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A Hair Story Giveaway: Tell Me Why You Love Black Hair!
Hello Meltingpot Community, As February winds down and we finish our 28 days of celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Hair Story:Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America, my co-author, Ayana Byrd and I want to do a Hair Story giveaway. Yes, it’s technically our book’s birthday, but we want to give our fans a…
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MAMP Stories Ep#61: Talking “One Drop,” with Dr. Yaba Blay
On episode 61 of the show, we’re talking about Blackness, Identity Politics and self-publishing as a form of activism with Dr. Yaba Blay, author of the just released book, One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race. Dr. Blay is a scholar-activist, public speaker, and cultural consultant whose scholarship, work and practice centers on the lived…
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MAMP Stories Podcast Ep#59: The History of Hair Story with Ayana Byrd + Lori Tharps
On episode 59 of the podcast, we’re having a birthday party for a very special book. And that book is, Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America. Hair Story is the first book that I ever wrote, with my good friend, the journalist and author, Ayana Byrd. Hair Story covers the history,…
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Ten Multicultural Comfort Reads to Get You Through the Winter
Hello Meltingpot Community, I don’t think any regular readers of this blog need reminding, but if you’re new here, you might not know this one thing about me. I LOVE books. I love everything about books. I love reading them, writing them, and I even love smelling new books in a bookstore. Yes, my devotion…
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MAMP Ep # 47: Author Lauren Francis-Sharma Talks Book of the Little Axe
On episode 47 of the podcast I sit down with Lauren Francis-Sharma, the author of the My American Meltingpot Summer Book Club selection, Book of the Little Axe. In addition to Book of the Little Axe, Lauren is the author of the novel, Til the Well Runs Dry, which was awarded the Honor Fiction Prize…
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MAMP Podcast Ep # 46: How to Be a Revolutionary Writer
On episode 46 of the podcast, I want to encourage everyone to pick up their pens and fight. Yes, become a revolutionary writer. We can all put pen to paper and write for our lives. You don’t need permission to write. You don’t need fancy tools or equipment. You simply must write. You can write…
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MAMP Podcast #44: How to Raise a Revolutionary Reader
On episode 44 of the podcast we’re continuing with our Revolutionary Readers Summer Series. The topic? We’re going to be talking about how to raise young revolutionary readers, with the hope that the young people in our lives go from being revolutionary readers, to revolutionary leaders. Think about it, reading can be the spark that…
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MAMP Summer Book Club Read: Book of the Little Axe
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s time for the announcement of our summer My American Meltingpot Book Selection! The MAMP Book Club If you recall, the My American Meltingpot Book club was launched last year and we read books that meet the following criteria: “Books are written by authors of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds who tell…
