Hoy digo I am full, I am filled

I am she, I am ella

who finds herself back to her skin

It's beautiful here, I no longer despise

Nothing but goodness here

Brown woman you are created

in the Divine

- Ode to Brown Women (2022)

HEIDI
LEPE

WRITER / STORYTELLER / THEOLOGIAN

Heidi is a Honduran-Mexican writer, theologian, and storyteller. Her work centers on the spirituality and liberation of Brown women, the Brown church, and Latina/o/x communities in the U.S.

Heidi currently attends Duke University Divinity School where she pursues her Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Latinx Studies. She is also the creator of Brown Beloved Co., a collective space at the intersection of faith, raíces (cultural roots), and justice.