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Continue reading →: Cool Nerds
Here I go again… I have always encouraged my daughter to wear the moniker “cool nerd” with pride. This article highlights females who are just that. Several are STEM pioneers. My inner feminist is showing….
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Continue reading →: 100 Days
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency, activating the National Guard in anticipation of unrest in Ferguson. A grand jury decision is expected any day about whether Darren Wilson will be charged in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown last August. Nixon says that the National Guard will…
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Continue reading →: Science Girl
A colleague sent this article to me this morning. I quickly forwarded it to my daughter with the subject line, Go Science Girl Go! This has our inside joke since her passion and command for science really began to reveal itself in middle school. As a writer, I was fascinated that…
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Continue reading →: Trick or Treat!!!
Too soon? Some retailers don’t think so. A custume-grade hazmat suit is available for purchase. Laughter is the best medicine if you will for serious situations… Is Ebola funny? Thousands of people and families are suffering and dying from this horrible disease. Thank God there are people who object, who…
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Continue reading →: Let’s Forgive Paula
There are people who will disagree with me. It’s time to forgive Paula Deen. She is re-launching her career after it went down in flames last year when she admitted to using the word Nigger, more than 30 years ago… THIRTY years. When the story broke, I didn’t follow it closely. I…
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Continue reading →: It’s On Us
1 in 5 women are assaulted on college campuses (that’s the reported number). Of course, the real number is higher. Last week President Barack Obama launched a campaign to combat sexual assault on campuses. Based on recommendations from task force recommendations, the goal is to raise awareness and educate college students about…
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Continue reading →: Five Months Later
[Partial reprint of HuffPo article.] Not one girl has been rescued In the first days after the abduction, 57 of the girls managed to escape from their captors. But not one has escaped or been rescued since then. Even though they were reportedly located months ago In May, a Nigerian…
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Continue reading →: Spare the Rod…
Spoil the child? I have long angered religion/biblical enthusiasts with my interpretation: you (should) spare the rod and therefore spoil the child. Imagine that! I don’t think that spoiling is wrong; in my opinion, children should be cherished. What I do not promote is spoiling them to a point that…
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I’m Ayoka
Welcome to Mule Of The World. Musings and rants from this Black woman. Zora Neale Hurston called the Black woman “the mule of the world.”
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