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Meet Amanda Bankston, Co-Founder of MVP Vibe
So when your friends are doing big things you have to shine a light on them and the Dope Black Woman that is Amanda (Dillon) Bankston and...

MichelleRena
Jan 4, 20212 min read


First Self Care Sunday of 2021
Sooooo, I totally imagined spending my first Self Care Sunday of 2021 either relaxing in the bed or sneaking out for a much needed...

MichelleRena
Jan 3, 20213 min read


Meet Tammie Cooper, CEO of RHOyal Heart Marketing & Consulting
Tammie and I go back...way back! She is one of the first people that I met when I landed on the campus of Mississippi State University in...

MichelleRena
Jan 2, 20212 min read


Happy Kwanzaa Day 7 Imani (Faith)
IMANI — FAITH: To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of...

MichelleRena
Jan 1, 20212 min read


Reflecting On What 2020 Taught Me!
Happy New year!! Whew! We made it y'all! There were times when you might not have been sure that you would but guess what? YOU MADE IT!...

MichelleRena
Jan 1, 20211 min read


Happy Kwanzaa Day 6 Kuumba (Creativity)
Kuumba: the commitment to being creative within the context of the national community vocation of restoring the people to their...

MichelleRena
Dec 31, 20201 min read


Happy Kwanzaa Day 4 Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
Today is the fourth day of the Kwanzaa celebration, and it is focused on cooperative economics. In our kinaras, we light the middle,...

MichelleRena
Dec 29, 20202 min read


Happy Kwanzaa Day 3
Ujima (oo-gee-mah) collective work and responsibility. let this serve as a reminder that we are each other’s greatest allies. Let us...

MichelleRena
Dec 28, 20201 min read


Happy Kwanzaa Day 2!
Self-Determination/Kujichagulia To define the world in our own image and interest, placing African people and our history and culture at...

MichelleRena
Dec 27, 20201 min read


Meet Dr. Erica Davis, Dope Black Pediatrician
So when I was a little girl, I was obsessed with everything about the young woman who was then known as, Erica Thomas! She was smart,...

MichelleRena
Dec 23, 20202 min read


Meet Dr. Lisa Flowers, Gynecologist and Cervical Cancer Researcher
When you meet Dr. Lisa Flowers you have met a true force of nature. She is a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, Soror, and DOPE...

MichelleRena
Dec 9, 20202 min read


Self Care Sunday: Accepting Non-Closure
A few years ago I attended a courageous conversations training and there were a few jewels that really stuck with me. (If you aren't...

MichelleRena
Dec 6, 20203 min read


Meet Stephanie Dort-Brown, Yoni Goddess, Doula, and Creator of She Blends Natural
So for a few months I'd see a few of my Facebook friends posting about Yoni bars, oils, and steams. I noticed that they were all...

MichelleRena
Dec 5, 20202 min read


Meet the HamiltonDavis Mental Healthcare Visionaries
When I met with Charcy "CC" Rogers to discuss all of the amazing things going on with HamiltonDavis Mental Health, I was truly blown away...

MichelleRena
Dec 3, 20202 min read


Hello December! I am so happy to see you!
When I woke up this morning, my first mind went straight to Bone Thugs and Harmony's "First of da month!" (Sometimes you have to channel...

MichelleRena
Dec 1, 20201 min read


Meet the Hair Diva: Rokeise "Keisey" Lynch CEO of Diva Styles Elegant Hair Care
Some women are just born with it and others have to work to get it, but what happens when you meet someone who was born with and worked...

MichelleRena
Nov 30, 20202 min read


It's Small Business Saturday
While I feel like everyday is a great day to Shop Small AND Shop Black...today is just another opportunity to support those small shop...

MichelleRena
Nov 28, 20203 min read


Crushing on myself
Happy Hump Day y’all! Are you wondering where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing. Well, it’s WCW (Woman Crush Wednesday) and I’m over...

MichelleRena
Nov 18, 20201 min read


Meet Charcy Robinson Rogers, Wife, Mom, and Boss
I met Charcy "CC" Rogers over 20 years ago at Callaway High School. We both graduated early and started out on this journey called life...

MichelleRena
Nov 11, 20202 min read


Surviving with Grace, Meet Chandra Swan Breast Cancer Survivor
When I think about sitting down with high school classmates, the first thing that comes to mind is usually all the stories about what we...

MichelleRena
Oct 22, 20202 min read


Through the Chaos
So I just finished a devotion called “Through the Chaos” it was only 10 days long but I started it on July 30th and literally just...

MichelleRena
Oct 93 min read


Renewing Body and Mind
As I endured a 22 minute roast session in the sauna. I had time to really think and the thought that resonated most was “you can’t heal...

MichelleRena
Sep 42 min read
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