HER With Amena Brown

This week, I’m talking about how working from home has caused me to leave wearing bras in the past and how I intend to live my best sweatsuit life this fall and winter! In celebration of HBCU Homecoming season and Beyoncé’s album and Netflix special Homecoming, I’m talking with Candice Benbow in an interview from the HER archives. Candice is the creator of The Lemonade Syllabus, Red Lip Theology and founder of Zion Hill Media Group. Listen in as Candice and I talk about the inspiration we find in Beyoncé and the power of coming home to yourself. For more information about Candice Benbow, visit https://candicebenbow.com.

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I love gospel music and I’m so happy to talk with gospel great and vocal coach on Netflix show, Voices of Fire, Peggy Britt. Executive produced by Pharrell Williams, Voices of Fire is an inspirational show following the journey of singers and vocal coaches as they form a diverse, gospel choir in Hampton Roads, VA. Listen in as Peggy and I talk about her journey in gospel music and why it’s important to preserve gospel music tradition.

For more information on Voices of Fire, visit www.netflix.com.

To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, writing, and behind the scenes footage. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!

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Is it just me or are y’all TIRED?! This week I get real about how exhausting 2020 has been and how we can take some time this month to rest and recover. I’m also talking with disabled activist, podcaster, and founder/director of the Disability Visibility Project, Alice Wong. Listen in as Alice talks about how her creative work informs her activism and why it’s important to preserve disabled history and follow the lead of the disabled community.

For more information about Alice Wong, the Disability Visibility Project®, and the Disability Visibility book visit https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/.

For the show notes and transcript, visit http://amenabrown.com/herwithamena.

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I have never wanted a Christmas onesie as much as I did while talking to singer, author, actress, American Idol finalist, and Christmas enthusiast, Melinda Doolittle! Melinda tells me why there is no judgment for leaving Christmas decorations up all year round and dishes on her favorite Christmas songs and traditions. Grab some hot cocoa, get dressed in your favorite holiday pjs, and join me in our HER living room!

For more information about Melinda Doolittle, visit http://melindadoolittle.com. Follow Melinda on Instagram and Twitter!

To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, my writing, and behind the scenes performance footage. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at a virtual event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!

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I’m kicking off the relaunch of HER with one of my favorite interviews, a conversation with New York Times’ Bestselling author of I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness and creator of web series, The Next Question, Austin Channing Brown. The interview was recorded in the Before Times, pre-pandemic, but the conversation is still so relevant. Listen in as Austin talks about the beauty of being unapologetically Black and how we can use our anger creatively.

To connect with Austin and find out more about her book, check out http://austinchanning.com/. For more information about The Next Question, visit: https://www.tnqshow.com.

For show notes and transcripts, visit http://amenabrown.com/herwithamena.

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