Tag: Same Family
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The Colorism Chronicles: Daddy’s Black, but his Son Looks White
Hello Meltingpot Readers, In today’s episode of The Colorism Chronicles, you’ll meet Sidney Gantt, a stand-up comedian with a very “colorful” family. Sidney is Black, his wife is white and their three children fall somewhere in between. I actually convinced Sidney to participate in my Same Family, Different Colors video series after stalking him in…
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Transracial Adoption on Trial
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Update: While this story doesn’t shed any new light on the facts of this horrific story, Dr. Stacy Patton explains very clearly in the Washington Post how racism could be partly to blame for the death of the Hart children. It’s not necessarily the racism of the white mothers, but the racism…
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“All Joy and No Fun:” Parenting in the 21st Century #MeltingpotBookReview
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Earlier this year I promised myself I would read more. I’m a writer so reading should be a part of my regular practice, right? Because I like to write both fiction and nonfiction, exploring themes of race, culture, parenting and identity politics, I figured my reading selections should explore these topics and…
