mule of the world

Issues


  • Loving Us to Death

    Last year was a rough year for young women at the hands of those who claim to love them. June: a 16 year-old girl died from her injuries after being shot in the head by an unidentified male assailant. May: Yeardley Love, a young college student, was killed by her ex-boyfriend weeks before her college…

  • Morning Rush Hour

    Six am…I have no in-person meetings today so I can throw on sweats. Mornings in my house are never routine. Luckily, I don’t have a set time to begin my work day because I would have to wake at least an hour earlier, to handle the surprises. Lunch was packed the night before, thank God.…

  • Unsafe Sex Is Killing Women and Girls

    According to the World Health Organization, unsafe sex is killing women and girls around the globe. HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among women between the ages of 15 and 44; unsafe sex is the biggest risk factor. The death rates of women in their reproductive years occurred in low-income (22.3 percent) and middle-income…

  • For Colored Girls

    For me, this movie is a beautiful interpretation of the classic collection of short stories and the award-winning play (I say this and I admittedly have not read orexperienced either one). It was rich in colors, themes, characters and layers. The lyrical prose from Ntozake Shange is showcased as it intertwines the women’s connected lives. As an…