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Continue reading →: Healthy = Sexy
Are we still here? Women starving themselves to be pretty…isn’t that an oxymoron, juxtaposition or something? Where are my English majors? Anyway, I digress. Model Kate Upton recently defended herself against attacks to her healthy body. She is being called a piggie among other things. I thought by now we…
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Continue reading →: I Got Five On It!
Not on this high-grade marijuana that an alleged 17 year-old kingpin was selling. This product sold for $350-$400 per ounce. The 600 plants that were seized from several warehouses are reportedly worth $3 million dollars (watch the evidence room…). Just think what this young man could have accomplished in the…
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Continue reading →: IMMORTAL
Last night, my daughter and I attended Cirque du Soleil’s IMMORTAL show inspired by the genius who was Michael Jackson. It was phenomenal. And from a MJ fanatic (yeah, I said it!) that is high praise. This was my first Cirque experience, so I didn’t know what quite to expect.…
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Continue reading →: Gen Y, Again?
In a former position, we spent a lot of time convincing companies that Gen Y workers were an untapped talent pool– even dedicated research dollars to prove it… and it’s still up for debate apparently. Oh, what to do with Gen Y?!? Hire them. Teach them. Respect them as prior…
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Continue reading →: Lubanga: Landmark Decision?
Yes or no… Does it set a precedent for those who kidnap and recruit child soldiers? Did the ICC sentence go far enough? I don’t think so.
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Continue reading →: Linkedin In Seven
I came across this Inc.com article and thought I’d share. Glad to see that I’m 5 for 7; I’ll address the other two tomorrow…
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Continue reading →: The Goddamn Particle
Physicists are tingly over finding the Higgs boson particle. Why the excitement? The hope that it will unlock secrets of the universe. The particle is said to be the origin of mass.
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Continue reading →: Update Your Status
Your HIV status…do you know it? Today is National HIV Testing Day, established in 1985. Find a testing site near you. Get tested. Know your status. Visit www.hivtest.org
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Continue reading →: Papers, Please!
The proverbial slippery slope… I’ve written about Arizona immigration “enforcement” before and I guess today, was a step forward in the right direction… However, the court didn’t strike down immigration checks during “traffic stops” which was the most disgusting part of that law for me. Arizona officers will still stop people based…
- A Panel Series From Writing While Black Podcast
- And we have normalized it
- Fuck the cookout
- What does that mean?
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.”
