My American Meltingpot

Tag: Black history in Spain

Hasta Luego: Ms. Meltingpot is Going Back to Spain

Jun 17, 2019

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Lori Tharps

in Lori’s Story

Hello Meltingpot Readers, “I’m leaving on a jet plane…” That’s right, I’m heading off to sunny Spain for six weeks. I am so freaking excited. Not only will this be the first time I’ve been back to Spain in almost a decade, but I’m going to be working on a really cool research project. Ten…
Happy 10-Year Anniversary to Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain

Jul 30, 2018

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by

Lori Tharps

in Books in Color, Lori’s Story

Hello Meltingpot Readers, I can’t believe it’s been ten years since my memoir, Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain (Atria) was released. The book was released on March 4, 2008 in hardcover and earned a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly! I was ecstatic. Kinky Gazpacho is my story, but it’s also the story about the…