April 20, 2021

I Don't Look Like Who I've Been Through with Iman Milner

56 minutes

On this episode of Black & Published, Nikesha is speaking with actress, writer and poet Iman N. Milner about her new poetry collection, on breaking back together. The collection on faith, love, loss, and self-preservation is soul-shattering and brutally honest. The work helps fulfill Iman's mission to heal herself in her own work as well as inspire others to prioritize their own healing. An actress from the age of 8, she sees her work on stage, TV, film, and in print--be it articles she's written or poetry she's penned--as part of the interconnected stories she wants to tell.

Episode Notes

On this episode of Black & Published, Nikesha is speaking with actress, writer and poet Iman N. Milner about her new poetry collection, on breaking back together. The collection on faith, love, loss, and self-preservation is soul-shattering and brutally honest. The work helps fulfill Iman's mission to heal herself in her own work as well as inspire others to prioritize their own healing. An actress from the age of 8, she sees her work on stage, TV, film, and in print--be it articles she's written or poetry she's penned--as part of the interconnected stories she wants to tell.

In this conversation, Iman explains why she approaches celebrity interviews as an actress, the reason she gets choked up reading her own work in front of an audience, and how starving taught her to know her value and know her worth.

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