Ladies, you already know: unless there is a dire emergency in progress, we know what to do and what to wear to pull our frame together and to keep ourselves presentable in public. We carry an extra pair of earrings in the handbag, lip gloss, hair brush, breath mints, whatever. So how #Ne-Yo’s fiancee’ thought… Continue reading The MOC Monthly Rundown, Apr. 6: No Class, All Cleavage
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A quick blurb/opinion/outlook on what I’m into or thinking about, you never know what will be said….
The MOC Monthly Rundown, Mar. 25: Calling All Mammies & Mandingos, AKA “Cooning For Cash”
When I saw this ad, I wanted to run to the calendar and see if I still dwelled in the 21st Century: an online ad for a MANDINGO FIGHT and ANTEBELLUM PARTY? REALLY?! I don’t know which is worse, the fact that Paula Deen someone placed it or the fact that some Kneegrows WILL actually… Continue reading The MOC Monthly Rundown, Mar. 25: Calling All Mammies & Mandingos, AKA “Cooning For Cash”
The MOC Weekly Rundown, Feb. 20: When Simpin’ & Heauxin’ Goes Wrong
Talk about “All Falls Down.” In a recent radio interview, Kanye West may have stood up for his wife, but what he also did was demonstrate his personal thirst factor and the strange sort of largesse that non-Black women receive from the brothers when it comes to questionable morals (or an outright lack thereof). Seems… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Feb. 20: When Simpin’ & Heauxin’ Goes Wrong
The MOC Weekly Rundown, Jan. 5: Daughter’s Natural Tresses Ruined By Salty Stepmom
True story—- I used to know a woman with a preteen who had natural hair: it was beautiful and thick like a lion’s mane and reddish just like her dad’s (who is biracial). Mom decided she was tired of doing it for her and let the ex talk her into getting a relaxer applied. He… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Jan. 5: Daughter’s Natural Tresses Ruined By Salty Stepmom
The MOC Weekly Rundown, Dec. 31, 2014: The Milk’s Gone Bad, Hollywood Divorce Edition
Chocolate Mama here is no Relationship Expert, and never actually claimed to be. However….my Grown Woman’s Intuition goes into full-tilt alarm mode when a Hollywood man is cheesing hard in every picture with a particular actress (ladies, you know what type of ‘cheese’ I’m talking about) and stays GUSHING every time her name is mentioned,… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Dec. 31, 2014: The Milk’s Gone Bad, Hollywood Divorce Edition