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Meet Alyssa Noel of The Wright Family Values
Alyssa Noel is the millennial warrior for single women, couples and families. Alyssa holds a MA in Marriage and Family Therapy and is a...

MichelleRena
May 12, 20212 min read


Follow Friday Feature: Faith Broussard Cade @fleurdelisspeaks
Happy Friday Y’all! I am so happy we made it to the weekend. I have a quick Friday feature I want to share. I don’t know if you’re...

MichelleRena
Apr 23, 20211 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


Meet Schelli Jones of NinabayandCo
NinabayandCo is a mother and daughter operated brand. Schelli Jones and her mom hand-craft bags and accessories. Schelli sews and her mom...

MichelleRena
Apr 14, 20212 min read


Dope Woman Wednesday: Meet Ola Clark, Owner of Oshun Boutique, LLC
So you know every encounter has a story...here is Ola's! I am in a Facebook Group for Amazon lovers called "Amazoning with Anitra" (you...

MichelleRena
Apr 7, 20212 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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
Happy International Women’s Day!!
Although every day is a day to celebrate women over here, I couldn’t let the day end without formally acknowledging International Women’s Day! I hope each and every one of you had a day filled with peace and that you found joy in at least one moment! In spite of the enemy’s attempts to steal, kill, and destroy I found joy in being able to worship in person today. I have missed church three Sundays in a row and that just isn’t my jam. My pastor delivered a powerful word (per u

MichelleRena
Mar 81 min read


Book Reviews
Instead of doing a review, I've decided to link the previous 14 books, because the backstory is necessary before you get into Quasim and Blair's love.
Monica Odom
Mar 81 min read


Misery loves company
I know that's hella cliche, but it doesn't make it any less true. People who are miserable want nothing more than to bring you into their hell. But just because they want to go to hell doesn't mean you have to join them. Respectfully, you can go to hell all by yourself. I took this one to tiktok first because I needed to express my sentiments out loud. This is a season of enforcing boundaries! If you are committed to living in a hell filled state, I will not being joining you

MichelleRena
Mar 51 min read


Book Review: Impending Consent by KC Mills
"I'm always going to show up and I'm always going to choose you." - Rival
Monica Odom
Feb 272 min read
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