Austin Channing Brown
speaker
Austin Channing Brown is a writer and media producer providing inspired leadership on racial justice in America.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
She is the author of I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. The book was ranked in Amazon’s Top 20 Bestsellers list.
ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
By using an intentional mix of humour, pop-culture, story-telling, and audience engagement, Austin awakens people to the current realities of systemic racism and the everyday actions which allow racism to thrive.
HOST OF THE NEXT QUESTION
As a media producer, Austin creates content that centres the experiences of Black women, dismantling the foundations of white supremacy. In her web series, The Next Question, Austin examines complex topics affecting social justice while simultaneously celebrating the humanity of the show’s guests.
Books by Austin Channing Brown
I'm Still Here
'This book is my story about growing up in a Black girl's body.' From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian and female that exposes how white America's love affair with 'diversity' so often falls short of its ideals.Austin Channing Brown's first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin... Read More