Dr. Mahogany L. Browne, (born Lesley Tims, 1976) is an American poet[1] curator, writer, organizer and educator.

[4] She recalls never having imagined moving to New York permanently as someone born and raised in Oakland, California but after her summer residency at Pratt Institute ended, she decided to stay.

[citation needed] She is known for her thirteen-year tenure as the Friday Night Slam curator and Poetry Program director at the Nuyorican Poets Café in Lower Manhattan.

In 2019, Browne served as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) program coordinator at her alma mater, Pratt Institute,[3] where she was also a visiting instructor.

Focus Fellowship, which is awarded to a spoken word author whose lifelong creative work has demonstrated a commitment to building community through collaborative models.