Tag: Lori L Tharps
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Confronting Colorism with Marita Golden and Lori L. Tharps
On Saturday, May 1 – yes, that’s tomorrow – I am honored to be taking part in a Conversation Series with author, activist and educator, Marita Golden on the topic of colorism. Marita Golden Wrote the Book on Colorism Marita Golden is the author of the beautiful memoir, Don’t Play in the Sun, which details…
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Nobody Ever Talks about Illness Ruining Your Chance to Move Abroad
It takes a lot of courage to decide to move to another country, especially when you have a stable and successful career and family in your home country. But when you see and hear about all of the other people in your age group and demographic who have successfully made the transition, you really start…
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I’m Supposed to be Planning for a Year in Spain, but Coronavirus!
Hello Meltingpot Community, I had every intention of starting March off with a big announcement. I wanted to share that I would be spending the 2020-2021 academic year in the south of Spain with my family, in order to continue my research on the Black experience in Spain. However, not only have I not received…
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Why I Became a Journalist: A Personal Story
Hello Meltingpot Community. Today is my birthday, so I decided I wanted to write a personal story here on the Meltingpot to mark the occasion. Since the theme of the month is Black journalists, I thought I’d share why I became a journalist. It’s a good story. Do you want to hear it? Of course…
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Back to Spain Again!
Hello Meltingpot Community, It seems surreal to be typing these words, but in just a few short hours I’ll be boarding a plane en route back to Spain. I have a week off from teaching so, I’m heading to one of my favorite places, Andalucía, Spain. Specifically, I’ll be in Cádiz and Malaga and the…
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The Secret to A Long-Lasting Marriage? Finding Your Do-or-Die Tribe
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today el esposo and I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary! Yep, twenty years. We got married in 1999 and three kids, four houses, one dog and a cat later, we’re still together. But it hasn’t been easy. Like most things that require a lifelong commitment, staying married requires hard emotional work,…
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My American Meltingpot Live! This Friday March 8
Hello Meltingpot Readers, If any of you are in the Philadelphia area and would like to participate in a live meltingpot experience this Friday, please consider coming to my first in-person event. I will be a guest of New Season Books and Media at their pop-up HeArt Space experience in Landsdowne, PA, talking about my…
