She is an active member of the Tulsa community, volunteering to tutor homeless children, distribute food, and work with women in crisis.
Brown's was the first class to integrate John Burroughs, though she does not have explicit negative memories of strained race relations.
Brown eventually graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in education from Langston University in 1975.
[1] Brown also holds a master's degree in Elementary Education Administration from Northeastern State University.
Outside of the classroom, Brown found a passion for helping the homeless and more specifically, rehabilitating incarcerated women.