Beauty's Only Skin Deep

I recently read an interesting Huffington Post blog by lawyer and mother Devon Corneal entitled, “Pretty is as Pretty Does.” In it, Ms. Corneal recounts a story of 14-year old Nadia Ilse who, from age 10, was bullied at school because of her protruding ears. She considered suicide and in an effort to save her…

This and That This Week: CanDid Art

Last weekend, I gushed  about my adventures at the 2011 Circle of Sisters Expo (read about it here). This week, I’d like to spotlight another amazing young woman I met at COS, Ms. Candice Cox, Owner/Designer of CanDid Art (www.candidart.bigcartel.com). She was wearing this gorgeous Warrior Chain body art, seen below. My friend and I were…

Guest Post: Confessions of a former Afro-girl

Please welcome my first guest-blogger, my Cousin Jasmine…Give her some love! Very early in Calandra’s video blogging, she based an entry on a question her new-mom cousin asked about going on intuition vs. advice. That new-mom cousin was me, Jasmine Ratliff. Recently I asked Calandra if I could occasionally contribute to This and That as…

This and That This Week – PILOT

As I mentioned before, This and That This Week (TTTW) is my new feature, highlighting articles, sites and videos of interest I’ve run across during the week. Please feel free to check them out. Recipe of the week – Bourbon Banana Pudding with Glazed Pecans (from nolagirlsocial) – need I say more?? Who doesn’t like banana…