new york city's darling
Aleaha Reneé (Uh-Lee-Uh) is a Harlem-based marketer, writer, and creative director in her mid-twenties who tells emotionally grounded stories rooted in longing, connection, and the quiet courage it takes to heal. A proud Spartan alumna of Michigan State University, she grew up in metro Detroit, where she first fell in love with storytelling through music, books, writing, and the small, often overlooked moments that shape a life.
A romantic at heart, Aleaha believes in slowing down and savoring beauty wherever it lives. She collects vinyl, prefers hard copy books, and still finds magic in flipping through a magazine at the corner store. Her creative spirit is shaped by a blend of modern influences and deep-rooted nostalgia: artists like Carly Rae Jepsen, Doja Cat, SZA, and Mariah the Scientist speak to her bold, layered present—while her old soul was nurtured swaying to Erykah Badu, Bill Withers, and Otis Redding in her grandmother’s room in the early 2000s. A devoted fan of '80s music, she's still holding out for the night a DJ finally plays Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls” at the club.
As a middle child, Aleaha has spent her life studying the spaces in between—what goes unsaid, what’s felt but never named—and that sensitivity guides her creative voice across every medium. She’s committed to crafting work that holds space for vulnerability, reinvention, and joy.
Aleaha’s creative lens has been shaped by years of writing, reading, editing, and dreaming from the sidelines. Her work is a love letter to those who feel too much, dream too big, and hope anyway.



