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
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The MOC Weekly Rundown, Nov. 19: Fmr. Taylor Attny Accused Of Forcing Shiesty Deal On Mother Re Gift Funds
A new perspective on the heartbreaking Shanesha “Hot Car Mom” Taylor case: I still stick by my opinion that her family ain’t about $#@* and likely hindered, rather than helped her or the children. ESPECIALLY the ‘fairweather friend’ baby daddy. From a commenter: “CPS cleared her of all charges, she gained custody of the children… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Nov. 19: Fmr. Taylor Attny Accused Of Forcing Shiesty Deal On Mother Re Gift Funds
The MOC Weekly Rundown, Nov. 18: Mary J. Blige’s Marriage Rules
First of all, I love, love, LOVE me some Mary J. Blige: she was one of the first major artists I interviewed as a professional journalist and her music/performances speak to me in a way that few have done in my generation. Since Ms. Blige and I both have wedding anniversaries in December, I was… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Nov. 18: Mary J. Blige’s Marriage Rules
Niobia Bryant’s “The Pleasure Trap,” The MOC Preview/Knowshi Book Review Link
…….Cover to cover, Bryant lays out delectable detail about a young man’s struggles with his parents’ divorce, his father’s freak-show-level philandering and his mother’s attendance at the wrong church all leading up to the teen becoming an in-demand male entertainer who uses sex appeal to mask his insecurities and inner demons. Blessed (and cursed) to… Continue reading Niobia Bryant’s “The Pleasure Trap,” The MOC Preview/Knowshi Book Review Link
The MOC Weekly Rundown, Nov. 11: No Getting “Rachet,” “Turn’t Up” Or “Salty” At Work?
I get it: using urbanized colloquialisms, AKA slang, can be a fun thing to do….I’ve been known to sling a few on occasion. But one manager at a fast-food franchise has apparently had it UP. TO. HERE. with some of the trendy vernacular getting thrown around in the workplace by the teen set and made… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Nov. 11: No Getting “Rachet,” “Turn’t Up” Or “Salty” At Work?