HeyJaredBlack Girl Is A Verb by Amena Brown
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Why I’m Team Sweet Potato (opens the original)
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The weather in Atlanta is turning from burning and scorching to just hot. In a few weeks it will be nicely warm. Hopefully by Christmas we can actually wear our jackets. I love the fruits and veggies of summer the most but the colors of fall are my favorite. Earthtones like Janet Jackson and her friends wore in the “That’s The Way Love Goes” video. Dark nail polish like OPI’s “Lincoln Park.” And the lattes. What a season for lattes. I’ve never been a pumpkin spice latte fan but shoutout to the B
Never Tell a Black Girl LIVE: ATL, Durham, NC, and more (opens the original)
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Feelings of Home (opens the original)
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ATLANTA: I’ll be performing Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl LIVE based on my new book at Eddie’s Attic on 9/12. Doors open at 4pm. Show starts at 5pm. Get your tickets! I’ll be signing books after the show. To guarantee your copy, preorder from The Book Bird and pick it up at the show. Otherwise there will be limited copies available at the show. I can’t wait to see you!<a class="image-link im
Things I Learned from My First Book Tour (opens the original)
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ATLANTA: I’ll be performing Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl LIVE, based on my new book, at Eddie’s Attic on 9/12. Doors open at 4pm. Show starts at 5pm. Get your tickets! I’ll be signing books after the show. To guarantee your copy, preorder from The Book Bird and pick it up at the show. Otherwise there will be limited copies available at the show. I can’t wait to see you!<a c
Book Outtakes: Count Me In (opens the original)
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Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl has been out in the world for three weeks and I am still overcome and overwhelmed with how well it has been received and hearing from so many readers. I’ve got two book tour dates left in Houston and <spa
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