Category: Black in the World
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MAMP Monday: What’s it Like to be Black in Germany?
Hello Meltingpot Community, As you know, I’m mildly obsessed with talking about the Black experience in Spain. And while I have personal reasons why I’m obsessed with the Black experience in Spain, I’m also just genuinely interested in learning about the Black experience throughout Europe. Why? Because for far too long, the accepted narrative of…
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MAMP Podcast Ep# 20: Real Stories about Race and Racism in Spain
On episode 20 of the podcast, we’re taking a nuanced look at race and racism in Spain as it relates to Black people. We’re going back to Spain for Part II of my audio memoir. Just to recap, on the last episode, it was all about Spain’s hidden Black history. Or rather, how Spain’s hidden…
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MAMP Q&A: Diedre Anthony of “Are Those Your Kids?”
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s Monday and I have another Q&A with an amazing meltingpot mom and content creator. Diedre Anthony is a school counselor, farmer’s wife, and mother to three biracial children. She resides in South Georgia and has an obsession for office supplies, curly hair products and shoes. On her blog Are Those Your…
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MAMP Podcast Ep #19: Spain’s Hidden Black History
On this episode of the podcast, you’re going to hear the fascinating story of Spain’s hidden Black history! Episode 19 is a little different from previous episodes. It’s actually Part 1 of a two-part series about life in Spain for Black people. Part 1 is all about Spain’s mostly unknown Black history and Part 2…
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Flashback Friday: The Capital B Campaign
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I can’t believe five years have passed. Yes, it’s been almost five years since I penned that opinion piece in the New York Times, advocating for the capital B when writing about Black Americans. But yes, it was November 18, 2014 that the world learned how I really felt about living in…
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Black and Spanish? What about the Garifuna?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Raise your hands if you know who the Garifuna people are? I’ll give you a moment to think about it. If you’re a longtime reader of this blog, you may remember a post from way back in 2015 where I wrote about the Garifuna, but I’ll forgive you if you don’t remember.…
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Vegans are People of Color Too
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’m not a vegan, nor am I a vegetarian, but I’ve been flirting with the idea of becoming a vegetarian for the last few years. It seems like more and more people I know are choosing a plant-based lifestyle, so I find myself researching the idea with more seriousness. Today, I fell…
