Tag: Racism in America
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5 MAMP Podcast Episodes to Listen to on MLK Day
Today is Martin Luther King Day in the United States, so in his honor, I’ve compiled a list of the five best podcast episodes from the My American Meltingpot archives to listen to on this day. These are episodes that hopefully will encourage you to work on your anti-racist activism and inspire you to dream…
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Anti-Asian Discrimination isn’t New in the United States
This post about anti-Asian discrimination was initially published in 2021 after the brutal murders of the six Asian women in Atlanta. Sadly, I’m posting it again after yet another violent hate crime against an Asian woman in the United States. This latest attack is just one incident in an upward trend of racial violence against…
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I’m Moving to Spain, but Don’t Call it a “Blaxit”
Last month I announced here on the blog that I was moving to Spain with my family. But I want to be clear, my moving to Spain is not a Blaxit situation. First of all, my reasons for leaving the country have nothing to do with the current political circumstances in the United States. And…
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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#56: Rethinking Race + Thanksgiving w/ Dr. Crystal Fleming
November is National Native American Heritage Month and it’s the month we Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. On episode 56 of the podcast we’re going talk about both of these so-called holidays and how and what we should be doing to celebrate. Clearly Thanksgiving 2020 is going to look a lot different than years past. You may…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#55:Celebrate the Wins, But Keep Fighting
This is episode 55 of the podcast and the seventh and final episode of the ‘Don’t Be Racist Series.‘ Think of it as the recap episode. I’ll be reviewing all of the anti-racism lessons learned over the last several weeks, and I’ll be reviewing the momentous presidential election that just happened as well. And at…
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MAMP Podcast Ep#53:Don’t Be Racist: You Can’t Say That
Last week on the podcast, we talked about the importance of using your voice to confront racist behavior. On today’s episode, we’re flipping the script to discuss what NOT to say as an anti-racist warrior. In other words, how to avoid ever having someone say to you, ‘You can’t say that, that’s racist.’ Listen in…
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MAMP Podcast Ep# 52:Don’t Be Racist, Use Your Voice!
Did you realize you can live your whole entire life and never say a single racist thing or have a single racist thought, but if you’re not using your voice to speak out against racism, then you’re not an anti-racist? In fact, some might even say you’re an accomplice or at least complicit in…
