Mildred D. Brown (December 20, 1905 – November 2, 1989) was an African-American journalist, newspaper publisher and leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska.

She used its influence for education, community building, supporting the national civil-rights movement and opening up jobs for blacks.

[2] Brown worked as a teacher in Birmingham, where she met and married S. Edward Gilbert, a pharmacy graduate of Howard University.

She refused to accept advertising from businesses that discriminated against blacks in hiring and also led customer boycotts of them to achieve change.

Seeing the paper as a center of community journalism, she promoted positive news about accomplishments of individuals and groups.

After Creighton kicked the group off campus for too much activism, Brown volunteered the Star's office for use by the club.

[3] Created by prominent black church leaders, the group continued efforts for broader grassroots employment.

Because of her prominent position in Nebraska's largest city, she also knew a wide array of politicians and national leaders.