Coco's Chat: The Confessional

Everyone will tell you that turning 25 is a milestone, of sorts. Quarter century. It's almost like a coming of age or a rite of passage. But let's be honest, so many people turn 25 without exactly coming into that age. I was inspired to create this list by my friend Nicole, who has a blog called On Her Own Terms. In a recent post, she created a list of things she's working on. Since we're halfway through this year and I'm halfway through my 25th year, I decided to share my list of the 25 things you must learn, or work on, before turning 25.

In the third episode of Coco's Chat, I spoke with several young, black entrepreneurs who have either started their own business or chosen an alternative career path. Check out the podcast notes here: www.thecocogawdess.com/cocos-confessional/sidehustle If you haven't watched the episode yet, you should definitely click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e73JJ3J2ns You can check out the Coco's Chat show notes here: http://www.thecocogawdess.com/cocos-chat/sidehustle

In the second episode of Coco's Chat, I sat down with Pierry Benjamin, a young, black business owner and a child of immigrant parents who was raised in an urban neighborhood, who happens to be a Republican. Not only is Pierry a Republican, he is extremely involved in both his party, and his community. He also has some pretty strong (and arguably convincing) arguments for why more blacks should be registered as Republican. Here are my thoughts on the topic and the current state of the black community Follow Coco: Instagram: www.instagram.com/CocoGawdess Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheCocoGawdess YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3OC... Background Music by: FK47 Sponsor: GEMSbyGary - https://www.etsy.com/shop/GEMSbyGary Resources: www.thecocogawdess.com/cocos-chat/pierry-benjamin

WATCH this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zIafYS_curE This episode of Coco's Chat is centered around #BlackGirlMagic. In this episode, I chat with four phenomenal women about what #BlackGirlMagic means, who has it, the obstacles black girls face in realizing and expressing their magic and why #BlackGirlMagic is relevant today. Many thanks to all of the beautiful people who helped make this possible, especially all the phenomenal women sprinkling #BlackGirlMagic all over the world. Background Music by: FK47 Sponsor: GEMSbyGary - https://www.etsy.com/shop/GEMSbyGary Follow Coco: Instagram: www.instagram.com/CocoGawdess Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheCocoGawdess YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3OCMP9oVbCl5b72HNW_zWg Resources and References: Nina Simone, Zoe Saldana, And Light-Skinned Fragility http://www.theestablishment.co/2016/03/03/nina-simone-zoe-saldana-and-light-skinned-fragility/ Ebony Magazine | The Curvy Confessionals http://www.ebony.com/style/cover-story-the-curvy-confessionals#ixzz42Ks53HDY Not Black Enough http://xonecole.com/this-latina-actress-is-tired-of-being-told-she-isnt-black-enough-explains-why-zoe-saldana-shouldnt-play-nina-simone/ Michelle Obama: Books Before Boys https://www.facebook.com/NowThisElection/videos/1032023590162464/?fref=nf All Def Movie Awards https://fusion.net/series/all-def-movie-awards/ 2014: Year of Black Girls Are Magic http://www.blogher.com/black-girls-are-magic Other Examples of #BlackGirlMagic and Related Stories: Syncopated Ladies FORMATION Tap Routine https://www.facebook.com/SyncopatedLadies/videos/959894680785350/ Dark-Skinned South Asian Women Take a Stand Against Colorism with #UNFAIRANDLOVELY http://madamenoire.com/618782/dark-skin-unfairandlovely/ 9-year-old Brooklyn girl is youngest published ‘chapter’ book author in U.S. history http://pix11.com/2016/03/03/9-year-old-brooklyn-girl-is-youngest-published-chapter-book-author-in-u-s-history/ Gabby Douglas on Beam at the American Cup https://www.facebook.com/nbcolympics/videos/10154396061895329/ Iconic Looks You Didn't Know Were Designed By Black Americans http://www.facebook.com/blackvoicesdotcom/videos/10154448319887565/ A Story by Joy Angela DeGruy https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1141203362587187/ The Way Black Women See Themselves Depicted in Media https://www.facebook.com/attn/videos/1009421309093328/ The Dynamic of the Caribbean Woman https://www.facebook.com/notaskingforitofficial/videos/1542865242679244/