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Damaris Dunn

Damaris Dunn is a native New Yorker and educator, currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Georgia?s Mary Frances Early College of Education. Her research interests are educational equity and Black girl joy.

Black Joy Is Not Canceled

“Could you show me how to use the asthma pump?” In the wake of COVID-19 this was probably not a question a nurse wanted to hear, but it was a genuine question that warranted some support. I had never used an asthma pump and my newly diagnosed bronchitis had made breathing hard.

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The Brooklyn Rail

SEPT 2023

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