Tag: Holidays
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Celebrating 50 with Gifts for Myself
Guess what? Today is my birthday! And in case you couldn’t tell by the headline, I’m turning 50. I officially have 50 years today, and I am so thrilled that I get to celebrate in Spain. But there’s no big party planned and I’m actually working today, but that doesn’t mean that my celebration isn’t…
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How to Celebrate National Independent Bookstore Day Like a Boss
Tomorrow is National Independent Bookstore Day and I am so excited! Why? Because I love books and the way I celebrate National Independent Bookstore Day is by buying books. And so should you. What is National Independent Bookstore Day? Besides being a great excuse to ditch all my Saturday chores so I can go buy…
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How to Celebrate MLK Day During a Global Pandemic
Hello Meltingpot Community, Next Monday, January 18, is the day we in the United States are supposed to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., the man and his legacy. For the last several years, Americans have been urged to “celebrate” by rolling up their sleeves and doing some sort of community service work, or some type…
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Mamp Podcast Ep#57: Is Christmas for White People w/ Marc Lamont Hill
On episode 57 of the podcast, we’re replaying our Christmas show from 2019 because it’s still very relevant today. Maybe even more so. On that episode, I set out to answer the question, “Is Christmas for white people?” Now, I’m not white and I’ve been celebrating Christmas with my very Black family for more than…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#56: Rethinking Race + Thanksgiving w/ Dr. Crystal Fleming
November is National Native American Heritage Month and it’s the month we Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. On episode 56 of the podcast we’re going talk about both of these so-called holidays and how and what we should be doing to celebrate. Clearly Thanksgiving 2020 is going to look a lot different than years past. You may…
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Magazines for the Holidays: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s that time of the year again when we’re all supposed to focus on the reason for the season: consumerism. Yes, it seems to me that every year Christmas becomes more about gift giving than reflecting on the changing seasons, the birth of Christ (if that’s you’re thing), a celebration of light…
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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…
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Happy Halloween! Make it Cheap and Easy
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Tomorrow is my favorite holiday, Halloween. It’s really about the kids, but I like dressing up and eating candy too. What? You don’t? I won’t judge. Well, I wrote about why I love Halloween over at my new parenting blog, Philly Parenting on Newsworks.org. Feel free to check it out and share…
