Becoming Erika Michelle... While I have no reason to believe my names were chosen with any particular intention, Divine fate would see to it that the names given to me carried prophetic meaning that even my parents didn't understand. The name “Erika” means “forever powerful,” and “Michelle” means “one who resembles God.” This is somewhat ironic because, as a Black woman born into a religious family in the Bible Belt of the United States, I was systemically conditioned to believe I had no...