Tanisha Wallace Porath | Her Nexx Chapter

Discovering Your Self-Worth and How You Live in Your Skin: Meet January Donovan

Have you ever said something that didn’t really align with your true self? I don’t mean accidentally calling someone by the wrong name or inadvertently hurting someone’s feelings. I am talking about betraying yourself and possibly your beliefs by agreeing to...

May 14, 2023

Buy Nothing Day: A Time to Enjoy Life Without Black Friday Shop-a-Thons

What is “Buy Nothing Day” and why is it on the same day as the biggest shopping day in America? Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. A day when we as Americans, still bloated from stuffing our faces, try and get the best deal on a TV. Well, that and anything...

Nov 25, 2022

Helen Keller: Influential Writer and Voice for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Sight-Impaired Communities

I am addicted to a clock, more specifically the clock app known as TikTok. I discovered TikTok as many of us did, during the global pandemic. I thought it would be fun to watch silly people do silly dances. My love of TikTok was then heightened when I discovered...

Jun 27, 2022

Tennis Great Serena Williams: Speaking Her Truth to Fight Inequality

Serena Jameka Williams, everyone knows her name. You’d have to be living under a rock to miss what she does for her profession. She is the greatest tennis player of all time. Not the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, not the greatest Black tennis player...

Feb 23, 2022

It’s a Gouda Time to Celebrate National Cheese Lovers Day!

National Cheese Lovers Day is upon us, and I for one think it’s a gouda day to celebrate. The first recorded cheese was made by accident when a sheepherder stored the sheep's milk for too long and the milk separated and became whey. Then the brave shepherds tried...

Jan 20, 2022

Being Your Own Best Friend After Losing the Love of Your Life: Tanisha’s Story

The phrase “the love of your life” is tossed around in movies and on TV, with our friend group, with everyone we know. But what happens when the love of your life dies? I got married when I was 18, to the love of my life. I thought I would spend forever with...

Nov 19, 2021

With Grace and Determination: A Look at the Evolving Roles of Women

Women. Most of us know that women are crucial to the survival of civilization. Women carry and give life. We give of ourselves until we cannot give anymore. Women nurture and nest and provide for our families. But not so long ago, a women’s role was defined by...

Jul 2, 2021

Humor During the Pandemic is Ok…How Favorite TV Characters Might Deal with the Virus

2020 was a remarkable year for so many of us. A year ago, we thought we were headed into a much- needed two-week break, where we could rest and regroup, possibly work from home for a few weeks, while our kids got an extended spring break. We naively thought two...

Apr 1, 2021

Our Love Affair with Television

World Television Day is upon us. Now I know TV has gotten somewhat of a bad rap in recent years, but TV is crucial to humans. When television was first invented in 1927, it was viewed as a luxury most people could not afford, as some households still didn’t have...

Nov 21, 2020

The Pause Button: Learning from the Stillness

The pause button. The pause button is the most revolutionary piece of equipment ever designed. This may be a controversial statement but one I believe is true. In the 80s when we all brought VHS players into our homes, we marveled at how we could pause movies, just...

Oct 29, 2020

Pride Celebrations Amid a Pandemic

June is LGBTQ Pride Month. Pride began not as a celebration but as a riot. On June 28, 1969 the police raided the now famous Stonewall Inn, a place where gays and lesbians could be themselves and interact with other people who identified as they did. The occupants...

Jun 28, 2020

Releasing Fear of the Unknown and Embracing Change

When I was a child, I was scared of everything. My fear was exacerbated by the fact that I moved several times throughout my childhood. I struggled to make friends each time I entered a new classroom. I was a chubby, frightened little girl, afraid of not being...

Mar 27, 2020

Living Free and Solo: We Have Just One Life, Dance On!

Thriving at an HBCU (Historically Black College & University): Zoë Shares Her Spelman Journey

Finding Hope and Strength During Seasons of Grief: Heather’s Story

Gaslighting and Psychological Abuse: Help for Victims of Manipulation and Bullying

My Journey of Self-Discovery: Unraveling the Paradigm of the “Rules of a Happy Life”