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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


Foodie Chronicles: Brunch at Voodoo Bayou
So I was determined to end 2020 with at least one brunch post. COVID tried to stop me but I have to give a special thanks to my homegirl...

MichelleRena
Jan 1, 20211 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 5 Nia (Purpose)
Today we focus on the fifth principle Nia which means purpose in Swahili. Imagine setting intentions and goals that focus on ways that...

MichelleRena
Dec 30, 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


Happy Kwanzaa!!!
On this fabulous African American festivity, celebrate all seven days a bit differently. 1st Day of Kwanzaa December 26 (Umoja means...

MichelleRena
Dec 26, 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. 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


Talk Yourself Up
So it's Monday and sometimes it's a little bit harder to get yourself going. But I am here to tell you that this week is waiting to birth...

MichelleRena
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Please Don't Call Me Strong Today
Listen, I have to tell you that while Black women have been called strong for centuries, it is not exactly a compliment. Let me break it...

MichelleRena
Dec 11, 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


Meet Nzinga Wallace of Empower Me Chic
Watching your friends glow and grow is such an amazing feeling. I have known this Dope Black Woman for over 20 years and every encounter...

MichelleRena
Dec 7, 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


Aht Aht, get yourself some therapy!
Happy Friday! I felt this in my spirit and just had to share it! There are so many instances where you want to just vent to your friends...

MichelleRena
Dec 4, 20201 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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