Amena Brown
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Amena Brown is a spoken word poet, performing artist, and event host whose work interweaves keep-it-
05/26/2026
IT’S BOOK TOUR TIME!!! I’m so excited to hit the road and connect with as many of you as possible! I’m also so excited about the amazing Black women writers who will be my conversation partners.
Atlanta. NYC. RDU. Chicago. Cleveland. Detroit. Gwinnett. Houston. San Antonio. Come see me!
* 6/18: NYC – Café Con Libros with Tamela Gordon
* 6/22: ATL – Charis Books at Auburn Ave w/Tayari Jones
* 6/24: NC - Quail Ridge Books with Khalisa Rae
* 7/9: Chicago – Call & Response Books with Taylor Crumpton
* 7/10: Cleveland – Third Space Reading Room with Valencia Joy
* 7/11: Detroit – Source Books with Austin Channing Brown
* 7/18: ATL/Gwinnett - Lawrenceville Library with Morgan Harper Nichols
* 7/23: Houston - Kindred Stories with ReShonda Tate
* 7/25: San Antonio - Pandora’s Books with Andrea Sanderson
Event Links at amenabrown.com/events! See y’all sooooooon!
05/04/2026
Hi. Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl received a starred Kirkus review. Be right back. I need to ugly cry like Sofia in The Color Purple. 🥹😭
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/amena-brown/never-tell-a-black-girl-how-to-black-girl/
In today’s episode on the Never Tell a Black Girl Network, in celebration of Part 2 of the book which is all about food, I ventured to one of Atlanta’s popular wing spots, J.R. Crickets. Shoutout to Brianna, a member of the J.R. Crickets’ team who let me ask her a couple of very important questions.
Now let’s fight in the comments. Are you TEAM DRUMS or TEAM FLATS? Are you TEAM RANCH or TEAM BLUE CHEESE?
For more commentary on fried chicken, cooking while broke and being vetted before you cook mac and cheese, preorder your copy of my book of comedic essays Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl from a Black-owned bookstore, your favorite bookseller, or your local library. https://bit.ly/HowToBlackGirlBook
Preorder signed copies only from ! https://44thand3rdbookseller.com/book/9798217044689
04/15/2026
Creative AfterHours is back in partnership with Creative Mornings Atlanta! This time for a storytelling workshop on Thursday May 7 at Be Nice House facilitated by the Atlanta Is… Podcast team and hosted by meeeeee ! Come through and learn how to write YOUR Atlanta story (we all have one!) and learn how to tell your story in front of a crowd. Tickets are limited and Pay What You Can so get your tix before they’re gone! https://atlantaisstorytellingworkshop.eventbrite.com
Catch up on all episodes of the Atlanta Is… podcast now streaming on your favorite podcast player. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-atlanta-is-303488876/
04/13/2026
Excited to announce I will be a Dosso Beauty, LLC Ambassador at the Taliah Waajid Natural Hair Show World Natural Hair, Health & Beauty Show in ATL THIS WEEKEND for the Dosso Beauty Bar Tour! Come through, make an appointment to get your hair braided and learn more about Dosso Beauty’s nontoxic braiding hair and organic hair products. See you there!
Book your braids appointment here: https://www.dossobeauty.com/ -now
RSVP for the World Natural Hair, Health & Beauty Show here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-taliah-waajid-world-natural-hair-health-beauty-tickets-1816608076659?aff=oddtdtcreator
ALBUM REVEAL for The Listening Party THIS THURSDAY. In honor of ATL’s our featured album will be Outkast’s Aquemini. While we listen, there will be no talking and instead YOU can write, read, draw, crochet, or whatever creative thing you like to do.
THIS THURSDAY 4/2. At . I’m hosting. DJ Opdiggy is spinning. Doors open at 6pm. Album starts at 7pm. Pay What You Can tickets: the listening party.eventbrite.com. See you there!
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