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Thanks for Listening...

Carla Joelle Brown

Dec 14, 2017
2 min

Thanks for Listening...

I had the great pleasure of being asked to do a podcast interview with Jen Cooper, who I originally met virtually through our mutual friend, Anna. Anna is my oldest and dearest friend, and has not lived in the same state as me in decades, even though we lived closer together when we both lived in the Midwest. That was chapters ago in our lives. So Anna introduced me to Jen via email and low and behold, she lived in the same town. Not only did she live in the same town, but

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Honored to Have Our Story Featured

Carla Joelle Brown

Nov 29, 2017
1 min

Honored to Have Our Story Featured

I am truly honored to be featured today by Teresa Baker of African American Nature & Parks Experience, to share the story of my grandparents, Benjamin and Frances Graham. Teresa, is a leader in advocating to change perceptions and behaviors relative to the national parks and foster the next generation of diverse, informed, and loyal park stewards and outdoor enthusiasts. With events like the Buffalo Soldiers Trail Retracing Project, she is one of the many people whose steps I

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The Great Benny

Carla Joelle Brown

Nov 19, 2017
2 min

The Great Benny

A funny for Sunday: Last weekend, we celebrated my grandfather’s 91st birthday (Benjamin Graham- the subject of the documentary). It was not lost on me that this is the second birthday he has celebrated without my grandmother. It is one of those things that go unsaid, but we all feel it. Even being in the space without her is still hard. Because of this, I thought it would be nice to add some levity to a celebration that remains bittersweet. Since I have had numerous one-on-o

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SHIFT Into The Future

Carla Joelle Brown

Nov 18, 2017
5 min

SHIFT Into The Future

Kori and I - she took me outside to see an owl standing his ground against the ravens As you may remember, 2 weeks ago I traveled to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for 2017 SHIFT Festival (Shaping How we Invest For Tomorrow), a program of The Center for Jackson Hole. This year’s theme explored, “The Business Case for Public Lands.” I bet you wonder what that even means. Well, according to the Outdoor Industry Association, outdoor recreation generates $887 billion in consumer spending

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Frederick Douglass is "an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is being recogn

Carla Joelle Brown

Oct 28, 2017
3 min

Frederick Douglass is "an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is being recogn

Did you know that Frederick Douglass was the first African American to be nominated for Vice President of America? I don’t know about you, but I think we sure could use Frederick Douglass in the White House right now. Among many things, he is known as the most prominent African American abolitionist, an accomplished writer, but also a supporter of the women’s suffrage movement. His later years were spent in his D.C home, where he would write his third autobiography, “Life and

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Snorkel, Sea and Smörgåsbord (Day Three - Part VI)

Carla Joelle Brown

Oct 27, 2017
6 min

Snorkel, Sea and Smörgåsbord (Day Three - Part VI)

The return back to the hotel was fairly quiet and calm. I think I can speak for most of us when I say that these days have been wonderfully long, filled with more action than a normal day, covered in a dab of residual jet lag. We all silently walked into the hotel and went to our rooms. It was kind of nice to be back. I started to unpack my items from the day. When I got to the very bottom of the backpack to remove shells that I had collected, something caught my eye. I could

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Snorkel, Sea and Smörgåsbord (Day Three - Part V)

There is No News Like Good News

Carla Joelle Brown

Feb 6, 2017
2 min

There is No News Like Good News

Image courtesy of Docs in Progress, MEET OUR 2017 DOCS IN PROGRESS FELLOWS "Docs In Progress is pleased to announce the participants in our fifth annual Fellowship Program. Selected through a competitive application process, these ten Fellows represent a variety of professional backgrounds and are at different stages of their careers and their current documentaries-in-progress. Their films range in topic: deeply personal family legacies, anthropological explorations about th

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The Great Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

Carla Joelle Brown

Apr 7, 2016
1 min

The Great Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

Two years ago, I received news that has changed the course of my life. After applying on a whim, I was notified that I received the Ruby’s Artist Grant from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA), which received start up funding from the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation. This was the official birth of production of a documentary about my grandparents, Everyone But Two: The Life, Love and Travel of Benjamin & Frances Graham. Over the course of the two years, I have been to

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Still Here

Carla Joelle Brown

Dec 10, 2014
7 min

Still Here

December 2, 2014 Yes, I am still around. With some consideration of the outcome of the first leg, I decided to take this time to begin working on some other aspects of this project. This winter would be used for story development and securing additional funding. During this time on the production side, I was contacted by one of the NASPD conference attendees. The Managing Director of Ontario Parks, Bradley Fauteux recommended that I speak at the Ontario Parks Staff Confer

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We Aren't All Together

Carla Joelle Brown

Sep 11, 2014
3 min

We Aren't All Together

September 4, 2014 Time to go. Realizing the potential of the work ahead of us, Thomas and I discussed a lot of the conversations from the day before. Eventually we gathered our belongings and headed to the airport to head home. Omaha’s airport is not too big. It’s not O’Hare or BWI for that matter. While we were in the security check line, the TSA agent told another line to stop until they were called up. After she checked Thomas, she asked if we were all together, most

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Speech Day (Spoiler alert - this is long!)

Carla Joelle Brown

Sep 7, 2014
7 min

Speech Day (Spoiler alert - this is long!)

September 3, 2014 Not quite sure I how slept but I felt pretty rested. Hotel beds are always perfect bedtime specimens of pure comfort. There was bit of debriefing with Thomas and it was gear check for him and double file back up for me. I was getting nervous and began reviewing my printed out speech for the presentation but it felt like I was cramming. It was starting to feel unnecessary so I finally forced myself to stop. There was nothing left to do but get ready and

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Imagine the Crowd Naked

Carla Joelle Brown

Sep 6, 2014
5 min

Imagine the Crowd Naked

September 2, 2014 From the start of my contact with the state parks, I think both sides were excited about the possibilities of this relationship. The state parks were so kind to assist Thomas and I with our visits to the parks and that was all I could have asked for. But somewhere along the way, I was asked to speak at the annual conference where all the state park directors meet in September, the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) conference in Omaha, Ne

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