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
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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
The MOC Weekly Rundown, Dec. 18: Stereotypes, Racism & ‘White Tears’
This article spells out the huffy, condescending and projecting types of responses I get from some white readers when my columns happen to focus on race. A few of them have actually thanked me for educating/enlightening them on our issues and others steadily insist that my refusal to overlook racism/WP/WS is the very reason it… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Dec. 18: Stereotypes, Racism & ‘White Tears’
The MOC Weekly Rundown, Dec. 7: 23-Year-Old Man Requests Community Service After Murdering Pregnant Teen Girlfriend
What, what, WHAT will it take for more of our so-called ‘men’ to use their efforts against the pedophiles in their families and communities rather than to bash, ridicule and sabotage their own mothers, daughters, sisters and SOs? They’re the first ones to jump on YouTube and every other available type of social media to… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Dec. 7: 23-Year-Old Man Requests Community Service After Murdering Pregnant Teen Girlfriend
Nov. 4: Honey Hush, Girl BYE—“My Husband’s Ex Lives Off His Child Support”
Happy Election Day Peeps! First off, a PSA—PLEASE make sure you get out there and make your voices heard, too much is at stake if you don’t! Second, I saw this letter on a FB page and it REALLY rubbed me the wrong way: if you are a parent, you already know how time-consuming and… Continue reading Nov. 4: Honey Hush, Girl BYE—“My Husband’s Ex Lives Off His Child Support”