Tag: Ms. Meltingpot
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Ms. Meltingpot is in a State of Grace
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Did you miss me? I missed you all. Really, I did. So much has been happening in my life, so many times I’ve wanted to write but literally couldn’t find the time for much more than a quick Facebook post or a tweet. That’s right, dear readers. I’ve basically only been able…
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Happy Holidays from Ms. Meltingpot!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I hope you are all having a happy and healthy holiday season. I’m definitely happy, but healthy is proving to be a little bit harder. My whole family, minus son #2, has been hit with a stomach virus, starting three days before Christmas. Thus, I haven’t had a moment to write here.…
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Speaking of Microaggressions…
Hello Meltingpot Readers, So, the other day on facebook I stumbled upon this article listicle from Buzzfeed titled, “21 Racial Microaggressions You Hear On A Daily Basis.” The story recaps the work of a photographer from Fordham University who asked her peers to write down some of the racial microaggressions they hear on a daily…
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Am Waiting…
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I did. Lots of good food prepared by loving hands and surrounded by family. It was really lovely. Sadly, I can’t get that Turkey-induced high back, no matter how hard I try because I feel like I’m in a perpetual state of waiting.…
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Ms. Meltingpot is Guilty of Racial Profiling. But So Are You… probably
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I have to come clean. I am completely guilty of racial profiling. But it’s probably not what you think. The other day my body was crying out for a massage. Babygirl had been sick and sleeping in our bed for more than a week. In an effort not to crush her adorable…
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12 Years A Slave Has Me Undone
Hello Meltingpot Readers, This past weekend I went to see 12 Years A Slave with my cousin. It wasn’t a film I was excited to see, it was more of a compulsion. When Hollywood takes on the Black experience, I feel it is my duty to support the effort. I also was intrigued by the…
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Ms. Meltingpot is Going to London!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Guess what? I got the job! No, I’m not leaving my Temple gig. I applied to be the advisor for our London summer program and I just found out I got the job. Summer 2014 the Kinky Gazpacho family will be eating fish & chips, riding the tube and generally having a…
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“Forty, French and Fabulous”
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I’m not sure if I mentioned that I turned 40 earlier this year. Yes, it’s true. I was going to have a grand celebration to recognize this milestone, but then I got too busy and the fact of the matter was, I didn’t really think it was such a big deal. I…
