Cecil Brown (born July 3, 1943)[1] is an African-American writer and educator.
His noted works include The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger (1969) and work on the 1977 Richard Pryor film Which Way Is Up?
Born in rural Bolton, North Carolina,[1] Brown attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University of Greensboro, North Carolina, where he earned his B.A.
He later attended Columbia University, and earned his M.A.
Brown while residing in Berkeley, California (to which he returned in the late 1980s and still lives and works), earned his Ph.D. in African American Studies, Folklore and Narrative in 1993.