Reach - Then Teach

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Dear Hannah: Derrick Brown's Oral History (#YourStory) (Episode 1.08 Clemson Career Workshop) (5m11sec)

March 04, 2025

In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history (https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished and redistributed 1500+ computers to Georgia families and organizations). My oral history experience inspired a new project called #YourStory. #YourStory combines #StandupStorytelling with principles and best practices of oral history recording to document the thoughts and experiences of ordinary people who do extraordinary work. EPISODE 1.08 "TRANSCRIPT": ... 33m01sec hmmmm (CMcI) ... now the career picture is starting to form ... I attended CCW to "try college at Clemson" ... I think I want to matriculate here 35m41sec hmmmm (CMcI) ... I attended Dr. John Komo's Digital Logic class at CCW, then enrolled in it during my 3rd year ... 36m33sec public speaking course taught me I was terrified of speaking in front of females 36m48sec computer science class showed me that I was not a coder ... I got experience and info that helped me make best decisions I could make as a 15-year-old ... indeed, indeed (CMcI) 38m12sec ...