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Amena Brown

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 and Busy Phillips. She is also the poetic partner for PATTERN Beauty, Tracee Ellis Ross’s natural hair care brand. She lives in Atlanta.