Tag: American History
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Podcast Ep #68: Kaitlyn Greenidge Talks Freedom + Libertie
On episode 68 of the podcast, author Kaitlyn Greenidge joins me to talk about freedom and Libertie. Kaitlyn’s debut novel was the critically acclaimed, We Love You, Charlie Freeman. Her writing has also appeared in Vogue, Glamour, the Wall Street Journal, Elle.com, Buzzfeed, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She was a contributing editor for LENNY…
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Where is Black History Month Celebrated Abroad?
Hello Meltingpot Community, Now that we’ve made the decision to move our family abroad to Spain, I find myself wondering what will be different and what will be the same about our new lives. Of course, I’m constantly thinking about how my life as a Black woman, raising Black children will be different in Europe…
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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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Every Month is Black History Month in My House
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s February. That means it’s Black history month! I’m Black. I should be happy and excited, right? Not really, because in my life, every month is Black History Month. I don’t need an artificial holiday to remind me or my children that Black people are awesome. We know that already. Why I’m…
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Rethinking My Relationship With Racism
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s been a wee bit of time since we last spoke. While I have been posting here with new podcast episodes, I admit I have been incognegro here on the blog. And while I did mention that I was taking August off to get healthy and recharge, I failed to mention that…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#56: Rethinking Race + Thanksgiving w/ Dr. Crystal Fleming
November is National Native American Heritage Month and it’s the month we Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. On episode 56 of the podcast we’re going talk about both of these so-called holidays and how and what we should be doing to celebrate. Clearly Thanksgiving 2020 is going to look a lot different than years past. You may…
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MAMP Podcast Ep #51: Don’t Be Racist-Decolonize Your Mind
This is our third episode in the Don’t Be Racist Series on the My American Meltingpot podcast. Last week we spoke about taking action. This week, we’re going to work on decolonizing our minds. In order to be a true anti-racism warrior, decolonizing and unlearning many of the untruths we’ve been taught our whole lives…
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MAMP Podcast Ep #48: Welcome to “Don’t Be Racist”
On Season five of the podcast, we’re doing something a little different. From now until the end of November, we’re running a special series called, “Don’t Be Racist.” On each episode, I’ll be sharing short, actionable, bite-sized lessons on how to be an anti-racist. New episodes will appear every Friday. On episode 48, I’m sharing…
