Tag: Black Culture & Revolution
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Ida B. Wells (Finally) Wins a Pulitzer Prize!
Hello Meltingpot Community, On Monday the Pulitzer Prizes – the Academy Awards of journalism – were announced and one particular award warmed my defiant Black journalist’s heart. Eighty-nine years after her death, Ida B. Wells received a special citation from the Pulitzer committee for her pioneering work in investigative reporting. More specifically, she was given…
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Celebrating Juneteenth Is As American as Strawberry Soda
Updated June 2023 In the United States, June 19, is now officially (Thanks, President Biden!) Juneteenth Day, aka Black America’s Independence Day. Have you stocked up on strawberry soda? Are you ready to fire up the grill? Are you confused? If you don’t know how to celebrate Juneteenth Day, or even if you should, do…
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Can A Black Man Get an Amen At a Royal Wedding?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’m sure it will come as no surprise that I watched Meghan and Harry’s wedding from start to finish on Saturday. Please note, I did not get up at four in the morning to watch it live because I don’t stan for the royals like that, even if this was the first…
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The Solution For Starbucks in 5 Easy Steps
Last week on April 12, two Black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia for sitting at a table and waiting for their business associate to arrive. Initially the police said the two men, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, were arrested because they were trespassing since they hadn’t ordered anything, but after a thorough…
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#FridayFavorites: A Black “Rebel Queen” Sits in Denmark
Hello Meltingpot Readers, So, today’s #FridayFavorite isn’t coming from America, but rather, from Denmark. Ms. Meltingpot is giving Denmark, the country that gave the world the Lego brick, two big, brown thumbs up for their recent installation of a public statue of a Black woman, aka, Mary Thomas, aka the Rebel Queen. The New York…
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The Ghost of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Might Be Getting Ready to Haunt Whoever Okayed That Car Commercial
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’m just going to get this out of the way right now. I’m not an Eagles fan. The truth is, I don’t really care about football at all. There I said it. But I do live in Philadelphia. I love a good underdog story and I will pretty much go anywhere for…
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From the Archives: Swapping Black History Month for Black “Cool” Month
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s officially Black History Month. Back in 2010, I wrote the following post about how I think Black History Month should be celebrated. While I received a fair amount of comments and the piece was actually picked up by Forbes.com, my suggestions for honoring my people didn’t take off like gangbusters. And…
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Five Radical Ways to Put the Black in Black Friday
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I’m sure many of you are getting ready for the holiday season, checking those turkey recipes, getting your cornucopia table decorations ready, yes, all the fun stuff that makes Turkey Day so very yummy and fun. But have you noticed that every year Thanksgiving seems less important while Black Friday gains in…
