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Gordon Chambers: Sincere - He says even men have cried during his live performances.

After amassing an impressive collection of prestigious awards and penning hit songs for some of R&B’s most iconic legends such as Anita Baker, Beyonce, Usher, Brownstone, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Patti Labelle, and The Isley Brothe... Read >

Relationships – How Much Info Should You Reveal to Your Girlfriends?

Most of you have a couple of really close girlfriends with whom you share everything. You discuss the family drama with your siblings to the new boss who is hatin’ on you. The main topics of interest, which is best represented in popular shows like “Girlf... Read >

Relationships – Insane Jealousy

You feel uncomfortable that he works in an office with other attractive women. It irks you that he has 75% women as his Facebook friends. You want to go downright postal when he goes to hang out without you. What’s the main issue here? Trust. It’s th... Read >

Cocoa Cure Empowerment Series – Women Making History in Harlem

Co-founded by entrepreneurs Sharon Joseph and Gail Richards and a participant in the Clinton Foundation Small Business Initiative, Harlem Lanes is the country’s first women-owned bowling alley and the first bowling alley in Harlem in 30 years. Harlem Lan... Read >

Cocoa Cure Empowerment Series: Kim Fields – A Woman’s Work

For many thirty-plus-year-old women, actress Kim Fields is like an American icon. We remember her portraying the cute, innocent boarding school student on roller skates, Tootie Ramsey on the hit sitcom The Facts of Life (1979-1988). She wore the all-aro... Read >

SWV – The Return

SWV is back together as a group to turn R&B out, as they did back in the 90s with their platinum selling records, It’s About Time (1992), New Beginning (1996) and Release Some Tension (1997). The trio dropped hit after hit with the tracks “I’m So Into Yo... Read >

Interviews – El DeBarge

El DeBarge illuminated the BET Awards stage this past June the same way Maxwell did the year prior. You never know how much you miss someone until you start hearing songs about money, sex and drugs on the radio. El DeBarge and his musical family are mus... Read >

Terry and Rebecca Crews – Faith, Love and Family

Actor Terry Crews is definitely on his grind and making moves. He stars in his own reality show, The Family Crews, with his children and wife Rebecca. He is best known for his role as “Julius" on the hit series Everybody Hates Chris and the hilarious Ol... Read >

Love and Music with Kindred the Family Soul

Every now and then we see a picture of Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta, Barack and Michelle, Will and Jada, or even our own parents and grandparents and we smile thankfully and hopefully – that Black love exists. A big misconception in this gener... Read >

Culture: The Hip-Hop Professional: A Woman’s Guide to Climbing the Ladder of Success in the Entertai

Women and Hip Hop share an interesting relationship. Many of us “Dougie" and bounce to the heavy beats from top artists such as T.I. to Fabolous. We spend our hard-earned money on tickets to their live shows. Though not often portrayed in the best ligh... Read >

India.Arie - Creating Moments, Moods and Music….and Musiq

A Beautiful Surprise "I'm not your average girl...." begins the hook to a revolutionary and "necessary" (says Oprah) song titled, "Video" (Acoustic Soul, 2001) by India.Arie. The revolution inspired a movement ---the fertilization of a brand that repr... Read >

Types of Women to Date Before Settling Down

All day every day I hear women shout that damn Beyonce hook: "If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it!": Ladies, I'm here to profess that we like it a whole lot - from practically everyone we've ever gotten it from - but it takes more than ... Read >

Specific Reasons Why Men Leave

On average, we break up with women for similar reasons that women break up with us. But as you know, we are less tolerable and we have very specific needs and requests. Sometimes we'll work with you, but after all the heart-to-hearts and "I promises…",... Read >

Can you Guess Cocoa Cure’s Top 10 Most Stylish Male Celebs?

1. Which preppy style maven plays with color, pattern and textures to give you the fresh from the yacht/equestrian/Cigar-Room meets urban flamboyancy to create a refreshing allure of chivalry? 2. A mix between the United Kingdom and United St... Read >

The Hit and Run

Domestic violence occurs in an estimated 4 million intimate relationships each year in the United States. Consider these findings: - The U.S. Surgeon General reports that domestic violence causes more injury to adult women than cancers, heart attacks, ... Read >