“I see the question all the time: what do you want to be when you grow up? But I tell my son, that’s the wrong question. It should be: what do you want to be now? Your mind is going to keep changing as you … Continue readingYoung writer gets lots of encouragement from dad
“To get my book out there, I was told that I needed to perform my poetry. And I was like, ‘Um, no.’ I’ve been performing since I was 3, singing at church, in the school choir, and for different events through the years. I was … Continue readingSpoken word poet tells Da Truth
NameBritney Brown Age30 How long have you lived in Baytown?Eight months Most interesting fact about youI can remix any song on the spot. BackgroundI was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, but raised in so many different places. I used my history of moving from city to … Continue readingBritney Brown: first-time author hopes to inspire others
“It began in college. I had a class called Sex and Gender in Latin America. It was talking about the machismo culture and what women in those countries are going through, not really being protected or having a voice for themselves. I remember reading these … Continue readingA voice for women who endure abuse in the military
“I’ve always written poetry. That’s how I dealt with my emotions, putting things down on paper. It started when my grandmother died. I didn’t know how to deal with that. It was the first time I really felt so much hurt. “So I just wrote … Continue readingPoet helps others find solutions to their problems
“When my grandson was a sniper in Afghanistan, I lived in fear every day. It’s one thing to be a parent of a warrior, it’s another thing to be a grandmother. It just about tore me apart. “I dealt with it by writing a book, … Continue readingWriting a book was this grandmother’s therapy