1Blessed Natural Mag

1BlessedNatural: Natural Hair and More at Oprah's The Life You Want Tour in NJ! This past Friday, September 26th, I was blessed with the opportunity to attend Oprah's The Life You Want Tour, P&G Power Meet-up Breakfast at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The event was hosted by Charmin and featured HGTV host, entrepreneur, and real estate expert Egypt Sherrod. The panel also included 3 other entrepreneurs including  Jodi Allen, Sylvia High, and Karen Meleta who shared tips on how to maintain balance in a busy life. One of the first things I noticed when I first arrived to the breakfast was there were a lot of women rocking their natural hair! The breakfast was part of the O Town Experience which featured many activity tents centered around Oprah's The Life You Want Tour. Some activities included scalp massages, custom journal making, dancing, photo opportunities and more! Check out some pictures of my experience below! 1BlessedNatural...

  father's dreads and son's Afro fade And he saith unto them, Be not frightened: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. - Mark 16:6 Happy Resurrection Day, my blessed naturals! I hope you are all enjoying your Easter. This week I received the blessing of being able to spend time with my family in Mississippi. I didn't realize that so many of us are natural. Check out the 1BlessedNatural Girls and Guys photoshoot! big brother and little sis Big Brother's hair: I thought Big Brother's haircut was fly and interesting. His hair was edged up into a fade, but the top part was in a choppy Afro. Big Brother did not know what the name of the style was called, but he said he began wearing it about 4 months ago. Little Sis Little Sis Little Sister's hair- Little Sis is rocking a braid-out hairstyle. She washed and installed several braids in her hair at ni...

natural brothers (photo courtesy of Flickr- Rushay (RUSH) Booysen Happy Friday everyone! I rarely do posts on natural haired brothers. So, I just wanted to share this photo I saw on Flickr by Rushay (RUSH) Booysen. Follow my blog with Bloglovin

1BlessedNatural: Natural Hair on the The Walking Dead (photo cred: Casey Florig via Flickr under CC by 2.0) If you are a fan of natural hair and The Walking Dead , then you've noticed the two natural haired beauties on the show. One of the characters "Michonne" is played by Danai Gurira who is no stranger to television. She has also performed in the popular television show Law & Order . Her resume includes television, film, and theater. Gurira has also graduated with a MFA from NYU. When I first saw Gurira, she reminded me of Lauryn Hill. On the show, The Walking Dead Gurira rocks large locs. In real life, she rocks a short beautiful natural cut. Danai Gurira (photo courtesy of Flickr- Gage Skidmore - CC BY-SA 2.0 )    Tyrese's wife on "The Walking Dead" is also natural on the show. I will have to see if I can find more information about her. (NEW) Update 3/17/2013 Tyrese's sister, "Sasha" on The "Walking Dea...

Good Morning everyone,      Yesterday, I ran into a natural haired young lady on my way to work. She was rocking copper and honey blonde dreadlocks, and her name was Shirelle. I heard of using henna hair treatments, but I'd never really researched them. She schooled me on the method. Shirelle said that she was using regular permanent color on her hair. But, the chemicals were damaging her hair. One month ago, a friend suggested that Shirelle use henna to color her hair. Now, she couldn't be happier with the results. Shirelle explained that the henna treatment product she uses is like a paste that you can easily apply to your hair. My fellow natural advised that if you have dark hair like mine, the color may not take unless you get your color stripped (as you would with normal hair color)      After rocking her hair natural for years, Shirelle says that she decided to lock her hair 5 years ago. She encourages all the women th...