Mama Cocoa

Chicago faith leaders speak out against steep property tax hikes for South, West Side residents Faith leaders on Chicago’s South and West Sides are condemning the Cook County property tax system, calling it immoral and unjust, as it unfairly targets Black homeowners with sharply higher …

After many West and South side residents received sharply higher bills, nearly a dozen church leaders gathered to condemn the Cook County property tax system, calling it immoral and unjust.

May DMX continue to rest in peace.

And Christmas just isn't Christmas without his version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Why Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson Are Our Favorite Couple Right Now | Black Girl Nerds Megan Thee Stallion and NBA star Klay Thompson have quickly become everyone’s favorite couple and for good reason.

Some celebrity pairings arrive quietly, then suddenly feel so right that the entire internet collectively swoons at once. That’s exactly what’s happening with Megan Thee Stallion and NBA star Klay Thompson, who have quickly become everyone’s favorite couple and for good reason.

Black-owned businesses hope to see a boost as two national boycotts hit Black Friday and Cyber Monday • The TRiiBE With two economic boycotts underway, Black-owned brands like Chicago’s Be For Skincare hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.

The “We Ain’t Buying It!” boycott, launched by Black Voters Matter Fund, is a campaign encouraging Americans to pause shopping with major companies such as Target, Amazon and Home Depot, and instead redirect those dollars to Black- and locally-owned businesses.

thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...

music.apple.com/us/album/bil...

Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.

A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.

I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?

A reminder…

We supposed to get 6-8 inches Saturday and I just wanna know why I can’t say the same 😔

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old

A Native American photographer took powerful portraits of members of every tribe across the US Matika Wilbur's intimate portraits of Native people across America appear in her book "Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America."

www.businessinsider.com/photos-of-pe...

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Zora told me if I shut up, they’ll think I enjoyed it.

I will not admit how many times I’ve watched this🤭

I only fuck with those who only fuck with me
A sucker play for games, a man play for keeps

That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.

Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.

(Published 2022)

I hope something good happens to you today.

More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.

THREAD 🧵

Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

It’s for children and pets

No but I had a Dickies dress

I’ll never forgive you niggas for taking him from us.

discernment ☝🏾

To be seen. To be heard. To be understood. To be safe.

So I’ve done a few, and so far, this is the one that came out the best

To anyone going into Mother's Day weekend without a mother... I love you🥺💝🫶🏾

he said:

Malia Obama did that! 🔥