Cafe Mocha Radio

Saluting Our Culture Unsung" returns for season 11 with a closer look at Morris Day. He joins the ladies of Cafe Mocha to talk about the old days when instruments were live and he, Andre Cymone and Prince were one of the top bands in Minneapolis. In recognition of Women’s History Month, we honor Holly Robinson Peete and Cynthia Erivo at the 2021 Virtual Salute Her Awards. RSVP at SaluteHer.com to join us March 21 at 7PM EST. #MorrisDay #SaluteHerAwards #SaluteHer #CreatingALegacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Return of Queen Sugar Before Queen Sugar, Hollywood wouldn't have produced a series about a Black family that owned a farm. Tina Lifford, Aunt Vi, talks about the powerful storytelling and relatable characters that won people over. #QueenSugar #CreatingALegacy #SaluteHerAwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming 2 America Scared to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Brooklyn ER Dr. Arabia Molette says Black and Brown people will continue dying at higher rates, if we don't. Plus, Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth Carter takes us from Wakanda to Zamunda in Coming 2 America. #Coming2America #Zamunda #CreatingALegacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Loving & Accepting Your Truth  Fresh from her performance at the Super Bowl, Jazmine Sullivan talks about the unexpected opportunity. She weighs in on Heaux Tales, men policing women's bodies and her relationship with her body. #JazmineSullivan #HeauxTales #CafeMochaRadio #CreatingTheLegacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four Icons....One Night Next time on Cafe Mocha, One Night in Miami is up for several NAACP Image Awards and Golden Globes. By the end of award season, Regina King may take home an award for best director. We talk Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge about the play-turned-award winning film. #OneNightInMiami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrating the Life of a ‘Supreme’ Legend   Next time on Cafe Mocha, Family therapist Jay Barnett gives us tips for married couples and singles…Love in Quarantine. Plus, we celebrate the life and legacy of Mary Wilson of the Supremes with a look back at our last chat with her. #MaryWilson #JayBarnett #CafeMochaRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A True American Treasure Debbie Allen reveals a new health diagnosis and details the way this disease has impacted her whole family. Plus, he left the NFL to become a neurosurgeon. Dr. Myron Rolle shares his thoughts on playing ball during a pandemic. #DebbieAllen #MyronRolle #Superbowl #NationalKidneyFoundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FINDING ‘PEACE OF MIND WITH TARAJI’   Taraji P. Henson wants Black people to stop acting so strong and deal with our mental health. She talks about her new Facebook Watch show that advocates Black healing. Plus, TPH by Taraji haircare products help get our scalps and hair healthy. #TPHByTaraji #PeaceOfMindWithTaraji #CafeMochaRadio #StandInSoulidarity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NEW BEGINNINGS…Celebrating the Best In Who We Are   We’re celebrating the Inauguration with the Best of ‘Salute Them Awards’ featuring words of wisdom from principal ballerina Misty Copeland and Mr. Entertainment Doug E. Fresh. Plus, a doctor on a mission to protect underserved communities against COVID-19 and a young leader teaching the world that Black Lives DO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s Something Funny Going On!   The new docu-series, Trafficked, takes us deep inside the Jamaican lottery scam and the players behind some of the biggest black market industries in the world. We'll talk to Mariana van Zeller. Plus, Tommy Davidson made us laugh on In Living Color. He shares the story of his life and it's nothing to laugh at. #traffickedwithmarianavanzeller #TommyDavidson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Broadway to the Big Screen This show we’re taking you from Broadway to the big screen. Broadway may be shut down but we’re talking to one of the stars of the Tony Award Winning musical "Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations." Plus, we’ve been waiting over 30 years for the sequel to Coming 2 America - Vanessa Bell Calloway says it was worth the wait. #Coming2America #AintTooProud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re celebrating 50 years since Donny Hathaway released "This Christmas" and his daughter Donnita joins us. Plus, have you seen "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey"? We've got the producer Lyn Sisson-Talbert on the long journey from David E. Talbert's pen to streaming on Netflix. #JingleJangle #ThisChristmas #MerryChristmas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bow Wow's mom went from a job in Corporate America to helping raise a star. Teresa Caldwell shares her book and her journey. Plus, nurse Shawn Hendricks has been caring for COVID patients since the pandemic hit. She became the first person vaccinated at the University of Maryland Medical Center and explains why Black people must get the vaccination. #TeresaCaldwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week remember our dear friend Natalie Desselle Reid known for her roles in ‘B.A.P.S.,’ ‘Cinderella,’ and ‘Eve’ gone too soon. R&B fans fell in love with Deniece Williams’ love jams, the movie Footloose sent her song "Let's Hear It For the Boy" to #1 on the pop chart. Today, Deneice is still making music and talks to us from singing background for Stevie Wonder to how she stumbled across her latest hit. #WhenYouLoveSomebody #DenieceWilliams #NatalieDesselle #gonetoosoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strengthening Marriage During A PandemicFrom the Winans family, Juan and Lisa Winans share secrets for maintaining and even strengthening your marriage during the pandemic. Plus, they talk about their Billboard #1 Gospel Airplay single, “It Belongs To Me,” featuring six-time Grammy Award winner Marvin L. Winans. #JuanAndLisaWinans #ItBelongsToMe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'A Celebration of Our Culture’   The second virtual Salute THEM Awards streams on Black Friday in celebration of our culture. We’re honoring some phenomenal history markers including Patti LaBelle, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Doug E. Fresh and Misty Copeland among others. And to celebrate, we're doing a throwback Thanksgiving interview with Ms. Patti and Pastor Caesar shares her walk from the Civil Rights movement to BLM. #SaluteTHEMAwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The POWER of  Black Women   A record number of Black voters cast their ballots in the November election.  Now Georgia can change the Senator and the game. This week Café Mocha talks to filmmaker Lisa Cortes, producer of ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY and the Executive Director of Pro Georgia Tamieka Atkins about the power of Black women, the black vote, Georgia's upcoming special election, and the power of Stacey Abrams! #WWAV #blackvotersmatter #VoteGABlue #powerofblackwomen #standinsoulidarity  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cafe Mocha Travels expert Vanessa James weighs in on the safest airlines to fly during covid and educator Dr. Steve Perry answers the question all school age parents are wondering - Is it safe for kids to go back to school? #SafeTravel #Education Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keep Your Mind, Body & Soul Right!   This week we take a ‘DEEP’ breath, stay patient, and focus on our health.  They’re calling it a Twindemic. What happens when flu season and the pandemic collide? Family doctor Michele C. Reed gives her tips on staying healthy and how the virus is still impacting her health. Plus, our naturopathic doctor, LaJoyce Brookshire, reveals the two biggest tips for surviving the virus and keeping the faith. #Twindemic #COVID19 #GlobalPandemic #patience #Election2020 #Mindbodysoul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Keeping Its Real- Every VOTE Matters'   Roland Martin chimes in on Ice Cube and the Black man’s relationship with voting. Plus, one final look at Biden and Trump before election day. #WhenWeAllVote #BlackVotersMatter #ElectionDay2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices