Tag: American History
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Book Review: The Wedding Gift
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Have you heard the buzz about The Wedding Gift? It’s seriously one of those great stories of an author self-publishing her work, thousands of people reading it and then a major New York City publisher swoops it up and makes the author a star. That’s kind of what happened to Marlen Suyapa…
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Wednesday Round Up: Pelo Malo Means Bad Hair in Venezuela, FYI Miley Cyrus isn’t Black and Remember the March on Washington
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday. Time to see what the world wide web is offering up for those of us who like our news both colorful and tasty. Here’s what I have for you: 1. You know I’m obsessed with Black hair, but I’m sooo not the only one. There’s a new movie, screening at…
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Wednesday Round-Up: A New Movie in “Black & White,” Mixed Race Riots and Questlove on Trayvon Martin
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday and I have three meltingpot items to share in this week’s round-up. So, let’s get to it. 1) Kevin Costner and Olivia Spencer are getting ready to start filming on a new movie called Black and White. The film is about a custody battle between the grandparents – Costner and…
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“The Black Russian”…No, Really I said, Black Russian
Hi Meltingpot Readers, El esposo and I had to dash into Brooklyn today to get our taxes done. Yes, we still drive 90 miles to New York City to get our taxes done because we love, love, love our accountant. We usually end up making a nice day of it and show the kids all…
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‘Beyond the Possible’ Book Review: Let the Church Say Amen!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, How many of you have ever heard of the Glide Memorial Methodist Church ? Apparently it’s an incredibly famous progressive Methodist church in the ‘crime ridden’ Tenderloin district of San Francisco and on any given Sunday their sanctuary is filled with the neighborhood’s most down-trodden alongside social activist celebrities like Bono and Danny…
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Wednesday Round-Up: Black History Beyond Borders Edition
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Monday’s post was meant to get all of my non-Black readers into celebrating Black history month. Now, I want to stretch your minds even more and ask if Black History month should extend beyond our borders here in the United States? Can the Black American experience include Latin Americans? Is the Black…
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Django Unchained: A Taste of Revenge
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I have a confession to make. I am so excited to see Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film, Django Unchained, starring Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington and Leonardo DiCaprio. Have you heard about it? The film is about a slave named Django (Foxx) who is hired to kill a bunch of evil White slave owners.…
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More Race in the Race: Really, Red States? Really?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Sometimes words aren’t even necessary. Just take a look and shake your heads and sigh. If you want some words to go with the pictures, read this article at salon.com. Peace!
