Promise How One Woman Made Good On Her Extraordinary Pact To Send A Classroom Of 1st Graders To College

Oral Lee Brown was selected as one of Glamour magazine's "Women of the Year" in 2002 and appeared on the Today show as part of its "People Who Make a Difference" series. She has also been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, and Courage, hosted by Danny Glover. She has received numerous awards, including the California State Lottery Hero in Education Award; the Ten Most Influential People Award, given by San Francisco mayor Willie Brown; and a Madam C.J. Walker Award. She lives in Oakland, California. Caille Millner was listed as one of Columbia Journalism Review's "Ten Young Writers on the Rise." She is currently a reporter and editorial writer for the San Jose Mercury News.Brown, Oral Lee is the author of 'Promise How One Woman Made Good On Her Extraordinary Pact To Send A Classroom Of 1st Graders To College', published 2005 under ISBN 9780385511476 and ISBN 0385511477.