Tag: African American culture and history
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My Teen Didn’t Want to See “Harriet,” I Took Him Anyway
Hello Meltingpot Community, As you all know, I live with two male demons teenagers who can make my life feel like a constant battle of wills. It’s a struggle, people. Almost every day. But like my mother before me, I persist. Let me explain. Even though I’m not totally convinced that my boys know that…
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It’s 2019, Why Are We Still Policing Blackness?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, As we wind down the Blackest month of the year, I wanted to write something positive and inspirational about Black people in America. Instead, I’m using this penultimate Black History Month blog post to lament the continuous policing of Blackness. Not Black Enough As a Black girl who grew up in Caucasia,…
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#FridayFavorites: Mustard Greens Are So Meltingpot and So Good
Every Friday, I try to highlight some of my favorite things here on the Meltingpot and being that I’m an Aquarius and a little bit quirky, my favorite things can range from a good book to a new hair product. But this week, my current crush is on mustard greens. That’s right, a very underappreciated…
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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…
