Tag: Black Culture
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Separate But Equal? The Role of the Black Media in the 21st Century
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Guess what I’m doing on Wednesday? I’m moderating a panel at Temple called, “Separate But Equal? The Role of the Black Media in the 21st Century.” The title of the panel was my idea and is deliberately incendiary because I wanted people to think, and because a good title always draws people…
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Happy MLK Day, Mr. President!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Today I am taking my holiday as a Black American and as a proud American. I have to go celebrate my right to be Black in America. And then I have to celebrate the Black man who today became the leader of this great nation. And then I have to photocopy about…
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Wednesday Round-Up: Finding Zion, Fried Chicken and Black Women in Britain.
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, I’ve searched the web, so you don’t have to. Let’s get to those tasty, new links. 1. Check out this quickie but quirky interview with novelist turned memoir writer, Emily Raboteau. Her new book, Searching for Zion is travelogue, crossed with journalism, mixed with memoir. In the book, Raboteau travels…
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Picture Perfect Memories from Down South
Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, I’m back from a week spent in a tiny town in North Carolina where my parents have decided to retire. Yes, all three of their grown children live in Philadelphia and yes, they chose to relocate to North Carolina, but I’m not angry. Yes, I am, but I vowed to let…
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Wednesday Round-Up: Being Black in Maine, Jewish for the Holidays, and Black in America
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for some fresh, hot links to share. So, let’s get to it. The first place I must send you to is Maine. I’ve been following Black Girl in Maine via twitter for a long time, and never realized she had a blog. Duh! Well, apparently…
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Wednesday Round-Up: Multicultural Familia Gets an Update, One More Opinion About Nina Simone and Marvin Gaye’s Message About Hurricane Sandy
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I hope all of you living on the East Coast are okay post Sandy. We were very lucky here in our Kinky Gazpacho family. We survived with nothing more than a little trickle of water in our basement. My sister and brother, who also live in Philadelphia, also made it through with…
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Wanted: “Hair That Moves”
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Do you know I thought I’d dodged a major bullet when God had the good sense to give me two boys instead of girls. I sighed a major sigh of relief thinking I’d get to avoid the hair issues. Specifically the issues where you have to fill your kinky-curly haired daughters with…
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Wednesday Round-Up: Mississippi is Mixing it Up, Disgrasians and Black Dolls
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Today I’m introducing a new feature here on the Meltingpot, *drum roll please* ‘Wednesday Round-Up.’ From now on, Wednesday’s posts will feature a collection of stories from around the blogosphere that I think are worthy of a Meltingpot mention. They might be hilarious or horrific, I’ll let you decide (and comment upon).…
