DaanaAug 10, 20172 minReclaiming 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...
DaanaJul 2, 20172 minRelishing 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...
DaanaApr 9, 20173 minNo Pain, No Gain?Betty Wright strikes me as one of those aunties, waxing poetic about her experiences with men — schooling us young girls on what (and...
DaanaNov 25, 20164 minStaying Gold — Third Time’s the Charm.Stevie Wonder’s song Stay Gold always makes me happy. In the song, he sings about reflecting on a place and time when we were young, and...
DaanaNov 20, 20164 minThe World Owes You Nothing.“It means that no one else is living for you, my child. Because no one is you. Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is...
DaanaNov 17, 20162 minREWIND: Karma’s Revenge, Part II.This was written several months ago, but never shared publicly. There’s a lesson here, folks. The Universe works things out in its own...
DaanaNov 13, 20163 minHoteps. A Misguided Bunch.I’m going to start this off with a fluff, half-assed definition of hotep from Urbandictionary.com: The irony is that these folks are...
DaanaNov 3, 20163 minNo Explanation Necessary.This popped into my head the other day. I’m not sure what sparked the memory, but it really has me thinking and reflecting on life,...