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Daana Townsend| @retrosoul__

+ about me.

educator.

creator.

curator.

witness.

"My memory stammers,

but my soul

is a witness."

James Baldwin, inThe Evidence of Things Not Seen, 1985

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+ projects.

+ i (used to) write.

Daana

Apr 7, 2018

Blast From the Past.

Talk about a blast from the past (not sure why I’m using that phrase). Remember my FWB? The guy who I dated (I use that term in the...

Daana

Aug 10, 2017

Reclaiming My Time: On Why I’m Not Attending My Class Reunion.

I’m pretty proud of where I am 20 years later. And, I think I still look pretty good. That said, I will not be attending. And I am...

Daana

Jul 2, 2017

Relishing A Sister’s Misfortune.

Sis, We Gotta Stop Letting Black Men Ruin Us – Crystal deGregory Ph.D. – Medium An open letter to black women who’ve listened to Jay-Z’s...