Tag: Media
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Racists in My Cheerios: My Work Is Never Done
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I have no words. So, just see for yourself and know our work is never done. Never! Check the story about the Cheerios ad featuring an interracial family and the virulent racist comments it’s been receiving. Then pull your heart off the floor, wipe your tears and remember that we won’t let…
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What Do You Know About Louis C.K.?
Hi Meltingpot Readers, What do you know about Louis C.K.? I admit I didn’t and still don’t know much except that he is a comedian, he has his own show on cable, and that even though he looks like a White American, he’s actually Mexican. I’ve read a few things about him here and there…
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Poor White People: Where Are They?
Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, the other day my older son made a comment along the lines of, ‘Well, all the poor neighborhoods are Black neighborhoods.” I can’t even recall the context in which he said this, because my heart stopped for a moment and I had a painful flashback to my own childhood. Growing up…
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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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Wednesday Round-Up: Fierce Female Bloggers, Django One More Time, and GQ’s Take on Asian Beauty
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, so let’s get it to it, your weekly rationing of tasty, fresh links. I’ve scoured the web, so you don’t have to. Enjoy! 1. Because I spend far too much time scrolling through my twitter feed instead of working intently on my next book project, I stumbled upon this great…
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Asian Beauty: Italian Vogue Puts Chinese Model on the Cover
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Did you know fashion history was made at the beginning of the month when Italian Vogue put Chinese model, Fei Fei Sun on the cover of their January issue? This is the first time Italian Vogue has ever featured an Asian cover model. Now, you might be thinking, Italy isn’t exactly a…
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Wednesday Round Up: “Girls” Gone Black, Django Dolls & Africa goes Gangnam
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, which means today is the day I send you all over the world-wide web to see what other folks are talking about. As usual, all of my links are meltingpot ready, fresh and tasty. Enjoy. 1. I don’t watch the new HBO hit Girls because I don’t have cable. But…
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Race in the Race: A Wednesday Round-Up Election Special
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I think it’s safe to say here, that I am so happy that Barack Obama won the 2012 presidential election. I was sitting on pins and needles last night and if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know I was pretty much losing my mind watching the election results come in. Lord…
