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University of Wyoming

Brown SistersKeynote Address
THE BROWN SISTERS
March 25, 2004
7:00 pm UW Fine Arts Concert Hall
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"Brown v. The Board of Education"
and the Brown sisters

Linda and Cheryl are two of the three children of the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown. Along with their mother and sister the family is dedicated to preserving the historic legacy of the landmark U.S. Supreme court decision of 1954, Oliver L. Brown et.al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka, et.al.

Linda has been a Head Start teacher and at one time taught private music lessons in piano. She is currently Program Associate with the Brown Foundation and serves as director of music for one of the Methodist churches in Topeka, where she has chaired several project committees. Cheryl has been a 6th grade teacher, university guest lecturer, a school guidance counselor, a state education administrator and is currently Executive Director of the Brown Foundation. She has held memberships in 19 professional and civic organizations, and presently serves on various local, state and national boards. She is past chair of Women Work, a ‘national women’s network’ representing some 15 million women.

They have extensive public speaking experience, which includes university guest lectures on more than 50 campuses, various national organizations and community groups. In addition they are co-owners of Brown & Brown Associates, an educational consulting firm. The family has received numerous awards for work in education and community service.

The sisters' media interview experience includes network television, CNN News, The Wall Street Journal and 14 other television network affiliates and radio programs. They have also appeared in several documentaries, as well as over 25 magazines and local papers.

In 1994, they were guests at the White House, along with other participants in the Brown case for a reception hosted by President and Mrs. Clinton, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.