Category: Pop Culture
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Meltingpot News Round-Up
Hello Meltingpot Readers, So many things are going on in the world, what’s a meltingpot maven to do to keep up? I know you don’t have time to scroll through hundreds of news sites and blogs to stay in the know, so here are some links to what I think are important and/or inspirational stories…
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This Revolution Will Be in Color
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Last week I wrote about the media’s whitewashing of victimhood in the current coverage of gun violence in America. Today, I am thrilled to write about the diversity of voices that were heard and highlighted in the weekend’s national March For Our Lives. From Emma Gonzalez, who brought the world to tears…
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What Color is Violence in America?
In the wake of the rise of student activism promoting stricter gun control laws and all of the media attention its been receiving, there have been cries of foul. Why? Because student activists in urban communities haven’t received the same level of attention or support for their efforts to curb gun violence, despite the fact…
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Is a Mixed-Race Family on Network TV News Anymore?
Remember that 2013 Cheerios commercial that had the racists losing their pea-sized minds? You know, the one that featured a Black dad, a white mom and their adorable little brown daughter who wanted her dad to eat Cheerios to make sure he stayed healthy. So many racists left evil, nasty messages on the Cheerios YouTube…
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The Most Meltingpot Moment at the 2018 Oscars: Common and Andra Day’s “Stand Up” Performance
I’m going to admit, the only Oscar nominated film I saw in 2017 was Get Out, so I wasn’t all the excited to tune into the Oscars this year. But as a chronicler of pop culture for the Meltingpot, I had to tune in to see what went down. Hands down, the most Meltingpot moment…
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Five Easy Ways to End Black History Month with a Pro-Black Bang!
Today is the last day of Black History Month. Just in case you wanted to do something special to celebrate, but you didn’t actually plan anything, here are five Meltingpot approved, easy-breezy, pro-Black ways to finish off the greatest (and Blackest) month of the year. 1.LISTEN Listen to The Diary of a Mad Black Cousin…
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The Ghost of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Might Be Getting Ready to Haunt Whoever Okayed That Car Commercial
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’m just going to get this out of the way right now. I’m not an Eagles fan. The truth is, I don’t really care about football at all. There I said it. But I do live in Philadelphia. I love a good underdog story and I will pretty much go anywhere for…
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Ms. Meltingpot is Coming Back to Blogging
Hello? Is anybody still out there? Anyone? I know I don’t deserve to have anybody answer me. Technically, I’ve been gone for almost two years now, but I didn’t mean it. I got caught up writing my book, Same Family, Different Colors and then promoting that book. I created a new blog for that book…
