Category: Pop Culture
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I’m a “Sucker” for the Jonas Brothers Colorful New Video
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Because I know you trust me to bring you the latest pop culture news, analyzed through a pop culture lens, I try to stay plugged into the new and next. But sometimes, I miss things. That’s why I’m happy I live with two teenagers who keep me posted on what the young…
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Can You Rehabilitate a Racist?
The state of Virginia is a mess. Racist skeletons are falling out of every single closet, cupboard and pantry. First it was the governor, then it was the attorney general. Now, there’s a senator implicated too. But it’s not just the state of Virginia that’s housing racists. Just ask Liam Neeson. Last week, Liam Neeson…
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Jussie Smollett, Hate Crimes and Fighting Back in Blazing Color
Hello Meltingpot Readers, By now you’ve probably heard about the horrific hate crime against actor and singer, Jussie Smollett. The assault occurred yesterday, January 29, in Chicago. Details have not been officially confirmed, but reports say the 36-year-old actor was walking back to his hotel when he was attacked by two men who recognized him…
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The Threat of Teenage White Boys
The irony isn’t lost on me, that I’m writing this post on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a day presumably meant to focus our energies and attention on racial reconciliation and justice. Instead, I’m thinking about an incident that has captured the nation’s attention and involves people of color in conflict with white people. Of…
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Colorism Explained in 22-Minutes or Less on Blackish
I’m not mad. Not mad at all that executive producer, Peter Saji covered the same ground regarding colorism and family dynamics in a 22-minute Black-ish episode, that I covered in my 200-page heavily researched 2016 book, Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America’s Diverse Families (Beacon). I’m not upset that the basic premise of…
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Celebrate Diversity 2019 Challenge
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I hope you didn’t miss me while I was gone. But I really needed to do some reflection and planning for the upcoming year. I love this blog and I love the opportunities it affords me to share news, information and opinion on all things pop culture, parenting and identity politics. I…
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Happy Holidays, Meltingpot Community!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I hope all of my readers are enjoying this holiday season. Whether you are still aglow from Christmas merrymaking yesterday, celebrating the winter solstice, or enjoying the first day of Kwanzaa, I am sending all sorts of diverse, meltingpot blessings your way. I spent yesterday with my family in Baltimore. I visited…
