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#Black Hair + Books: Afros the Book

Feb 19, 2016

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in Black Hair, Black in the World, Books in Color

Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Friday. I owe you a book about Black hair for Black history month. But I’m tired and it’s late. But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to come through for you. I’ve been covering the Black hair game for so long, all I had to do was bounce on over to…

#Black Hair + Books: Sol the Super Hairo!

Feb 17, 2016

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Lori Tharps

in Black Hair, Get Lit(erary)!

Hi Meltingpot Readers, This week Ms. Meltingpot is reaching into the Meltingpot vault to find some good reads about Black hair. I wrote about Sol the Super Hairo on my Hair Story blog way back in 2013, but have yet to actually get a copy of the book in my hands. But still, I love…

#Books+Black Hair: Miss Jessie’s

Feb 8, 2016

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Lori Tharps

in Black Hair, Books in Color

Hello Meltingpot Readers, For today’s entry in our list of Black History Month books about Black hair, I present, Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch – Naturally by Miko Branch with Titi Branch. Now people, please note, so far I’ve not had to venture any farther than my own private bookshelves to come…

#Books+Black Hair: Happy to be Nappy

Feb 5, 2016

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Lori Tharps

in Black Hair, Get Lit(erary)!

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today’s Black History book about Black hair really needs no explanation. The title – Happy to be Nappy by bell hooks – says it all. But remember, this book came out in 1999 before nappy was considered a nice word by some. The whimsical water-color illustrations by Chris Raschka and hooks’ poetic…

#Books+BlackHair: Americanah

Feb 3, 2016

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Lori Tharps

in Black Hair, Get Lit(erary)!

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today’s Black History Month book about Black hair isn’t really about Black hair, but Black hair does feature a prominent role in the story, so it counts. The book is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I read this book when it first came out in 2013 but I’m reading it again because…

Books + Hair for Black History Month

Feb 1, 2016

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Lori Tharps

in Black in the World, Get Lit(erary)!

Hello Meltingpot Readers. It’s officially the first day of February which means two very important things; 1) My birthday is only days away and 2) It’s the beginning of Black History Month. So much to celebrate in February. Since it’s my birthday month and this is my blog, I’ve decided to celebrate two of my…

Me and Toni Morrison: On the Same Page About Skin Color Politics

May 11, 2015

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Lori Tharps

in Books in Color, Get Lit(erary)!, Lori’s Story, Same Family, Different Colors

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Have any of you read Toni Morrison’s new novel, God Help the Child? Not only have I read it, I had the chance to see Ms. Toni give a reading from the book here in Philadelphia and of course got her to sign my book. It was magical getting to meet her…

Weekend Reads: What’s New and Next for 2015

Jan 30, 2015

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Lori Tharps

in Get Lit(erary)!

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Last night around midnight I finished Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan. As an indication to show just how much I was drawn into this amazing story, I will admit that I almost missed my stop on the train yesterday because I was reading. Suffice it to say, I really enjoyed this book.…

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