Tag: Same Family Different Colors
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Confronting Colorism with Marita Golden and Lori L. Tharps
On Saturday, May 1 – yes, that’s tomorrow – I am honored to be taking part in a Conversation Series with author, activist and educator, Marita Golden on the topic of colorism. Marita Golden Wrote the Book on Colorism Marita Golden is the author of the beautiful memoir, Don’t Play in the Sun, which details…
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“Black Lives Matter” Has South Asians Confronting Colorism
Hello Meltingpot Community, As many of you know, in 2016 my book about colorism, Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America’s Diverse Families was released. In that book, I wrote about how colorism manifests in Asian American, African American, Latino and Mixed Race Families. While I have been tangentially writing and talking about colorism…
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7 Multicultural Mamas Giving Me Life on Instagram
Hello Meltingpot Community, Mother’s Day is less than a week away and like all things during a global pandemic, celebrations probably aren’t going to look like Mother’s Day past. No Sunday church services. No champagne brunches. No taking mom shopping to pick out her gift. Of course that doesn’t mean there still aren’t plenty of…
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MAMP Podcast #32: How to Move Abroad as a Multiracial Family
(Note: This episode was recorded before the outbreak of the Corona Virus.) On episode 32 of the podcast, my guest is chef and educator, Karen M. Ricks. Karen is the founder and owner of the online cooking school, Our Kitchen Classroom. Karen is a Black American woman, married to a white man and together they…
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MAMP Podcast Ep #27 Rewind: The Challenges of Traveling as a Multiracial Family
On episode 27 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, we’re talking about the joys and challenges of multiracial family travel. What makes traveling as a multiracial family unique and different? Tune into this honest and fact-filled episode to find out. Be warned, we’re talking about more than hair products and sunscreen…although these multicultural essentials do…
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MAMP Podcast EP #26 Rewind:How to Raise Confident Mixed-Race Kids
On episode 26 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, we’re talking about parenting confident Mixed-Race children with educators, Ridvan Foxhall and Sharon H. Chang. This is our second rewind episode and it’s a good one. As parents of Mixed kids, Sharon, Ridvan, and I all share personal experiences and practical tips and resources for raising…
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MAMP Q&A: Diedre Anthony of “Are Those Your Kids?”
Hello Meltingpot Community, It’s Monday and I have another Q&A with an amazing meltingpot mom and content creator. Diedre Anthony is a school counselor, farmer’s wife, and mother to three biracial children. She resides in South Georgia and has an obsession for office supplies, curly hair products and shoes. On her blog Are Those Your…
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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…
