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Meet Alana C. Brown, ESQ., A Cultured Business Founder & CEO
Creating sustainable and liberatory change in the nonprofit sector
Alana Brown is an award-winning attorney and social justice advocate committed to empowering Black women and women of color nonprofit leaders.
As a former nonprofit executive director, Alana knows firsthand the many challenges Black women face leading nonprofits. That’s why she created A Cultured Business.
Through A Cultured Business, Alana provides expert coaching and consulting services specifically designed to elevate Black and women of color leaders making an impact in the social sector. From starting a nonprofit to securing sustainable funding, Alana empowers leaders to transform their vision for equity into lasting impact.
Attorney & Activist, Intersection of Black Women and Gender-Based Violence
Alana’s commitment to elevating Black women leaders and better serving Black communities runs deep, as does her expertise in the nonprofit sector.
Before founding A Cultured Business, Alana spent over a decade as an award-winning attorney advocating for Black women survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
In 2018, Alana founded and formerly served as the Executive Director The Safe Sisters Circle, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides culturally specific, trauma-informed, and holistic services for Black women survivors of sexual and domestic violence living primarily in Washington, DC’s Wards 7 and 8.
In its first five years of operations, The Safe Sisters Circle served hundreds of survivors, launched a mental health justice clinic to provide trauma-informed counseling services, and became a national voice for Black women survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. After Alana’s transition, the organization continues to thrive under a new rising Black women leader.
Award Winning Leader
2022 Washingtonian of the Year
Washingtonian Magazine, for being a local “hero” in the Washington DC community and her positive impact with Black women survivors through The Safe Sisters Circle’s programs.
10 Top Admired Women Business Leaders
Tech Industry Outlook, for her strategic and effective leadership and management of the diverse staff at The Safe Sisters Circle.
Top 40 Under 40 Advocates 2022
The National Bar Association, for her influence in Washington DC legal community and fearless advocacy for her clients.
Media
- Homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant people, a new study finds. Black women are at greatest risk.
In The Washington Post’s The Lily, Alana discusses the important intersection of homicide, intimate partner violence, and pregnancy among Black women. “Sometimes the abuse isn’t only physical, survivors miscarry from the stress of emotional abuse”
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