"[1] As an entertainment journalist, Brown wrote a regular column in her magazine, called "Meow", and through it and her interviews with celebrities, she became the first nationally known black female gossip columnist.
[4] Brown was educated at Calumet High School, started college in Chicago, and later transferred and then graduated with a B.A.
She worked with Irv Kupcinet, an entertainment journalist at the Chicago Sun-Times, and after his death wrote her own column and retired in 2012.
[7][8][9][10] The family made Stockholm, Sweden their home for nine years while the couple had two sons, Randy and Russell, and Foster attended university.
[10] Randy was wounded by gunfire in 1992 when he was 17 years old, and Foster appeared on NBC's America the Violent with Tom Brokaw to discuss the issue of violence from a parent's perspective.
[2][5][9][13][14] As a TV producer, Brown had met musical talent, such as Whitney Houston and others, and would later use her contacts for her entertainment reporting.
[clarification needed][2][17][18][19][20] Brown has reported about the musical group Milli Vanilli's lip syncing recordings and performances.