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Opinion

Lifestyle 

DonnaTruly’s 2017 Top Nine

January 1, 2018 Donna 0 Comment 2017 top nine, africa, Lifestyle, top nine, travel, year in review

Sometimes when someone asks how I’m doing, and I don’t want to get into details, I’ll say “You know, highs

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Presenting at the ATER conference 2016
Lifestyle 

Lessons Learned From the 2016 ATER Conference

June 13, 2016June 14, 2016 Donna 0 Comment ATER, education, rwanda

A couple Fridays ago, I had the pleasure of being a presenter at Association of Teachers in Rwanda’s Annual Conference.

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Opinion 

#WebSeriesSoBlack (Your Alternative to #OscarsSoWhite)

February 2, 2016February 3, 2016 Donna 0 Comment tv, webseries

If you’ve been paying any attention to entertainment news lately, you’ve probably seen the online criticism of all Academy Award

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Marlon James in GQ
Jamaica Opinion Social Commentary 

Celebrating Marlon James, But Only In Part?

October 22, 2015October 31, 2015 Donna 15 Comments Bob Marley, books, homophobia, Jamaica, literature, man booker prize, marlon james, sexuality

My heart leaped when I checked social media this morning* and noticed that Marlon James had been awarded Man Booker

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Opinion 

Don’t go to law school just to “save the world”

August 15, 2012August 3, 2015 Donna 0 Comment college, law school, lawyers

Law school has had a lot of bad press lately. The Wall Street Journal reported that only 55% of 2011

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Opinion 

When is a dream too costly to pursue?

August 11, 2012August 3, 2015 Donna 0 Comment dreams, gabby douglas, Olympics

Since Ryan Lochte and Gabby Douglas won their gold medals at the Olympics their personal lives have been under intense

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Opinion 

On Dawn Harper & Lolo Jones: How (Not) To Be A Gracious Loser

August 8, 2012August 3, 2015 Donna 7 Comments athletics, dawn harper, lolo jones, Olympics, track and field

Dawn Harper won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the 2008 Olympics. She won the silver this week

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Jamaica Opinion 

Respect is Just the Minimum

January 26, 2012August 3, 2015 Donna 0 Comment andrew holness, barack obama, governor brewer, portia simpson-miller

Greetings Earthlings, I am taking a break from self-imposed blogging sabbatical (read: I just wasn’t making blogging a priority) to

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dancehall Jamaica Opinion 

Image is Everything

December 4, 2010August 3, 2015 Donna 1 Comment 2010 soul train awards, dancehall, gyptian, reggae

Yes, I jacked the title from the old Sprite commercials. I don’t quite agree with that characterization of life. I’m

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dancehall Jamaica Music Opinion 

Separating the Artist(e) from his Art

October 13, 2010August 3, 2015 Donna 4 Comments bounty killer, dancehall, Jamaica, Music

Just a few hours after I wondered out loud (via twitter) what had happened to @cucumberjuice, she sent up a

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About DonnaTruly

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Hi, I’m Donna. I'm a Jamaican woman living in Rwanda. I believe we should all get free or die trying. I find freedom in words. On this blog, I celebrate being a multidimensional woman. I have many interests: travel, education, PanAfricanism, the black diaspora, Jamaica, law, natural hair, postcolonial literature, running, politics, women’s issues, and more. I write about them all. You can also get in touch with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. I love a good conversation :-)
Do you have a question about travel, working and living abroad, going to law school, or something related? Send me your question via the Contact form, and I might answer it one Wednesday in the #AskDonna series.

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