Afrika Brown
420 Catherine Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362
https://www.afrikabrown.com/14 Years Experience
Professional Experience
I am a griot. A griot is a West African term for storyteller. I hold a sacred position of witnessing and reciting the stories of people, some of whom are known, but most would disappear into time if not for me. To learn more about me and view samples of my work, please visit my website: https://www.afrikabrown.com/. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afrika-brown-a52b0a9/
Expertise
- Writer 15 Years
- Copywriter 10 Years
- Social Media 5 Years
Specialty
- Entertainment 13 Years
- Lifestyle 10 Years
- Business (general) 13 Years
Industries
- Magazine - Local/Regional magazines 13 Years
- Marketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl 13 Years
- Film/entertainment - all 8 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Caribbean POSH Magazine(3-5)
- DV8 Magazine(1-2)
- White Hot Magazine(1-2)
- Black Ballot.com(# projects)
- Rubinstein Public Relations(# projects)
- Urban Metro Magazine(1-2)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- The Kenkou Group(10+)
- Vecurity(3-5)
- Whitman College(1-2)
- Katherine T. Carter & Associates(3-5)
- RezBiz, LLC(1-2)
- Manchild Black Productions(1-2)
- Get Interviews(1-2)
- Power Metrics(# projects)
Other work history
Social Media creation and profile maintenance for sculptor Kathleen Elliot, visual artist Ken Kaminski and visual atist/sculptor Linda Vellajo.
Computer skills
Microsoft Office, Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Hootsuite, WordPress, Asana, Canva, Wrike, Adobe Premiere, Final Draft
Equipment
DLSR
References
References can be furnished upon request.
Awards
2019 Lovesick Film Festival Winner for Best Unproduced Screenplay 2018 Diversity Fellowship, Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights 2006 Poetry.com for "Sepia Sapphire"
General
Tracing Humanity Through Botany
(Whitman College 9/4/2019)
A profile on Whitman professor and researcher Arielle Cooley.
YWCA’s Jessica Matthews Continues Advocacy Mission as Whitman’s New SAVA
(Whitman Newsroom 2/28/2019)
A profile of YWCA victim's advocate Jessica Matthews.
An Entrepreneur’s Life
(Shenekia Loud/The Kenkou Group 9/4/2019)
A blog entry ghostwritten for CEO Shenekia Loud's blog.
What You Need to Know About H2O
(The Kenkou Group 9/4/2019)
Top 10 reasons for drinking more water.
International Correspondent Lectures About the Duality of the Human Condition
(Whitman College 9/5/2019)
A profile of journalist Nathan Jeffay.
Not Your Average Summer Vacation
(Whitman College 9/5/2019)
An article about a new summer internship initiative at Whitman College.
Plan B or Abortion Pill
(The Kenkou Group 9/5/2019)
The difference between the Plan B and abortion pills.
Much Ado About You
(F.A.M.E NYC Magazine 9/5/2019)
A feature on a Manhattan Salon and its owner.
Sensor Perfect SP1000A Field Installation Manual
(PMI 9/5/2019)
Installation manual
Diary of a Breakup Chapter 1
(UniversityChic.com 9/5/2019)
The first installment of a an 11 chapter series featured on UniversityChic.com.
What a Parent with a Diabetic Child Should Know
(The Kenkou Group 9/5/2019)
Top 4 things a parent with a child with juvenile diabetes should know.
HEALTH & WEALTH BY SHENEKIA
(The Kenkou Group 9/5/2019)
A presentation for an initiative for professional athletes and partnered by The Kenkou Group and U.S. Trust.