March 15, 2025 black women travel | Cartagena Colombia | cultural trips | event planning tips | Italy travel guide | neuroscience nerd travel | Puerto Rico eats Mocha

From Italy to Puerto Rico

I'm typically an island 🌴 hopper, however I did something a little different this year. I traveled to Europe to go to ITALY 🇮🇹 ! I visited Rome and Florence while there. The art, the history, the architecture of this country was simply amazing. Rome and Florence Believe it or not, PUERTO RICO 🇵🇷 is [...]

August 4, 2020 relationships Mocha

How To Date During a Pandemic

The past few months have been difficult, to say the least. Many couples have grown tired of each other while many singles are going stir crazy. With the world slowly opening back up there are a few places where you can go to put the spark back into your relationship or to ignite something new. [...]

July 28, 2020 money | savings Mocha

Six Things You Should do After Saving $1000

There are tons of articles on websites with suggestions on what you should do once you save a few coins. Many of the ideas sound farfetched or unattainable. Read the following article from Squarebudgets and tell me if you agree with their ideas. https://squarebudgets.com/2019/09/if-you-have-more-than-1000-in-your-checking-account-make-these-4-moves/

July 13, 2020 Mocha

Blaq gurls continue to shine: Bozomz Saint John

Bozoma Saint John is no slouch in the entertainment world. She has served as chief brand officer at Uber, head of consumer marketing for Apple Music and iTunes and head of music and entertainment marketing group at Pepsi-Cola North America, just to name a few. She has now added NETFLIX to her list of accomplishments. [...]

June 23, 2020 global pandemic | racial injustice | self-care Mocha

Maintaining Your Mental Health

Amidst a global pandemic we find ourselves in the fight of our lives for racial injustice.  While it can be invigorating it can also be extremely mentally draining. Especially when, despite the marching and the protesting, the police are still killing.  There are a few steps you can take to maintain a sense of normalcy.  [...]

June 8, 2020 Bites BK | Black Chefs | Brook Baker | Chef Judy Anderson | Claudine Wilson | Kizzy Short | LaToya Martin | Sinful Indulgence Catering | Support Black Business | The Fab Experience | Toyas Table Mocha

Black Women Chefs & Caterers

For some people, food and cooking are simply a necessity for survival while for many others, the combination of flavours and ingredients is an art form; an expression of love and creativity. In honour of Women's History Month, we are highlighting black, female chefs, and caterers. Brooklyn born chef, Judy Anderson has been cooking professionally [...]

March 20, 2020 Mocha

What Will You Teach Your Daughters?

As we get older we often realize there is so much that our parents didn't prepare us for. There are so many lessons we were never taught. Check out what this writer deems the perfect lessons for your little girl. 13 Rules I'll Teach My Daughter To Live By The world will try to tell [...]

March 2, 2020 american tourists | tourism Mocha

Traveling Americans

It's no wonder people from other countries take issue with American tourists. They can be rude, ignorant to the culture, and just plain weird. Avoid being seen as an unruly American by avoiding these ugly habits. Things American Tourists Do That Confuse The Rest Of The World | JourneyRanger Whether you've done this yourself, or [...]

February 3, 2020 African | Latino | Latinx Mocha

What makes you Black?

dazzle_jam via Iwaria Many believe in the "one drop" rule when deciding if a person is Black, however, most people identify race based on phenotype. What side of the debate do you fall on? Afro Latino isn't a new term however many Hispanics identify as White no matter what the colour of their skin may [...]

January 27, 2020 black hair | dreadlocks | locs Mocha

My Hair, My Identity

The residual effects of slavery are prevalent. They show up in every facet of our lives. They are present when we date, in our relationships with our parents, our need for acceptance and assimilation into a world not for us and even in the way we wear our hair.   For so long we have [...]