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Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, & Other Fields, Volume 116, pages 47-50.  Farmington Hills, Michigan, 2003. ISSN
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From 1980 to 1984, in San Francisco, Brown studied Latin and Greek with a private tutor, reading widely in the works of the ancients and the French as well as contemporary post-war writers like
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and father John Brown a writer and a football running back. Before primary school, he traveled around Western Europe and North Africa with his father. In the late 60s, Brown lived in the
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Brown lived in New York for 22 years, from 1985 to 2007, during which time he married and had a son. Brown returned to California in 2007, and currently lives in
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of the 1920s and early 1930s. His maternal great-grandmother was Ida Mae Roberson (later, Ida Cullen-Cooper), widow of Harlem Renaissance poet
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Brown's career and writing were influenced by his family history. His father, John Brown, was a writer and running back with the late 1950s
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Utah State University Digital Library, "Latino/a Voices Project": Ana Cecilia Barragán interview July 27, 2007.
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In 1985, Brown worked as an editorial assistant in the publishing industry in New York, and contributed to
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Utah State University Digital Library, "Latino/a Voices Project": Jorge Rodas interview July 13, 2007.
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about essential information on African American history. Brown provided chapter 14 on music.
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During the 1990s, he traveled in Central America and Eastern Europe, contributed to the
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in 1960, from mother, Duan Nimmons, whose family had been active in the
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CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies alumni
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Throughout his career, Brown contributed essays and articles for
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was released. Commissioned in 1993, just after the release of
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Moving forward, Brown wrote, contributed, or anthologized in
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The New York Public Library African American desk reference
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CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies
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In 1999, Brown was a contributing editor for the book
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From 1987 to 1989, Brown was a regular contributor to
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Columbia University School of General Studies alumni
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The Epistles of James. 750:Ocosingo war diary : voices from Chiapas 445:The Delaware Review of Latin American Studies 398:In 2006, his profile-interview of translator 282:Columbia University School of General Studies 208:counties, attending Ralston Middle School in 125:, he wrote literature reviews and essays for 8: 736:eXchanges: a Journal of Literary Translation 713:, Volume 34.6 (May/June 2007), pages 33–34. 780:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 26: 15: 797:Delaware Review of Latin American Studies 738:("Saints and Sinners" Issue, Winter 2006) 383:Brown's 2005 translation into Spanish of 284:for one year before transferring to the 224:, reading, writing, and waiting tables. 822: 680:, Volume 18. (Summer 1984) pages 20–22. 667:Selected essays, articles & reviews 643:. New York: J. Wiley & Sons. 1999. 921:. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press. 799:, Volume 7 Number 2 December 30, 2006. 773: 691:, Volume 19. (Autumn 1984), pages 6–8. 610:. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press. 296:. He studied with literary translator 1095:21st-century African-American writers 1090:20th-century African-American writers 7: 919:Malcolm X : his life and legacy 838: 836: 834: 832: 830: 828: 826: 734:Virginia Woolf, "Reviewing" (1939). 608:Malcolm X : his life and legacy 228:Higher education and partial career 1155:Writers from Kansas City, Missouri 974:Brown, Kevin (December 30, 2006). 906:: Neighbors: 3. December 21, 1995. 724:, (11 December 2000), pages 52–57. 14: 795:"Gregory Rabassa: An Interview". 887:: Kwanzaa: 14. December 4, 1994. 540:football team who played in the 408:Review of Latin American Studies 391:journal of literary translation 317:, music, photography, politics. 976:"Gregory Rabassa: An Interview" 951:African American Desk Reference 378:African American Desk Reference 254:. Furthermore longer essays on 170:African American Desk Reference 883:"Give the gift of knowledge". 367:Malcolm X: His Life and Legacy 362:In 1995, Brown's biography of 351:In 1994, Brown's biography of 166:Malcolm X: His Life and Legacy 1: 1150:Writers from New York (state) 1100:African-American male writers 953:. J. Wiley & Sons. 1999. 683:"The Epistles of James". (On 672:"The Soul and the Dance" (On 429:The Best American Essays 2021 402:was published in 2006 by the 274:The Times Literary Supplement 1011:. 2010-04-14. Archived from 705:"Images of the Spirit". (On 1036:. Uiowa.edu. Archived from 583:. New York: Chelsea House. 552:, and other writers of the 286:City University of New York 123:City University of New York 61:City University of New York 1176: 248:in newspapers such as the 1135:American male biographers 1115:American literary critics 25: 440:The Chattahoochee Review 180:Kevin Brown was born in 1145:Writers from California 1110:American male essayists 357:Romare Bearden: Artist, 292:, headquartered at the 1120:American music critics 980:University of Delaware 702:, (April 10, 1984), D4 404:University of Delaware 158:Romare Bearden: Artist 917:Brown, Kevin (1995). 871:The Threepenny Review 854:The Threepenny Review 729:Selected translations 689:The Threepenny Review 678:The Threepenny Review 606:Brown, Kevin (1995). 579:Brown, Kevin (1995). 466:Hayden's Ferry Review 454:Fiction International 182:Kansas City, Missouri 115:Kansas City, Missouri 42:Kansas City, Missouri 1130:American biographers 1125:American translators 568:Partial bibliography 546:William S. 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