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BlackGirlMagic Interview: Amena Brown

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Truth's Table

Religion & Spirituality

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Amena Brown is a poet, speaker, author, and event host. Named one of Rejuvenate Magazine’s Top 40 under 40 Changemakers, Amena is the author of five spoken word CDs and two non-fiction books: Breaking Old Rhythms and her latest release How to Fix a Broken Record. She has performed and spoken at events across the nation such as Creativity World Forum, IF Gathering, and Chick-fil-A Leadercast, as well as touring with Gungor, Ann Voskamp and the Voices Project Historically Black College and University Tour. Amena is also the host of the How to Fix a Broken Record podcast miniseries about her book of the same name and the co-host of podcast Here for the Donuts. She and her husband, DJ Opdiggy, live in Atlanta where they host an open mic every fifth Thursday at Urban Grind Coffee. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Follow Amena on all of her social media platforms: Website: http://www.amenabrown.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/amenawrites Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/amenabee YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/menabee Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/amenabee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0

And the Hey y'all, welcome to True's table, midwives of culture for Grace and Truth.

0:23.4

I'm a Kimini.

0:24.7

I'm Christina.

0:26.4

This table is built by black woman and four black women.

0:29.1

So welcome to the table, see how you're doing, gah?

0:32.4

Oh, I am so good even though you know we've survived

0:35.8

2017 we're now in 2018 praise the Lord so all right pretty good.

0:40.5

2017 tried to take us out y'all tried to take us out y'all tried to take us out. It did have plans.

0:46.0

Weymie though, where where where's Michelle? Where's she at girl?

0:52.0

Oh well you know she did survive 2017,

0:54.6

praise the Lord, and she is doing well,

0:57.4

but we're gonna let her rest up today.

0:58.8

She's been involved in a lot of good work

1:00.5

in the city of St. Louis, folks in her community there and so she's

1:05.2

not with us today but we are not without a third person.

1:10.3

Yes because this is our Black Girl Interview, I'm sorry, Black Girl Magic interview episode.

1:18.0

Yoo!

1:21.0

And today, our Black Girl Magic Spotlight is on Amina Brown.

1:26.0

Welcome to the table Amina.

1:27.4

Oh my gosh, thank you.

1:28.8

I am doing the Bakehead bounce.

1:30.6

I'm so happy to be here. I don't do graphic design in any way but I've been trying to figure out how I could

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