Tag: Racism
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Rethinking My Relationship With Racism
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s been a wee bit of time since we last spoke. While I have been posting here with new podcast episodes, I admit I have been incognegro here on the blog. And while I did mention that I was taking August off to get healthy and recharge, I failed to mention that…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#54: Don’t Be Racist-Divorce Your Trump Supporting Friends
On episode 54 of the podcast – number six in our Don’t Be Racist Series – I’m sharing a tough but necessary lesson. We’re going to be talking about what to do when friends and family members are Trump supporters. I’m not going to teach you how to talk to them or how to get…
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Hillary Clinton, Implicit Bias and Why We’re All Racists
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Did you watch the debates last night? I did. I laughed, I cried, I threw my slipper at the TV. Overall, I thought Hillary Clinton did a fine job pretending she was actually in a presidential debate rather than the shit show she was forced to endure with Trump and his kindergarten…
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Dear Black People: An Open Letter to the Black Families on Philly’s Main Line
Dear Black People on the Main Line, No, not all the Black people. I’m sure some of you are super happy there and if you are, please feel free to completely disregard everything I’m about to say. I’m actually talking to the Friday family that was profiled in the depressing and disheartening story in the…
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#TeamLightSkin vs #TeamDarkSkin Take it to the Beach
Hello Meltingpot Readers, If you’re regulars here, then you know I’m working on a book called Same Family, Different Colors that explores colorism in the United States. I’ve been working on the book for quite a while now, and have been completely immersed in the world of colorism, so much so, I didn’t think anything…
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My Protest on the Page: The #CapitalBCampaign is Launched!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I’ve been busy since the last time I wrote. Besides making a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner for 15 people, I’ve started a revolution in the name of respect. Dear readers, you all know how I feel about the capital B situation in printed work. It drives me nuts that Black Americans are written…
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This Thanksgiving, I’m Giving Thanks that I am Black!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, There’s a lot of sadness and anger in the United States right now, most of it stemming from the situation happening in Ferguson, Missouri and the continual assault on Black lives. And then if you throw in the pathetic and disturbing downfall of Bill Cosby, as his secret life as a sexual…
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Monday Microagressions Comic Relief: If Black Women Said…
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I have a new obsession and it’s called Buzzfeed. *hangs head in shame* My brother sent me a link to this hilarious video entitled, “If Black Women Said the Stuff White Guys Say” from the funny people at Buzzfeed. Yes, it’s meant to make you laugh but underneath the humor is a…
