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Meet Nikki Parker Saint-vil, CEO of Sheeann Candles
Y'all know I love meeting people and this next Dope Black Businesswoman is no different. Nikki Parker Saint-Vil is a South Florida native...

MichelleRena
Feb 2, 20222 min read


Meet Kathy Perkins, Event Planner and CEO of Elegant Events
Summer 2021 was a whirlwind, but one of the major highlights was in the midst of my struggle. I attended the wedding of my cousin-in-law...

MichelleRena
Jan 12, 20223 min read


Meet Dr. Sebrina Palmer, CEO and Lead Planner of The Encore Agency
Behind every Dope Black Woman I highlight, there is a story of how we met. I was fresh off the plane from Atlanta in 2007, pregnant but...

MichelleRena
Oct 11, 20214 min read
Just chillin…
So…much like everyone else in the south, I was at home today due to inclement weather. Our weather was in fact not at all inclement. I appreciate the precautions taken to keep our community safe. Looking for the snow! I’ml extremely grateful for the extra time to chill in my bed but I have never seen a day go by faster than today did. I blinked and it was bedtime and I don’t feel rested at all. How does this happen? I did achieve a few things today: Morning Devotion with Coac

MichelleRena
17 hours ago1 min read


Real Love Never Dies
Trigger Warning: This post is about grief and death! It's so crazy to think that today makes 33 years since my dad died. There really has only been a handful of days that have gone by where I didn't think of him or wonder what he might think of the life that I have lived and am living. I miss him everyday and I mean single everyday! Losing my dad would shape me in ways I never imagined and honestly because of some of the trauma that I have endured throughout my life I still s

MichelleRena
2 days ago5 min read


Not too much now...
Love my super cute hat from Han.s.ee So I had a whole plan for how I was going to spend the day. I even made a tiktok about it early this morning. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThUxyrAM/ The Plan: Pick up last minute groceries items Grab a few 27 gallon bins from Sam's Organize the basement Complete my homework assignments Read for leisure Lay in the bed Pick up markers The Reality: Went to several stores for "a few specific groceries" but managed to still forget the black peppe

MichelleRena
3 days ago2 min read


Prepare yourself for the storm
If you stay ready, you won't have to get ready! If you are reading this from anywhere in the southeastern United States then you are likely in full prep mode and readying yourself for a winter storm. You have raided the grocery stores, stacked firewood to make sure you can keep yourself warm, and prepared your mental for a frigid indoor weekend. These are the kinds of storms that you get fair warning about and usually you are able to prep a little before it hits. Unfortunatel

MichelleRena
4 days ago3 min read
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