Michele Grant is a writer, lover of all things purple, and speaker of mind. Her popular blog, Black 'n Bougie (blacknbougie. com), is an irreverent look at pop culture, people, politics & personal stuff. . . with a bougie twist, and attracts over 40, 000 visits a week. The blog won the 2010 Black Weblog Award for Best Series and was named a finalist in 2011 for the categories Best Writing in a Blog, Best Series, and Blog of the Year. She was a finalist two years in a row for RT Book Review's Best Multicultural Romance. Her articles have been posted on Essence. com, UptownMagazine. com, Blackenterprise. com, and ForHarriet. com. You can find her tweeting as @OneChele, on Facebook, at MicheleGrant. net, or via email at michele@michelegrant. net.