Interview with Natural Hair Model Te’Anna Williams
I am excited to do this interview with Louisville’s own Te’Anna Williams. Te’Anna is a top 15 finalist in the Taliah Waajid 2013 World’s Next Top Hair Model contest. I asked Te’Anna to sit down with me and do an interview in regards to her journey from average girl to national hair model. DCN: So first [...]
Curb Your Appetite, Not Your Enthusiasm!
As the excitement of the new year fades, you may begin to lose your enthusiasm for the resolutions of health that you made. That one day break from the gym you earned turned into an ever increasing pattern of of three or four day gaps between workouts.But to your surprise you feel more hungry than [...]
Tips on Maintaining a Healthy Computer
Tips on Maintaining a Healthy Computer By Andre’ Gilkey In this week’s edition of the Onyx Newsletter, I was tasked to provide an article relating on something most of us use every day: a computer. Most of us live on them, but sometimes they can give us grief when the unexpected happens, such as crashing [...]
Good Love
Good Love Looking back on the last two years, I’ve reflected on the years 2010 and 2011. The events that took place were meant to be, yet they brought hurtful memories that left scars in my soul. I was always taught to respect the power of love and to remember to take each experience and [...]
Good Love
Good Love Looking back on the last two years, I’ve reflected on the years 2010 and 2011. The events that took place were meant to be, yet brought hurtful memories that left scars in my soul. I was always taught to respect the power of love and remember to take each experience and learn from [...]
5 Ways to Beat Winter Blues: Part 3
4) Supplement with vitamin D. In addition to having difficulty synchronizing ourselves with the sun in the colder months, many of us simply don’t get enough sun exposure, leaving us deficient in vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin”. Vitamin D deficiency has been found to be especially prevalent in people of African descent living in latitudes [...]
5 Ways to Beat Winter Blues: Part 2
2) Exercise. You may have a million excuses for why you can’t exercise, but what you might not realize is that many of those excuses only exist because you don’t exercise. If you are too tired, too achy, or simply not in the mood to exercise, do it anyway! Studies have shown that 30 minutes [...]
5 Ways To Beat Winter Blues: Part 1
With the holiday season upon us, there is plenty to look forward to — families coming together, hearty meals, and well-earned time off from work! Nonetheless, many people find themselves struggling to muster up any holiday cheer during the winter months. If you need a pep talk just to get out of bed in the [...]
WHO ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU? Who are you? What do you stand for? What’s your favorite color? What are your fears, wants, and needs? We need to start asking ourselves questions about who we are and what we want out of life. In my past experiences, I’ve learned so much about myself. When your back is against [...]
Dear Mama
Dear Mama (dedicated to my mama Salethia R Watts RIP 05/15/1957-11/12/1998) Well mama all of your children made it through another year of missing you on November 12, 2011. Even though 13 years have passed, we still remember you passing away November 12, 1998 at 3:30pm CST like it was yesterday. You called me [...]