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8 Thoughts That Are Holding You Back and How to Rethink Them

By GG Renee We all have dreams about how we want to live and how we want to feel, but we don’t talk about them because we are embarrassed. They seem too farfetched and we don’t think we are good enough to deserve such things. I used to think that dreams were for other people. I was only inte... View Post

COCOBELLE OF THE MONTH: MELODIE NARAIN

We watched this month’s COCOBELLE on Centric TV’s Queen Boss. Melodie Narain presented her brand, Sole Savers, a collection of rollable and foldable flats. We took it a step further and got a glimpse of the creator and how her family’s roots have inspired her success as an entrepreneur, as well a... View Post

Healing as Activism

By GG Renee Hurt people hurt people. Sometimes we silently hate each other. Sometimes we destroy things and lash out. Sometimes we self-destruct. Long-term suffering and hopelessness can detonate and break things and burn them down. When fear is passed down, spread around and conditioned as... View Post

How to Juggle it All Without Losing Yourself

By GG Renee If I had to describe adulthood, womanhood and motherhood all in one word, that word would be overwhelming. The older I get, the faster time seems to go, and the slower I seem to process everything that happens. I want to live a full, active life and I want to take my time living it... View Post

INSIDE THE BRAND: HAIRIETTE

Tanya Wright is not just our COCOBelle of the Month, this month she’s also the creator of HAIRiette, a brand she created as an answer to dry textured hair. Knowing first hand the stress of battling dry, thirsty hair, Tanya created products with natural ingredients such as kokum butter and marula ... View Post

COCOBELLE OF THE MONTH: TANYA WRIGHT

This month we have a triple threat treat for you. We caught up with actress, author and entrepreneur Tanya Wright. Many of you may know Tanya from Orange Is The New Black, the author of "I Found God in My Hair" or for her hair care product line, HAIRiette. With the latest surge of entrepreneurshi... View Post

COCOBELLE OF THE MONTH: Lisa Bonner

COCOBELLE OF THE MONTH: LISA BONNER, ESQ – AN ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER BY DAY AND A GIRL ON THE FLY LIVING HER LIFE TO THE FULLEST IN BETWEEN From the courtroom to the runway, nothing is going to slow this jet setting entertainment attorney down. We talk with St. Louis native Lisa Bonner, Esq. about... View Post

3 Ways to Change Your Definition of Beauty

By GG Renee Have you ever felt that if you were more attractive, life would be easier? Maybe that one boyfriend wouldn’t have cheated. Maybe certain teachers would have been easier on you. Maybe your outer beauty would make up for insecurities you have about your inner beauty. These are not ... View Post

COCOBELLE OF THE MONTH: VIVICA A FOX—AWARD WINNING ACTRESS, PRODUCER AND MOGUL REVEALS HER SECRETS TO BEAUTY, STYLE, LIVING WELL AND BEING SUCCESSFUL

Photo Credit: @DAndreMichael The life of a Hollywood leading lady has certainly been good to Vivica A. Fox. With over 100 movie and television roles under her belt ranging from Set It Off to Kill Bill and most recently a reoccurring role on the hit TV series Empire. Off screen, Vivica has manage... View Post