My American Meltingpot

Category: Identity Politics

  • Ms. Meltingpot is Peeling Back the Layers

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    Dear Readers, I have this spiffy new blog design and I went to not one, but two, how-to -be-a-better blogger conferences this summer. And I’ve updated my links list and thought about things to sell in my Meltingpot Shop, but something still doesn’t feel right. And I finally figured out what it is. My blog…

  • Mixed Messages for Mixed Families

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    Everybody and their mother sent me a link to this story in the New York Times about the continuing struggles with acceptance and racism experienced by multiracial families. The stares. The hostility. The questions. Yep, it all comes with the territory. Coincidentally, the other day, babygirl and I were at the local dollar store, buying paper towel…

  • Color Bias in Asian Communities

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    Lately I’ve been doing a lot of research on colorism. It’s my next “thing” to write about. Of course, as a Black woman in America, I know all about the color complex in our community. From birth I’ve been indoctrinated with the idea that Black people come in two flavors, light and dark. Interestingly, I…

  • Zoe Saldana’s ‘Monster’ Moment

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    Hello Meltingpot Readers, Colorism has caught my attention. In this country I believe colorism — a preference for, or belief about someone based on the color of their skin –is so pervasive and yet so underreported. It’s like our dirty little secret that keeps us up at night. And of course with all secrets, the…

  • “Who’s An American Indian?”

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    I recently came across this article penned by Jesse Washington of the Associate Press. The article, “Who’s an American Indian?,” examines the claim by senate candidate Elizabeth Warren that she is part Native American. It’s a fascinating story that touches on the pervasive myth that we all have a Native American ancestor lurking in the branches of our…

  • Colorful Baby Names, from the Pages of a Book

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Recently I saw an article on Parents.com that said the latest trend in baby naming was to name your kid after a fictional literary and/or cinematic character. Apparently it’s all the rage these days. Considering I named my own babygirl after a fictional nubian princess, I could only agree, although I felt a little…

  • Black Hair Rule #1

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers,   Now you know you’ve never seen a photo of my kids here on this blog, and you never will. Some things — not a lot, but some — remain sacred. But I can’t do justice to this post without sharing a shot of Babygirl. That’s her up above in the photo.…

  • Black on the Fourth of July

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    Happy Fourth of July, Meltingpot Readers! I don’t know about you, but as an adult, the Fourth of July just isn’t as much fun as it was when I was a child. Growing up, the 4th was my favorite holiday. We decorated our bikes, participated in the neighborhood parades, played old-fashioned games at the park…

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