My American Meltingpot

Tag: Parenting

  • Is Ms. Meltingpot “Maxed Out?”

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    Hello Meltingpot Readers, I don’t know if you all know that I’m on the tenure track here at Temple University, which means there are a lot of hoops I have to jump through in the next two years in order to keep my job. I also, as you know, have three fantastic children, a husband…

  • And Speaking of Labor Day…Remember When Babygirl Was Born?

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, I hope you’re having a labor-free Labor Day. I’m trying really hard not to work too much. But just for kicks, how about a trip down memory lane, when I actually went in to labor to birth babygirl. It seems so long ago when I look at her two-year-old face now, but…

  • Look What I Bought!

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, All summer long, I was trying to teach my kids the value of money. So, we literally saved every penny we found on the street with the goal of purchasing something we all really wanted. Once you start looking, it’s amazing how many people walk over money in the street…if it’s a…

  • Wednesday Round-Up: New Year, New Blogs that Taste Like the Meltingpot

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Because I live in academia, the advent of fall feels like the beginning of a new year to me. It’s where the reset button gets hit and we start all over again. I get a new crop of students, new classes and new writing projects to work on. My kids are starting…

  • Talking About Trayvon Martin with My Sons

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, I know some of you don’t live in the United States, but still you’re probably aware that all eyes are on a particular courtroom in Sanford, Florida right now. Newspapers, social media, the nightly news and everybody’s grandma is talking about the Zimmerman trial as the lawyers wrap up their closing arguments…

  • It’s So White in Wisconsin

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Funny thing happened when we were in Wisconsin. Both of my sons, on separate occasions, commented on how there were so many White people in Milwaukee and so few Black people. And this was while we were at our family reunion. Note: My family is Black (with a few White and Asian…

  • Ms. Meltingpot Is Back!

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Is anybody still out there? If so, thank you for sticking with me. I officially hit send on the new Hair Story manuscript at midnight on June 30. It was due at 9am on July 1. (How’s that for punctual?) Then, because Ms. Meltingpot never stops, I converted back into Mom-in-Chief and…

  • #AmWriting + Kids

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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Please pardon my spotty posting these days. I #amwriting like a fool in order to meet our July 1st deadline to our publisher. In case you’ve forgotten, my co-author and I are finally writing an updated version of our book, Hair Story:Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America (St. Martin’s). The…

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