f a m i l y
A message from Angela
I initially created this site for the purpose of work and career. But lately have begun to truly appreciate that my life isn't only that. There are extraordinary accomplishments that members of my family have made, and I am just as pleased to boast and post those as my own. Life is more than just "give me a job."
I don't expect industry professionals to log onto this page. It is most dearly for those who know me personally, maybe even know my family, and therefore have some interest in their well-being. Though, all are welcomed.
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This page is dedicated with love to the memory of my mother, Martha Shepard Brown Hicks, and my step-father, Fred Hicks, who were my biggest moral supporters, and who always hear my voice. |
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A Brown Family Panorama
Video directed by Angela Carole Brown
The Brown-Hicks-Thomas clan is large and diverse, and splits so many ways that the family tree resembles more of a banyan than an oak.
My only niece, Dr. Chippewa Thomas, of Tuskegee, Alabama, has been holding powerful court as a professor in the department of special education, rehabilitation and counseling at Auburn University. I am incredibly proud to announce that she just received tenure, and is now an Associate Professor. As president of the Alabama Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development, she was recently featured in an article on child literacy. Click here to read the article: The Auburn Plainsman.
Sister Pam Brown, of Atlanta, Georgia, is living in her dream house, a fabulous spread of digs that I had the pleasure to visit for the first time a few Christmases ago. Her home is an Architectural Digest wonder, reflecting an elegance, class, and extraordinary aesthetic that she no doubt got from our dear mother, who was always the epitome of taste. Pam passionately collects art and artifacts to keep creating stunning statements of beauty in her home. And she is still shaking things up at IBM as a systems manager. Kicking...^%&#*^...and taking names! In fact, she recently headed a project of creating an infomercial for a new cutting edge electronic control book. So, now she can add "producer of commercials" to her resume. And 2010 marks 25 years for her there. Gold watch time!
Brother Michael Brown (for whom I wrote the song An Old Black Man Someday) has been honored by the City of Los Angeles for twenty years of devoted volunteer service to the Department of Parks and Recreations, as a Little League coach. AND...his team just won the championship. He is making a difference in the lives of young inner city boys!
Brothers Andrew Brown (another ACB!) and Arman Brown are both students at Cal State Fullerton.
My father, the acclaimed artist Ted Brown, who has created works and portraitures for President Clinton, the NASA space program, and national ad agencies, and whose portrait of Martin Luther King hung on every wall across America a few decades ago, is happily retired, but still being creative. He designed the graphic layout for my last CD The Slow Club, and I was absolutely thrilled to finally collaborate with him. And since I'm now going a little crazy with my new video editing software, here's just a sampling of his amazing work:
The Art of Ted Brown
Video directed by Angela Carole Brown
And he isn't the only creative one in the family. Step-mom Afi Brown continues to create elegant gift baskets for her company Afi's Gifts.
If you're interested in a basket, send Afi an email @ afibrn@roadrunner.com. She'll be happy to show you a catalog. These baskets are awesome!
The Shepards (my mother's side) once again hosted our family reunion this past July, in St. Louis, MO, assembling together four generations of family from all over the U.S. And my cousin Janelle has created an awesome MySpace page for the Shepard Family. Check it out! It's free to sign up.
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The Philosophy of Andrew
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Angela's Father Day Tribute to Ted Brown Music by Martin Davich Directed by Angela Carole Brown
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And for more classic photos of my mother, father, sister, brothers, and me (in Buster Brown shoes, no less!), from 1957 through 2002, check out the Brown Family Homepage.
From the deepest center of my heart, I am honored to be a part of this family, and I thank you for viewing this page - Angela