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United States Twanna Hines is an award-winning sexual health educator, healthy relationships advocate, and entrepreneur, known for her contributions to cultural communications, social commentary, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
FUNKY BROWN CHICK is a creative social enterprise founded by Twanna A. Hines. The firm focuses on empowering people in their connections and spreading positive sexual health information. It produces artistic projects and deploys intersectional sexual health interventions for global community development.
Twanna Hines is associated with BrightSight Speakers as a speaker. They represent her for various speaking engagements focusing on topics such as bridging divides, diversity, equity & inclusion, social commentary, and wellness & mental health.
Twanna Hines was a sex columnist for Nerve, an online publication.
Twanna Hines is a syndicated sex columnist for Metro International.
Contributor to the New York Times Best Seller 'Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak', published by Harper Perennial in 2009.
Contributor to 'On purpose: Rhetorical Analysis of Non-fiction', published by Gyldendal Uddannelse in 2009.
Contributor to 'Migration and Immigration: A Global View, A World View of Social Issues', published by Greenwood Press in 2004.
Twanna Hines has authored multiple articles for The Huffington Post, covering topics including sex, politics, and social commentary.
Twanna Hines contributed an article to Mashable titled 'Top 5 Online Dating Site Trends' in 2008.
Twanna Hines authored the article 'Is Facebook Helping or Hurting Your Love Life?' for Fast Company magazine in 2008.
Twanna Hines wrote an article titled 'Don't Call Your Ex' for Lifetime.
Twanna Hines contributed an article titled 'How to Find a Sex Therapist and Your Orgasm' to The Stir.
Twanna A. Hines was born in Illinois in 1975. She pursued higher education at Illinois State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, and continued at Florida State University, where she obtained a Master of Science. At 23, she entered a Ph.D. program, excelling in quantitative sociology and later published research. Her early career also included post-graduate education at Universiteit van Amsterdam and New York University. Hines developed an early interest in mathematics, evidenced by her participation in her high school’s Math Club, and focused her academic research on sex and gender topics. She has since resided in the Netherlands and Portugal, gaining international experience.
Hines transitioned from academia to focus on practical, real-world experiences, travel, and language acquisition. Her career has centered on inclusively empowering individuals in their intimate connections and promoting positive sexual health information. She founded FUNKY BROWN CHICK, Inc. in 2005. This creative social enterprise produces artistic projects and deploys intersectional sexual health interventions across nine areas of social impact, aiming to foster positive sexual and reproductive health globally. Hines serves as the Chief Relationships Expert at FUNKY BROWN CHICK, Inc.
Throughout her career, Hines has been a prominent voice in media, appearing on CNN, NPR, Sirius Satellite Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and Paris Première (French Television). She has also been featured in documentary films, including “Bidelogy” (2011). Hines has contributed as a sex columnist for Nerve and is a syndicated sex columnist for Metro International. Her writings have appeared in various publications, such as The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Time Out, Mashable, Fast Company, and The Huffington Post. She is a recognized speaker, having presented at institutions like Harvard University and Wellesley College, and events such as South by Southwest (SXSW) and the Museum of Sex.
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