Mahogany L. Browne

What is Black?

English - October 23, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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On this episode, we're joined by Mahogany L. Brown (@mobrowne) a poet, writer, organizer and educator for an inspiring conversation about her books, Woke Baby, Black Girl Magic & Woke A Young Poet's Call To Justice, an excerpt from her upcoming YA book, Chlorine Sky, power of poetry, social justice, and ways to cultivate the voices of young people.

Books and author discussed in this episode:

Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield

Poem for Aretha by Nikki Giovanni

This elegy for the great Billie Holiday, by Sonia Sanchez

Audre Lorde

Organizations mentioned in episode:

Urban Word NYC

Youth Speaks

Producer/Host: Jacqueline Douge (@drdouge)

Music produced by Manni Festo