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Girls Kicking Ass & Taking Names


Shannel Heath: Coming Full Circle, Serving the Community that Saved Her
On a chilled Tuesday evening, I walked into the downtown Hyatt Regency's lobby, where I met Shannel Heath, Cincinnati Community Manager...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Dec 3, 20224 min read


DeAngela Gill, Owner of Deedee's Butter Bar: It's Always a great day to be #ButterdLikeABoss
Music, candles, or her incense is all that is needed when this #melaninboss gets into her creative space. Founder and creator of Deedee's...
melaniegreen9
Apr 26, 20214 min read


Yaala and Amaryah Yisrael: Lip glosses are Poppin and They Are All Natural Too!
Lil Mama lip gloss might be poppin, but she isn't the only one who's lip gloss is poppin. Owners Yaala and Amaryah Yisrael of Daughters...
melaniegreen9
Nov 4, 20203 min read


Ruvarashe Chimusoro: Training, Juicing and an Elephant
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time of course. This is the mantra that Personal Fitness Trainer and Owner of Ru's Juice,...
melaniegreen9
Oct 9, 20204 min read


ArtistryByRonnie: Braiding it Up and Locing it Down!
Braiding it up or locing it down, you can depend on Ronesha Whitfield to get the job done to your satisfaction. A licensed cosmetologist...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Sep 10, 20203 min read


Christina Davis: A Bite Into A Better Day
A Sprinkle Cookie with all its rainbow glory, that is what CEO of Davis Cookie Collection would be if she was a cookie. Just like the...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Jun 30, 20204 min read


Ranika Smiley: Not Just Good, But Great!
It was Cincinnati Music Festival weekend, the sun was blazing and the streets were crowded with o ut of towners visiting for one of the...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Apr 14, 20204 min read


Who is Lauren Eylise?
Who is Lauren Eylise? She would describe herself as a woman, singer, storyteller, mother, daughter, lover, creator, scholar, poet. A...
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Mar 6, 20205 min read


Tarita Preston: Cultivating a Life of Inner Courage
Vibrant, energetic, fierce but poised, all in one petite package.

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Mar 6, 20203 min read


Ashley Nkadi Miss Black Ohio
Beauty and brains, but that is not the only things a queen must possess. Yes it is important to be intelligent and having good looks to matc

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Feb 7, 20203 min read


Charisse Gibson | All For One and One For All
On a gloomy Wednesday evening I arrive at a local neighborhood restaurant called Brew River Gastro Pub. I walked in and was I greeted...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Mar 12, 20192 min read


Morgan A. Owens | Dancing to an Empire from Hustle to Business
Babies, marriage and climbing the corporate ladder. Those are what most girls dream about when they are imaging what their future is...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Dec 13, 20174 min read


Beauty & the Business | A Sit Down with Pure Beauty Bar Owner Sylvia Brownlee
On a cool gloomy November day I pulled up to a three story building, I walked to the front door and was quickly buzzed in. As I walked...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Nov 1, 20173 min read
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