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Thank You God! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
In the spirit of gratitude, I can't move forward without acknowledging the source of my strength. As they say in the old school Baptist...

MichelleRena
Nov 2, 20221 min read


Tis the season to be thankful…
Happy November y'all! I make a promise each month to blog more but the way life been lifing...I have only been able to drop a few one...

MichelleRena
Nov 1, 20222 min read


Still standing…Survivor Series: Meet Theresa Thomas
Today, I just want to highlight that while my girl fights this battle daily, she fights it with such grace and poise that I can’t help...

MichelleRena
Oct 27, 20213 min read


Meet Stacy Bowers: International Best Selling Author
Yep, you read that right! Y'all I had to run it back for my Dope A$$ Sis Stacy Bowers! If you recall earlier this year, I interviewed...

MichelleRena
Oct 18, 20212 min read


Meet Kandyce and Sheena Hansbrough, Dope Black Wife Duo
I love sharing stories of how I meet people and I love it even more when those meetings come full circle. Almost 15 years ago, I can...

MichelleRena
Apr 28, 20212 min read


Meet Stacy Bowers, Dope Girl Boss
Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to encounter some truly amazing women. I met Stacy Bowers while in college at Mississippi...

MichelleRena
Apr 19, 20212 min read


Happy International Women's Day!
I am so honored to share space with an amazing group of women on a regular basis. From interviewing dozens of Dope Black Women to...

MichelleRena
Mar 8, 20211 min read


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


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


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


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


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


Buy Black 365: Magnolia Belle’s Pastries & Sweets LLC
So I highlighted the amazing Kimberly Calmes Crowder, owner of Magnolia Belle’s Pastries and Sweets and today I was blessed received my...

MichelleRena
Feb 1, 20211 min read


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


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


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 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. Carmen April Dope Black Podiatrist, Blogger, and Philanthropist
There are people that you meet in passing and they leave a lasting imprint on you. I met Dr. Carmen April while we were attending...

MichelleRena
Dec 16, 20202 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


I wasn't sure I would make it...
This phrase has become a recurring theme so far in 2026. Whether I am referencing arrival time or my actual existence, each instance it becomes more and more applicable. I wasn't sure I would make it! Yet, here I am...at the close of another exhausting week and I have in fact made it. Despite, the many physical, mental, financial, and emotional obstacles this week offered...I made it! The funny thing is...in the past the more I declared my love for God and my faith in him, th

MichelleRena
3 hours ago1 min read


Feeling stuck...but I am still alive!
Normally, I come home and I can't wait to write because I have had some strong epiphanic moments throughout the day. Well, today was no different but because my brain has been working overtime, I honestly can't remember what happened today and I don't like that. I literally feel like I'm stuck in quicksand and drowning slowly. Moving fast...to go nowhere and that level of stuck feels so frustrating. My hope is that I get the necessary nap/rest/whatever to push through because

MichelleRena
1 day ago1 min read


Charting A New Course
Change can be scary, and it's ok to admit that while still moving forward
Monica Odom
1 day ago2 min read


Bend...but don’t break!
Whew y’all! I felt like I was fighting for my life...ALL DAY LONG today! I held my own, but it was a real battle! Just when you think you’re ok, the enemy goes into overdrive to try to kill your joy and your momentum. The only way to defeat the enemy is with God! No matter what gets thrown your way, you have to trust and believe that all will be well, because it will be. You can bend, but don’t you dare break! In this life I have learned how to bend. I've bent schedules, expe

MichelleRena
2 days ago2 min read
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