Category: Identity Politics
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Did I Move to Spain Because of Menopause?
When I look back at my decision to move to Spain, in the middle of a global pandemic, while my kids were still in school, just a couple of years after I achieved the rank of tenured professor, it seems kind of crazy. Like midlife-crisis crazy. Or maybe hormone induced crazy? Did I move to…
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Confronting Colorism with Marita Golden and Lori L. Tharps
On Saturday, May 1 – yes, that’s tomorrow – I am honored to be taking part in a Conversation Series with author, activist and educator, Marita Golden on the topic of colorism. Marita Golden Wrote the Book on Colorism Marita Golden is the author of the beautiful memoir, Don’t Play in the Sun, which details…
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Anti-Asian Discrimination isn’t New in the United States
This post about anti-Asian discrimination was initially published in 2021 after the brutal murders of the six Asian women in Atlanta. Sadly, I’m posting it again after yet another violent hate crime against an Asian woman in the United States. This latest attack is just one incident in an upward trend of racial violence against…
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Mamp Stories Ep#60: White Like Her: Stories of Race and Racial Passing
On episode 60 of the podcast, we’re digging into the Meltingpot vault and replaying an episode that was inspired by the book, White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing (Skyhorse) by Gail Lukasik. The book is all about racial passing and family secrets in Gail’s family. I’m joined on the show…
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My Anti-Racism Work Has to Change
Hello Meltingpot Community, Yesterday I posted the following quote on my IG page: For the last few, weeks as I’ve been contemplating the changes I want to make to my content creation agenda – on the blog, podcast and on social media – I’ve realized that I’m tired. Not, I need a nap tired,…
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Rethinking My Relationship With Racism
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s been a wee bit of time since we last spoke. While I have been posting here with new podcast episodes, I admit I have been incognegro here on the blog. And while I did mention that I was taking August off to get healthy and recharge, I failed to mention that…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#53:Don’t Be Racist: You Can’t Say That
Last week on the podcast, we talked about the importance of using your voice to confront racist behavior. On today’s episode, we’re flipping the script to discuss what NOT to say as an anti-racist warrior. In other words, how to avoid ever having someone say to you, ‘You can’t say that, that’s racist.’ Listen in…
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MAMP Podcast Ep# 52:Don’t Be Racist, Use Your Voice!
Did you realize you can live your whole entire life and never say a single racist thing or have a single racist thought, but if you’re not using your voice to speak out against racism, then you’re not an anti-racist? In fact, some might even say you’re an accomplice or at least complicit in…
