HER With Amena Brown

I’m excited to bring CEO and Founder Tracee Ellis Ross into our HER living room! Tracee educates me on the importance of salad skills, her journey to founding PATTERN and why it’s important for Black women to tell our own stories. Learn more about PATTERN at http://patternbeauty.com . Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, chec...

Have you ever been to therapy? Have you thought about going but your nerves got the best of you? I’m telling y’all about the first time I went to therapy, what prompted me to seek therapy and what I learned from the process. I’m also sharing tips for where to start if you’ve never been to therapy but would like to begin. Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.    To get transcripts, links...

This week I’m telling y’all the story of my journey to 40 and what this new decade is teaching me. WHICH BASICALLY MEANS I AM TELLING Y’ALL MY BUSINESS. If you wanna hear about how dating mishaps in my 20s, health challenges in my mid 30s, and a big career shift in my late 30s, all prepared me for the new journey of my 40s, check out this episode! Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives. ...

I have lived in the South most of my life. The food, the soil, the music, the accents, the air here is home to me. Southern hip hop gave me language for so much of what I experienced so I am excited to chat with Dr. Regina Bradley, a southern hip hop scholar and author of Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip Hop South. Listen in as Dr. Regina and I talk about Outkast, quintessential Southern...

I love gathering with y’all each week in our HER Living Room and this week we are gathering around the table for a conversation on food and Arab culture with award-winning Palestinian author and writer Reem Kassis. I only wish we could have eaten the food Reem features in her latest book, The Arabesque Table! Listen in as Reem talks with me about the finding home and the power of preserving and di...

This week I am talking and laughing with standup comedian, writer, actor and one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2020, Jenny Yang! Jenny shares how she discovered comedy and how she uses her funny to fight for justice through social media and video games. You can find more info on Jenny at her website JennyYang.tv or on Twitter and Instagram @jennyyangtv! Please enjoy this episode from the HER...

In 2007 I quit my corporate job to pursue writing and performing full time...and promptly went broke. Over the years I learned some hard lessons on what it means to be an artist and an entrepreneur. Listen in to hear my rough and tumble journey to where my career is today and my tips for how to pursue your dreams whether you are working your dream job or not. Please enjoy this episode from the HER...

If you watched Sister Act 2 and you remember the scene where Lauryn Hill and another student were singing a duet of His Eye is On the Sparrow, you may remember the other singer in that duet as Tanya Blount. She is now Tanya Trotter, half of rock and roll, country soul duo The War and Treaty. I had so much fun talking all things music with her for this week’s episode! Listen in to hear how Tanya fo...

I’m answering YOUR questions about my favorite dance movie, my love for donuts and how to overcome imposter syndrome. I asked on social media and you answered by sharing your thoughts on things you should never say to a woman. I’m also sharing my top 5 quintessential Black girl books. Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, chec...

This week we are talking about FRIEEENNDDS!!! Listen in as I discuss the importance of hobbies and hobby friends, why you need a friend who doesn’t care if your house is clean and how to navigate new friendships.  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 communi...

This week I’m taking y’all behind the poetry with one of my newish poems! Listen in to hear the books and experience that have been a part of my becoming and how I began to rediscover my voice!  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...

This week I’m talking with my internet and IRL friend, author and speaker, Kaitlin Curtice! Listen in as Kaitlin and I talk about how a twitter DM led to tea and a friendship and how Kaitlin uses her social media to build community! For more info about Kaitlin Curtice, visit http://kaitlincurtice.com .  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes ....

This week I’m excited to talk with licensed psychologist, professor, poet, and author of Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self. Dr. Thema shares her favorite snacks, how poetry informs her work, tips for those considering therapy and the inspiration behind her new book. For more information about Dr. Thema, visit https://drthema.com .    To get t...

*sings* What about your friends?! But really…what about your internet friends?! This week I’m talking to one of my favorite friends from the internet and IRL, writer, speaker, social worker, activist, and co-host of the Melanated Faith podcast, Faitth Brooks. Listen in as Faitth and I talk about how we connected online and what are the criteria for meeting internet friends. For more i...

This week New York Times’ Bestselling author of This Here Flesh , Cole Arthur Riley, is in our HER living room sharing a few of her favorite things! Tune in as Cole and I talk about Philly food, the spirituality of Toni Morrison’s work, favorite cuss words and what spiritual practice looks like for Cole today. To learn more about Cole’s work, visit http://colearthurriley.com .&nb...

This week I’m answering YOUR questions from social media and we are covering topics from donuts to Beyoncé songs to poetry performance and writing tips. Listen in as I talk about all the things!    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 w...

Yep, you read that right! This week I’m talking about UNDERWEAR and why I need coverage for both of my booty cheeks! Listen in for ways to navigate the various categories of underwear and why comfortable underwear is a great thing.  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...

This week I’m taking y’all behind the poetry and digging into my poem “Start With Your Roots.” Listen in as I share how Outkast’s album Aquemini and my own southern upbringing inspired this poem. 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 commun...

This week in an episode from the HER archives, I talked with Potawatomi author and speaker Kaitlin Curtice about her new book Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God . Listen in as Kaitlin shares her journey of decolonization and reconnecting with her identity as an Indigenous woman. To find out more about Kaitlin Curtice, visit https://kaitlincurtice.com/.  To get transcripts, links, a...

Check out this episode from the HER archives from the Before Times, where I talk with musician, filmmaker, and emerging theologian SueAnn Shiah. SueAnn shares the journey of making her documentary HuanDao about her return to her parent’s home country Taiwan for a biking pilgrimage. Listen in as we discuss the power of indigenous music and how returning to a familial home can help us to find what h...

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