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Anniversary of Black Rain
Twelve years ago, Black Rain asked a question that still matters today:
What happens when we stop letting superficial differences divide us and start letting shared experiences transform us?
Published in 2012, Black Rain blends contemporary romance and urban fiction to explore race, culture, connection, and the unexpected moments that force us to see each other differently.

Rajah Smart
5 days ago1 min read


Minding My black Ass Business
Have you ever just wanted someone to choose you for a change? For two strangers at the end of their rope, they did.
Two strangers. One storm. A secret sanctuary.
When Darius and Amara escape the people who drain them, they discover a world built on silence, truth, and the kind of healing you don’t talk about out loud.
Minding My Black Ass Business is a story about reclamation, Black love, and finally demanding to be seen.
The audit is now available on Amazon Barnes and No

Rajah Smart
5 days ago1 min read
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New Book Release: Minding My Black Ass Business [audio sample]
During this era, we hear how Black folks have stepped aside during these chaotic times. However, there are those who find themselves doing that in their own homes, tired of feeling like a ghost. Description Darius Ellison is a wallet. Dr. Amara Lewis is a calendar. To the outside world, they are Black excellence personified: a high-earning tech executive in Atlanta and a brilliant psychotherapist in the Pacific Northwest. But inside their own homes, they have been reduced to.

Rajah Smart
Jan 82 min read


Green Light for New Research on Displacement in Middle Tennessee
As Middle Tennessee continues to experience rapid growth, we must understand the "spatial echo" of this expansion—specifically how displacement in the urban core ripples outward, creating infrastructural strain on our satellite cities.

Rajah Smart
Nov 24, 20251 min read


My Son Asked Why the Hood Has So Many Churches and Liquor Stores. My New Book is the Answer.
The Flint I grew up in was different. It was much more full of life. Don’t get me wrong, we were still considered poor, but there was something there. A pulse. A sense of community and industry, even as the "last hired, first fired" reality of deindustrialization began to take its toll. We had neighbors, block parties, and a feeling that we were part of a city that, while tough, was still whole.

Rajah Smart
Jul 20, 20255 min read


Clarksville, TN Couple, MiEON, Advances to Second Round of America's Favorite Couple Contest
Clarksville, TN – Local couple, Felicia and Rajah Smart, known together as the writing duo "MiEON," have captured hearts and votes to advance to the second round of the prestigious

Rajah Smart
Jul 14, 20252 min read


Cast A Daily Vote for America's Favorite Couple Till September!
We are thrilled to share that Felica and I have joined the America’s Favorite Couple contest—and we need your help to stay on top!

Rajah Smart
Jul 14, 20251 min read


Let's Vote! MiEon for America's Favorite Couple! You can vote daily until July 10, 2025
The time is here! Vote for MiEon daily using your free vote in America's Favorite Couple contest until Thursday , July 10th! Mark your...

Rajah Smart
Jun 26, 20253 min read


When You See A Dead Person
Today, I was taking care of some business and swore I saw a woman that looked like my sister.

Rajah Smart
May 21, 20253 min read


Big news from MiEon! 🎉
Rajah E. Smart and Felicia M. Banks MiEon are thrilled to announce they've completed the screenplays for two of their amazing books! Get ready to see their stories come to life on screen! 🎬✨

Rajah Smart
Apr 22, 20251 min read


50 Plus Wisdom
I was pursuing a career, marriage, money, kids, titles, material things, etc. I guess it takes working with terrible people and in relation

Rajah Smart
Apr 7, 20253 min read


MiEON: Menopause
Where was the real talk? Where were the stories from women who actually got it?

Felicia Banks
Jan 23, 20251 min read


2025 and More of MiEon
Happy 2025! If you are still with me, reading my blogs every week or so, THANK YOU!

Felicia Banks
Jan 14, 20252 min read


Subscribe to MiEon YouTube
Love budget-friendly finds, Black artistry, and good vibes? ✨ #Subscribe to MiEon on YouTube for books, shorts, product reviews for the...

Rajah Smart
Jan 8, 20251 min read


Echoes of Love: Words from a Daddy’s Girl
Dec 29, 2011 is the last time I heard my father’s voice. He was contemplating visiting my sister and I in Tennessee.

Felicia Banks
Dec 31, 20242 min read


Spotlight Series: Gionni Carr Interview
Mieon interview series

Felicia Banks
Dec 23, 20241 min read


We Listen & Don't Judge Trend
There is a new internet trend, “we listen; we don’t judge.” I have seen its videos, and they are cute.

Felicia Banks
Dec 17, 20242 min read


F@#! Ya’ll Beat
We also laugh, very hard. To me laughing is vital to life. This weekend, Hubbs and I were in bed laughing(our nightly routine).

Felicia Banks
Dec 10, 20242 min read


A Peaceful Pause: A New Approach to Holidays
This weekend I sat on the couch for Thanksgiving. We didn’t have people over. We didn’t go out to visit with family.

Felicia Banks
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Touched Out
I am so obsessed with the new generation of motherhood. Thirty-one years ago when I was pregnant with my first child we had two ways to...

Felicia Banks
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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