Playwright, poet, director, and screenwriter, Afrika Brown began her career writing fashion, lifestyle, and entertainment features. In 2006, Brown published Sepia Sapphire, a collection of poetry. In 2007, Brown's weekly chapter series Diary of a Break Up was featured on Universitychic.com. In 2009, she founded F.A.M.E NYC Magazine. In 2014, The Outing, Brown's first one-act play was featured at Open Hydrant's Urban Waves Festival, Manhattan Repertory Theatre's Summer Shorts Festival, and The Strawberry One-Act Festival. In 2015, Brown's social-political play Strange Fruit Redux made its world premiere at Manhattan Repertory Theatre's 10th Anniversary Event. Strange Fruit Redux returned to NYC in November 2015 participating in the Midtown International Theatre Festival. In 2016, Strange Fruit Redux played in festivals in North Carolina, Michigan and the boroughs of NYC. Brown also debuted Slow Bullet, My Three Loves for an extended run at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in June 2016. In 2017, she traveled to Barcelona to take part in an artist residency at Can Serrat. Brown is a Resident Playwright at Manhattan Repertory Theatre and a 2018 Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights Fellow.
Email: brownaf@whitman.edu
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Meet Jessica Matthews, Whitman's Victim AdvocateFebruary 6, 2019 Education and advocacy are two principles Jessica Matthews upholds as Whitman's new Sexual Assault Victim's Advocate (SAVA). Hailey Powers was Whitman's first SAVA, holding the position for two years prior to Matthews assuming the role.
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Alumna Chases Her Dreams into Art WorldProfile of Whitman alumna Brenna Two Bears, an art history and visual culture studies major
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Community Fellows Program Creates Positive ChangeProfile on Walla Walla community programs, the YWCA of Walla Walla and Walla Walla Symphony, and community service by Whitman students
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Biologist Tracks Evolution through Study of MonkeyflowersProfile of Arielle Cooley, associate professor of biology at Whitman College, and the research she and her students are conducting on monkeyflowers
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‘Robot-proof' Your Work Future
October 31, 2018 Whether you are worried about artificial intelligence or eagerly awaiting the day when you can zip across town in your hovercraft like George Jetson, now is the time to see how your skills stack up against the rising robot class.
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Annual Dia de los Muertos Community Festival Enters Sixth YearOctober 24, 2018 For six years Whitman College and the community of Walla Walla have come together to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. This year's festival is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Downtown Farmer's Market, 106 W. Main St.
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Whitman Welcomes Liberal Arts Diversity Officers for LADO Meeting
October 9, 2018 Members of the consortium Liberal Arts Diversity Officers, or LADO, met at Whitman Oct. 8-9, 2018, to discuss how issues facing their colleges today, including building bridges with professional organizations, becoming systematically proactive before issues arise, effectively using data and brainstorming solutions.
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Author Peter Donahue Visits as Part of Visiting Writer’s SeriesOctober 9, 2018 Author Peter Donahue will visit Whitman this week as part of the English department’s Visiting Writer’s Series, where he will read excerpts from his latest novel “Three Sides Water,”
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Texture and Textiles on Display at Sheehan GallerySeptember 19, 2018 This fall the Sheehan Gallery presents two exhibits that explore artistry through the medium of fabric and textiles.
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Annual Instant Play Festival Hits the Stage Saturday
September 17, 2018 On Sept. 22, 2018, Whitman’s Instant Play Festival will grace the stage of Harper Joy Theatre. This showcase features 14 new plays that are written, directed and performed within a 24-hour period. In the three weeks leading up to the event, participating students are treated to three visiting playwrights who with work the student writers to develop their skills.
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Sophie Lucido Johnson '08 First in 2018-19 Visiting Writers SeriesSeptember 10, 2018 Interview with Sophie Johnson
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SCORE Adds Community Health Theme for 2018 Excursions
August 23, 2018 Each August Whitman College's Summer Community OutReach Excursion (SCORE) welcomes more than 30 incoming first-year students to Walla Walla to participate in student-led community service trips based around the themes of food and hunger, environmental and social justice, and housing and homelessness.
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Summer of Salmon: Whitman Students Intern at South Fork of Walla Walla RiverJuly 26, 2018 While some spend their summers under air conditioners trying to beat the heat, Whitman College geology majors Hailey Kirlin ‘19 and Shelby Cutter ‘19 spent theirs braving triple digit temperatures trekking through the south fork of the Walla Walla River in fishing waders .