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Meet David (Day Vidya) Jackson, Artist, Advocate, and Creative
Some people add to your universe without ever knowing how much they contribute. That is exactly how it has been since the first time I...

MichelleRena
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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Meet FlyyMommi Jenene Knox
There are people that you meet who make you look twice and then there are those who simply make you stare. My former castmate, Jenene...

MichelleRena
Feb 24, 20211 min read
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Meet Kiona Wagner of Rocky Soil Family Farm
I am always excited when I have an opportunity to interview my classmates and sorors. This interview was no different. Well maybe it was...

MichelleRena
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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Meet the Neo Hippie Chick Franchella "Frankie" Gordon
I am so excited to share the best kept secret on Facebook...Yoga in Bed with Neo Hippie Chick! Frankie Gordon is starting a small yoga...

MichelleRena
Feb 21, 20212 min read
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Meet Dr. Sherman Green, CEO of Strategic Directions, LLC
It is always a pleasure interviewing my classmates for features on the blog. This interview was extra special because Sherman Wendell...

MichelleRena
Feb 19, 20212 min read
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Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
For me there’s so much to be excited about today! Not only is it one of my favorite holidays, it’s also my half-birthday and it’s the...

MichelleRena
Feb 14, 20211 min read
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BuyBlack365: Meet Chelsey Brown-Stringer, South Florida Event Planner and Entrepreneur
So I am always encouraging people to nominate other Dope Black Women to be highlighted for the blog. This nomination was so timely and...

MichelleRena
Feb 13, 20211 min read
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Meet Britney Clark, Owner of Inez Queen Water
So I participated in a Speak Life challenge at the beginning of this year and while engaging in a truly life changing experience I...

MichelleRena
Feb 10, 20213 min read
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Meet Podcaster Jazzmyn Shirley of Let's Talk About It with Jazzmyn Shirley
Nearly six years ago I had the pleasure of working at an elementary school in the rural community of Belle Glade, Florida. There I...

MichelleRena
Feb 8, 20212 min read
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Self Care Sunday: Learning to Embrace the "NEW" Me!
Happy Super Bowl Self Care Sunday! It's the Super Bowl of Self Care Sundays for me because I have been doing a lot of self work over the...

MichelleRena
Feb 7, 20211 min read
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Buy Black 365: Sirobè Skin
So last year, I decided to go natural and I mean all natural! Not just with my hair but in my skin care products, the products I use on...

MichelleRena
Feb 4, 20211 min read
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Author Spotlight: Meet Ebony R. Palmer
So, I am totally a bookworm, but even moreso I love, love, love books by Black Authors. Now, couple that with the author being a Dope...

MichelleRena
Feb 3, 20212 min read
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Buy Black 365: 8Figured Clothing Brand
In honor of Black History Month, I will be highlighting some of my favorite Black businesses, authors, influencers, and entrepreneurs...

MichelleRena
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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Happy Monday!
It’s February 1st and this marks the start of Black History Month 2021! I love Black History Month always have, always will. However, it...

MichelleRena
Feb 1, 20211 min read
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It’s Inauguration Day!!!
What a historic time to be alive! Today is the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States Joseph Biden and the first Female...

MichelleRena
Jan 20, 20211 min read
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Meet Kimberly Calmes-Crowder, Dope Black Pastry Chef and CEO of Magnolia Belle's Pastries & Sweets
Some people just make you feel at home when you talk to them. Their warmth, their love, and their light is so inviting that you literally...

MichelleRena
Jan 13, 20213 min read
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Author Spotlight: Meet Ashley Paul, Dope Black Wife, Mom, and Author
Ashley Paul, creator of Ask The Ashley LLC the brand was born and raised in Macon, GA. Ashley is a Wife, a Mom, a member of the most...

MichelleRena
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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Self Care Sunday: The Power to Speak Life and Manifest Greatness
If you’re a believer, then you know that the word says: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat...

MichelleRena
Jan 10, 20212 min read
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Meet Soila Konchellah, Designer and CEO Konchellah
The encounters that I have with DOPE BLACK WOMEN are cosmic! Every single one is a testament of how we are meant to give light and love...

MichelleRena
Jan 9, 20213 min read
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Meet Monica Odom: Black Girl Magic Personified
Have you ever met someone and wondered why it took so long for you all to become friends. Well, Monica Odom is that one! Like most of my...

MichelleRena
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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You Can Get back up again!
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and...

MichelleRena
Apr 172 min read
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2024...where did you go, Mon?
I went a lot of places. If you follow me on IG or FB, you know I went to Greece, Turkey, London, and Paris. But for most of 2024, I went...
Monica Odom
Jan 63 min read
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