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A Dinner Jazz Cruise Fit For a Birthday Queen

December 02, 2019 by Donna

The night sky was dreamy, the view of New Orleans was captivating, and the six-piece jazz band sounded absolutely incredible. The only thing left for this birthday queen to do was dance the night away with my sister-friends/fellow queens.

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December 02, 2019 /Donna
New Orleans, Extraordinary, Jazz, Creole Queen, Birthday, Fun, Celebrate
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Afropunk: I Enjoyed Celebrating All Aspects of Being Black AF

October 14, 2019 by Donna

What’s really interesting is that over the past few years, I’ve been on a mission to experience myself uninhibited - Who is Donna without the world-induced titles of Mom, wife, student, educator, teacher, employee, island girl, Christian, etc? I never stop asking this question and I never will because what I find out always intrigues me. The best way to explore the depths of this is to continue to say “yes!” to new experiences.

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October 14, 2019 /Donna
Afropunk, Brooklyn, Festivals, Extraordinary, Extra is my ordinary, Summer, Fun, Music, Art, Culture, Black
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That Thing You Do Is Defining You

June 24, 2019 by Donna

…I am fulfilled from being submerged wholeheartedly in the experience. This is not to be confused with having a complacent spirit, but rather a confident one. The view is always sure to be beautiful at the top, but getting to it is where lessons are taught, faith is tested, and excellence is birth.

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June 24, 2019 /Donna
Fun, inspiration, goals, reflection
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