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Anna DeShawn

August 30, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Anna DeShawn was born on August 30, 1983. She is a media professional, social entrepreneur, and community lover. Anna DeShawn was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Anthony Rainey, an educator, and Vivian Rainey, a business manager. She has one sibling, Dione, who is an educator. DeShawn grew up in a religious household, and attended a Lutheran private school, Luther South High School. It didn’t make it easy for her as a young Black girl exploring her burgeoning sexual feelings. “When […]

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