Mocha Message Podcast

Social media. A gift and curse. A gift because it is quick and easy to share information. But what happens when the wires get crossed, misinformation spreads just as fast, if not you can be the result of scam culture. Jackie and Shani are here to encourage you to slow down, take a beat, and fact check. We’d never want our good people to be the victims of a scam.

The Mocha Mavens are back from their mid-season Spring Break, and ready to get into another great topic! Season 5 has had an overarching theme around sisterhood, and this episode is no different. Jackie and Shani discuss how important it is to help those around you, as well as give personal experiences where a sister reached their hand out to us and the positive impact it resulted

Jackie and Shani have been in their book bags (get it 😉) this season and they are bringing you a heater this episode! From episode 1 of the Mocha Message, our hosts have highlighted the importance of Sisterhood. It only makes sense they’ve completely fan-girled over the book Sisterhood Heals by, licensed Psychologist and therapist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford. The book challenged S

What is it with content nowadays? Nothing seems genuine, everything appears to be a push for engagement - whether negative or positive, true or glorified truth. It's exhausting. And it makes it harder to consume content on your favorite platforms for enjoyment anymore. In this episode, Jackie and Shani chat about some ways to recognize when you're being baited into clicks and views

There seems to be a tendency to want to question, minimize, or altogether erase the impact of Black women's accomplishments and contributions. However when this happens, it is important to advocate for yourself, hold your own, and also be your sister's keeper if need be whenever you witness it. In this episode Jackie and Shani give some encouragement on what to do to keep your head

We, the Gatekeepers of the Mocha Message Podcast, in order to form a more uniform Culture, establish Boundaries to ensure a fierce Protection for all things sacred to the African-American, otherwise known as, Black community. Jackie and Shani delve into their personal thoughts, feelings, and ideas around imaginary cookout handouts, pandering to white people, and preserving recipes

Its officially 2024! Happy New Year! By the time you receive this second part of our two-part Holiday special, we will be 3 days fresh into 2024! But before we embrace the new year, we're going to take a walk down memory lane to chat about some of the highlights of 2023. Disclaimer: This episode was filmed before the Renaissance film, The Color Purple 2023 Musical Movie, and some o

Last year we gifted y'all with a little Holiday treat with our "Good Tidings and Cheer" episode, and you all absolutely ate it up! It is one of our most watched episodes and we had gotten some requests to run it back. We may as well make it an annual tradition at this point! Join us as we unpack all things 2023. We chat about the good, the bad, and the everything in between. This y

In the words of one of our favorite music artists, Durand Bernarr: We’re setting boundaries. During the hiatus Jackie and Shani dove into some books penned by Black Women authors. One book they instantly knew they had to share with the Mavens was Dr. Nedra’s Glover Tawabb’s book Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself. From the minute they cracked it open,

Have you ever known a relaxed woman? For the season 4 finale, Jackie and Shani uncover why this question is profound and uncover the importance of pausing, sitting with it, and processing... Why the likelihood of your answer to that question is probably "no", what that means for Black women specifically, and what we can do to change that. This is a WRAP for Season 4 and we can't he