Off the top of your head give me a positive attribute about a man. Were you able to rattle it off or did you have to say give me a minute? Often times we place people in one general bag. I’m sure that you have heard statements like “all men are dogs”, ” all men are afraid to commit”, all men are deadbeat dads” etc.  Over generalizing is very harmful and does not give those who don’t a particular label a fair chance.  Mocha Chocolate & Robin Bobo of B.O.B.O Enterprises decided to put together a event to talk about and shatter some of the stereotypes that have been placed on men. First of all, they went out on a limb to host such an event. There are not a lot of events focused on uplifting and serving men so for the ladies to put themselves out there they should be commended. Men were treated to manicures by sponsored by entertainer and beauty consultant  Taleatha Wallace. Her students from Truman College willingly clipped, filed and buffed the nails of all of the gentlemen.  The event was catered by Danielle Barnhart of Queen Cuisine. Our tastebuds were treated to mouth watering fried chicken, oven baked macaroni and cheese, string beans and white potatoes, cornbread muffins and finished it off with homemade chocolate chip cookies and banana budding.  The food was delicious and Danielle is always a ray of light when you’re in her presence.  The discussion was engaging and everyone had input.  Some of the things discussed were: men being reluctance to be open, communication, the media role in the perception of men and stereotypes.  It wasn’t all talk we were treated to performances by Ollie Hood Raised Woods, Drgnflyy Laureate, Robin BoBo, Jeronimo, Antonio Monix a member of L.Y.R.I.C and snippets from the play 13 Men a play written by Lashanda Marie.  It was a great event! We need more instances where grown ups can gather and discuss issues that are pertinent to their lives. I look forward to part 2 of this event!   That’s my 2 cents.    To keep up with the talent and planners of this event click at the links listed and make sure you like us on FB https://www.facebook.com/Mr.Openyonated and follow us on Twitter @MROPENYONATED

Check out Ollie doing his thing 

https://www.facebook.com/robin.d.bobo?fref=ts   Robin BoBo

https://www.facebook.com/mocha.chocolatetv?fref=ts  Mocha Chocolate

https://www.facebook.com/HoodRaisedMentality  Ollie “Hood Raised” Woods

https://www.facebook.com/danielle.barnhartcoakley?fref=ts&ref=br_tf  Dainelle of “Queen Cuisine”

https://www.facebook.com/drgnflyy.laureate?fref=ts Drgnfly Laureate

https://www.facebook.com/lyric.mentoring?fref=ts  L.Y.R.I.C. Mentoring