Tag: Black People
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Moving Abroad Helped Me Reconnect with My Son
My eldest son got a plane to return to the United States this morning and I am gutted. He was here for a two-week vacation, his first time visiting us since we moved to Spain. It was supposed to be a fun-filled reunion, which it was, but his departure today has left me weeping and…
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I’m Moving to Spain, but Don’t Call it a “Blaxit”
Last month I announced here on the blog that I was moving to Spain with my family. But I want to be clear, my moving to Spain is not a Blaxit situation. First of all, my reasons for leaving the country have nothing to do with the current political circumstances in the United States. And…
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MAMP Stories Ep#61: Talking “One Drop,” with Dr. Yaba Blay
On episode 61 of the show, we’re talking about Blackness, Identity Politics and self-publishing as a form of activism with Dr. Yaba Blay, author of the just released book, One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race. Dr. Blay is a scholar-activist, public speaker, and cultural consultant whose scholarship, work and practice centers on the lived…
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Every Month is Black History Month in My House
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s February. That means it’s Black history month! I’m Black. I should be happy and excited, right? Not really, because in my life, every month is Black History Month. I don’t need an artificial holiday to remind me or my children that Black people are awesome. We know that already. Why I’m…
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MAMP Ep # 47: Author Lauren Francis-Sharma Talks Book of the Little Axe
On episode 47 of the podcast I sit down with Lauren Francis-Sharma, the author of the My American Meltingpot Summer Book Club selection, Book of the Little Axe. In addition to Book of the Little Axe, Lauren is the author of the novel, Til the Well Runs Dry, which was awarded the Honor Fiction Prize…
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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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#FridayFavorites: Chris Rock’s Tamborine
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Friday! That means I share something that’s making me happy that hopefully might make you happy too. Lord knows we need some happy right now given what’s happening in this country right now. Last night, el esposo and I watched Chris Rock’s Netflix special, Tamborine, even though it was a school…
