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The HistoryMakers video oral history with Christine James-Brown.

Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Christine James-Brown.
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • James-Brown, Christine, 1952-
  • Crowe, Larry F.
  • Hickey, Matthew
  • HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Description
1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 23 min., 16 sec.)) : sound, color.
Summary
Nonprofit CEO Christine James-Brown was born on September 9, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Burlington City High School in Burlington, New Jersey, James-Brown enrolled at Rutgers University's Douglass College. She earned her B.A. degree in cultural anthropology in 1974. She was then hired as a planning consultant for the United Way before being promoted to deputy director of administration and director of allocations and agency relations for the nonprofit organization. In 1988, she served as director of fund distribution and community problem-solving. Six years later, James-Brown was appointed president and CEO for the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. She then became president and CEO for United Way International in 2004. Three years later, she left the United Way to become president and CEO of the Child Welfare League of America. James-Brown amassed numerous awards and accolades throughout her career, including an honorary doctorate from Drexel University.
Alternative Title
  • History Makers video oral history with Christine James-Brown
  • Christine James-Brown
Subject
  • James-Brown, Christine, 1952- > Interviews
  • African Americans > Interviews
  • African Americans
  • Nonprofit Chief Executive
Genre/Form
  • Internet videos.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Oral histories.
Credits (note)
  • Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
OCLC
997169359
Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Christine James-Brown.
Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
Playing Time
032316
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Performer
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Event
Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2012 April 30.
Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Indexed Term
Nonprofit Chief Executive.
Added Author
James-Brown, Christine, 1952- interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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