which means it’s the Blackest month of the year in the United States. Not only were all of the coolest Black people – Frederick Douglass, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Rosa Parks, Me – born in the month of February, but it’s also Black History Month. Black History is American History…
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5 Easy (But Impactful) Ways to Celebrate MLK Day
Hello Meltingpot Community, I’m sure we all know that Monday is Martin Luther King Day, the day many Americans get the day off from work so they can perform some type of community service. Even though it is now technically a federal holiday, word on these liberal streets is that MLK Day isn’t a day…
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Baby’s First Haircut…At Age 8!
Hello Meltingpot Community, This Wednesday is going to be a big day in the MAMP household. Why? Because my baby is getting her first haircut. But Ms. Meltingpot, isn’t your so-called baby, eight years old? Yes, dear readers, my daughter is eight, but I’ve never cut her hair. (Save that one time when she tried…
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Positive Black Hair Headlines from Black-ish, Afro-Sheen and the NAACP
Hello Meltingpot Community, Ever since I wrote the book Hair Story, almost 20 years ago, I have been obsessed with all things Black hair. No joke, I can connect almost any conversation about pop culture in America with Black hair. Seriously, throw something at me and I can bring it back to Black hair. But…
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“The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates is Magical
Hello Meltingpot Community, Over the Christmas holidays I had the chance to read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ beautiful debut novel, The Water Dancer, so I wanted to share my review of the book. True confession, the reason I got to read the book is because I bought a copy for my brother as a gift, but took…
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Chef Karen Ricks, Wants You to Play with Your Food
Hello Meltingpot Community, Today is Monday and I have another Meltingpot Mom to introduce. I “met” international chef, Karen Ricks on the Interwebs. Our paths crossed in a few Facebook groups and on Instagram. It’s not hard to see why. Like me, she’s a Black woman married to white man. She loves travel, cooking and…
