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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 30, 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 29, 20202 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,...
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MichelleRena
Dec 28, 20201 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 27, 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 26, 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 23, 20202 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,...
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MichelleRena
Dec 16, 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 14, 20201 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 11, 20202 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 9, 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 7, 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 6, 20203 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 5, 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 4, 20201 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...
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MichelleRena
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Meet the HamiltonDavis Mental Healthcare Visionaries
When I met with Charcy "CC" Rogers to discuss all of the amazing things going on with HamiltonDavis Mental Health, I was truly blown away...
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MichelleRena
Dec 2, 20201 min read
Meet Dr. Karina Taylor of Renewed Wellness
I feel like I can't really talk about my journey to health and wellness without spotlighting the dynamic duo of Renewed Wellness. Dr....
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MichelleRena
Dec 1, 20201 min read
Hello December! I am so happy to see you!
When I woke up this morning, my first mind went straight to Bone Thugs and Harmony's "First of da month!" (Sometimes you have to channel...
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MichelleRena
Nov 30, 20202 min read
Meet the Hair Diva: Rokeise "Keisey" Lynch CEO of Diva Styles Elegant Hair Care
Some women are just born with it and others have to work to get it, but what happens when you meet someone who was born with and worked...
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MichelleRena
Nov 28, 20203 min read
It's Small Business Saturday
While I feel like everyday is a great day to Shop Small AND Shop Black...today is just another opportunity to support those small shop...
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Monica Odom
Jul 12 min read
Drums Please....
Summer, summer, summer time! We are almost one month into summer break over here. As a child, I hated summer break. Mostly because I...
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MichelleRena
May 272 min read
He Will Rescue Me!
As I continue my reading of Psalm 91, I think about the verse I shared yesterday Psalm 91:15 about calling on the Lord God when I am in...
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