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Author Talk | Amena Brown

Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl
2026-07-18 15:00:00 2026-07-18 16:00:00 America/New_York Author Talk | Amena Brown Amena Brown discusses her essay collection, "Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl," featuring essential tales about growing up in the South and the joy and beauty of being a Black girl. Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Branch - Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Meeting Room

Saturday, July 18
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-18 15:00:00 2026-07-18 16:00:00 America/New_York Author Talk | Amena Brown Amena Brown discusses her essay collection, "Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl," featuring essential tales about growing up in the South and the joy and beauty of being a Black girl. Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Branch - Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Meeting Room

Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Branch

Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Meeting Room

Amena Brown discusses her essay collection, "Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl," featuring essential tales about growing up in the South and the joy and beauty of being a Black girl.

Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl blends storytelling, humor, and pop culture commentary to traverse the magic and wisdom she’s gleaned from being raised by Southern Black women, and supported by the community of Black women who hold her down today. After graduating from the International Black Girl Headquarters (the renowned HBCU Spelman College), Amena has built a career telling stories and celebrating Black womanhood. In her book, she shares stories of dancing in Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope” music video and partnering with Tracee Ellis Ross to compose odes to natural hair. She imparts essential life lessons from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, and tells hair tales, including wisdom on the ideal style for her first speaking gig at Essence Fest (box braids, 100 percent).

Books will be available for sale and signing from Charis Books & More. 

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Amena Brown is a spoken-word poet and performing artist whose work interweaves keep-it-real storytelling with humor. She is the author of How to Fix a Broken Record and Breaking Old Rhythms. Her poetry was featured in the New York Times bestselling book Rhythm of Prayer. Brown was featured in Olay’s Face Anything campaign alongside Jennifer Hudson. She was also the poetic partner for PATTERN Beauty, Tracee Ellis Ross’s natural hair care and beauty brand. She lives in Atlanta.

Moderator Morgan Harper Nichols is an American Christian musician, songwriter, mixed-media artist, and writer.

Presented by Adult Services

AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Author Talk |

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