Join Niccara as she welcomes Amena Brown, poet, comedic storyteller, and author of Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl, to the pod! We talk about her new essay collection, reclaiming "Black girl" as a verb and not just a noun, turning wash day from a rushed chore into a rest-day ritual, and unlearning the good-girl church conditioning that taught us to be ashamed of our bodies. Perfect for readers who appreciate stories centered on Black womanhood and self-definition, natural hair journeys, body liberation, faith deconstruction, reality TV as cultural anthropology, and Black girl joy as an act of resistance. Make sure you pick up Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl from where you get your books!
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African Ancestry
We are the pioneers of genetic ancestry tracing for Black people globally, reconnecting you to your specific African roots–the country and the people. Our scientists compare your DNA markers to the largest African reference database in the world in order to find your African origin up to 2000 years ago.