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An Afternoon with Mahogany Browne
Friday October 9, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Chapter 510
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Calling all teens, educators, and families! Take a breather after the busy school week at Chapter 510’s cozy space for creative writing. As part of their Write, Speak, Heal collaborative with Youth Speaks and Divine Radiance, join poet, playwright, organizer, and educator Mahogany L. Browne for an afternoon celebrating young people’s self-expression, resilience, and wellness. Browne will read from her National Book Award–longlisted collection of stories and poems A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe, which Publishers Weekly calls a “love letter to [a] resilient teen population as they adjust to a changed world.” Joining her will be Chapter 510 teaching artist Belinda Bellinger, with an opening performance by Youth Speaks poets. Followed by a conversation around creativity, healing, and resilience moderated by Alie Jones. Doors at 4pm.


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Alie Jones

Alie Jones is a writer, artist, and Creole mermaid. She is the author of Saltwater Moonshine, a poetry collection that honors her matrilineal Creole heritage through poetry, music, and reflections of love. Alie is passionate about centering our breath work as sacred and hopes to build a legacy of awareness and expression. She is the Director and Co-founder of Black Freighter... Read More →
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Belinda Bellinger

Belinda Bellinger is a writer, poet, and performance artist currently living in Oakland, CA. Their work has appeared in RaceBaitr and is forthcoming in Ebony Tomatoes, among other publications. Belinda enjoys writing about healing the ancestral wounds of our inner child. Their latest residency wil... Read More →
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Youth Speaks

Founded in 1996 in San Francisco, Youth Speaks is a leading presenter of Spoken Word performance, education, and youth development programs. Trailblazers of local and national youth poetry slams, festivals, and more, Youth Speaks offers a comprehensive slate of literary arts education programs and provides numerous opportunities fo... Read More →
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Mahogany L. Browne

Mahogany L. Browne is a writer, playwright, organizer, and educator is the inaugural poet in residence at Lincoln Center, a 2022 Kennedy Center Next 50 Fellow, the inaugural Distinguished Writer in Residence at Wesleyan University, a MacDowell Arts Advocacy Awardee, a NAACP Image Award nominess and... Read More →
Friday October 9, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Chapter 510 546 9th St, Oakland, CA. 94607
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