Tag: Race and racism in America
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Have We Whitewashed MLK or Just His Day?
Hello Meltingpot Community, What do you think is the real meaning and purpose of the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday? I was recently disturbed when I saw a white woman announce gleefully that MLK day is when she takes her kids on their annual ski vacation. In other words, it’s just another day off…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#18: Talking to Our Kids About Race
On episode 18 of My American Meltingpot, we’re talking about how and when to talk to our children about race. Let’s be clear, we’re not going to give you a color-by-numbers script on how to talk to your children about race because, first of all, we don’t know your children. We don’t know what race…
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A New Film Shows America’s History of Racial Unity
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today is Friday, so that means I get to share something good. And today’s something is a new documentary set to air on local PBS stations called An American Story: Race Amity and the Other Tradition. The “Other Tradition” in the title refers to examples of people of different races living, loving…
