Category: Black in the World
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Asian Men Getting Afros: It’s Officially A Thing!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s the last Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for a Black hair check-in. Today’s story was inspired by the esteemed Dr. Yaba Blay, who posted a video on her Professional Black Girl Facebook page. I watched the video and was amazed that; 1) Without chemicals you could turn straight…
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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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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…
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It’s Halloween! Let’s Talk About Afro-Latina Witches on TV
Hello Meltingpot readers, I’m going to be honest. I love Halloween. I love the costumes, the candy and the lack of house cleaning and prep work it requires on my part. My boys are old enough now to make their own costumes, and babygirl still enjoys wearing whatever costumes we have in our dress-up bucket.…
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Yinka Esi Graves Makes Flamenco Dance Totally Black
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I told you on Friday that today was going to be a big day for me, and it was. I hosted a screening of the film Gurumbé at Temple and then MC’d a discussion with the director, Miguel Angel Rosales and Black, British flamenco dancer, Yinka Esi Graves. The discussion, all about…
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Black Spain Coming to a Theater Near Me!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I am so excited. I know I mentioned the documentary film Gurumbé:Afro-Andalusian Memories here before, but now I have some exciting news to share. I am hosting a screening of the film at Temple University on Monday, and wait for it…the director, Miguel Ángel Rosales will be here along with featured dancer,…
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A New Film Shows America’s History of Racial Unity
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today is Friday, so that means I get to share something good. And today’s something is a new documentary set to air on local PBS stations called An American Story: Race Amity and the Other Tradition. The “Other Tradition” in the title refers to examples of people of different races living, loving…
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This Just In: Disney Gives Princess Tiana Her Black Back
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I knew you were all waiting on the edge of your seats, wondering if Disney was going to do something in response to the public uproar over the whitewashing of Princess Tiana (and Pocahontas) in their upcoming movie, Wreck-It Ralph 2. I posted here a few weeks ago about the troubling image…
