Tag: Racism in America
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Happy Black Excellence Month!: Let’s Talk about Black Journalists
Hello Meltingpot Community. It’s February! Which means it’s the Blackest month of the year in the United States. Not only were all of the coolest Black people – Frederick Douglass, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Rosa Parks, Me – born in the month of February, but it’s also Black History Month. Black History is American History…
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Meltingpot Food for Thought: American Dirt, Being Asian in America, Coded Bias
Hello Meltingpot Community, You know I’m always scouring the media for meltingpot stories that I think you might want to read. Stories that provide valuable information or inspiration for folks who live a multicultural lifestyle. Folks like you, dear readers. And here’s what I have for you this week. Five Meltingpot Stories for Information and…
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Flashback Friday: The Capital B Campaign
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I can’t believe five years have passed. Yes, it’s been almost five years since I penned that opinion piece in the New York Times, advocating for the capital B when writing about Black Americans. But yes, it was November 18, 2014 that the world learned how I really felt about living in…
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Diverse News Digest
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, which means I’ve gathered some diverse news stories to keep you in the know. Because life doesn’t only happen in black and white. And we all need this kind of information and inspiration to keep our spirits satisfied and our activist agendas on point. So, here’s what we have this…
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Selling Your House While Black: Sadly, it’s a Thing
Hello Meltingpot Readers, If you’re a regular listener of the My American Meltingpot podcast, then you may have heard that I’m launching a new segment called, “Laugh or You’ll Cry.” In this segment, I will be sharing examples of peak racist white supremacist nonsense that passes as normal in our convoluted excuse of a just…
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MAMP Podcast Ep. #11: Deconstructing White Supremacy
On episode 11 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, we’re dissecting and deconstructing white supremacy with the brilliant authors of the new book, How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance. Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin, both editors at the news and culture website, Colorlines, join me for a profound discussion about…
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Jussie Smollett, Hate Crimes and Fighting Back in Blazing Color
Hello Meltingpot Readers, By now you’ve probably heard about the horrific hate crime against actor and singer, Jussie Smollett. The assault occurred yesterday, January 29, in Chicago. Details have not been officially confirmed, but reports say the 36-year-old actor was walking back to his hotel when he was attacked by two men who recognized him…
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The Threat of Teenage White Boys
The irony isn’t lost on me, that I’m writing this post on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a day presumably meant to focus our energies and attention on racial reconciliation and justice. Instead, I’m thinking about an incident that has captured the nation’s attention and involves people of color in conflict with white people. Of…
