Category: Get Lit(erary)!
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Friday Favorites: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s Friday, which means it’s time to share one of my favorite things. This week the choice was a no brainer. I have to tell you about Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward. This book, if I may paraphrase Drake, has got me all in my feelings. Truth be told, I think…
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Why I Blog: Reflections After BlogHer 2018
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I apologize for not posting on Wednesday, but I was at the BlogHer blogging conference on Wednesday and Thursday and didn’t have time to write. Instead, I was getting my own dose of inspiration and information to bring back to My American Meltingpot. Let me just say, it was a whirlwind two…
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Indie Bookstores + Exotic Locations = Heaven
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today is Memorial Day, but if you live anywhere on the East Coast of the United States you might be in for a day of rain instead of picnics and outdoor activities. One of my favorite places to hang out on a rainy day if I don’t have to go to work…
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It’s My Blog-a-versary! Twelve Years of My American Meltingpot
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Tomorrow is my Blogaversary. On April 10, 2006, I wrote my very first blog post. I didn’t know exactly what I was doing, but I was happy to have an outlet for all of my thoughts and ideas that revolved around race, culture, family and Black hair. Looking back, I realize how…
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#FridayFavorites: American Street by Ibi Zoboi
The bad news is, I’m sick. The good news is, being sick gave me the perfect excuse to sit still all day and devour the critically acclaimed YA novel, American Street by Ibi Zoboi. True story, I fell in love with American Street as soon as I saw the cover back in early 2017 when…
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Five Great Books about Frederick Douglass in Honor of his 200th Birthday
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Yes, I know today is Valentine’s Day, but did you know today is also the day Frederick Douglass would be celebrating his 200th birthday? Considering this man is one of my personal heroes, I figured I’d dedicate today’s post to him, instead of waxing on about love and flowers and chocolate and…
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#FridayFavorites: Books and Black Hair Products
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Now that I’m back to blogging after an, ahem, brief time away, I’ve decided to add some new features to the blog. One of these new features is a weekly post that will highlight whatever person, place or thing I’m currently crushing on. It could be a book, or a restaurant or…
