2007 & 2010 Reunion Videos
Dear Family Member:
You are welcome to view at no cost to you the recording of the Brown-Ewing Family Reunion 2010 – Celebrating Our Living Elders Main Event Dinner – Honoree Presentations and Talent Show. The honorees included all LIVING family members at about 80 years or older. They included Dorothy Neely (daughter of Samuel Ewing, Sr., brother of Mama Brown), Hulene Peters (daughter of Willie Ewing, Sr., brother of Mama Brown), Levana Faye Browne (daughter of Willie Ewing, Sr., brother of Mama Brown), Walter Brown, Sr. (son of Mama Brown), and Marguerite Brooks (daughter of Mama Brown). As the video explains, my purpose in using this format was to honor our elders while they were still with us, thus learning firsthand how much they were loved and appreciated for their many contributions. Of note, as of 2025 the only honoree still alive is Aunt Marguerite.
The dinner event included honoree presentations and a talent show (captured on video part 2). The presentations portion was co-hosted by Walter Brown, Jr. and the talent show was emceed by my daughter, Brandi Robinson. My daughter, Myla Perkins had the difficult task of manning the camcorder. My sincere thanks to each of them.
The talent show included performances by my grandson, John Anthony Williams (dancing to "Michael Jackson's PYT"), my granddaughter, Fatima Williams (singing and dancing to Justin Bieber's "Baby"), dance routines by my late sister Sandi's sons, Brandon Iler and Clayton Iler, Jr, my 4 y/o granddaughter, Ameenah Edwards (singing and dancing to "Single Ladies"), Theresa McBrooks' nephew, Tre Martin (dancing to "Beat it"), and Theresa's grandaughter, Sarah (reciting a poem she authored).
You may also view Walter Brown, Jr.'s interviews of family members at the 2007 reunion below. The reunion was hosted by Mary Pinckney (daughter of Claudette Houston Johnson, daughter of Alice) and took place on a boat docked at the Long Beach, CA harbor. The interviewees include Claudette Johnson, Marguerite Brooks, Shirley Brown (KC), Walter Brown, Sr., James "Jimmy" Brown, Barbara Jean Norman, and Mary Pinckney.
Enjoy!
VIEWING INSTRUCTIONS:
Just click on the link below (or copy and paste it into your browser's address bar). VLC Media Player works best. There's a blue screen break and some pixeling toward the beginning of Claudette's 2007 interview (first video) but it lasts less than a minute. BTW, these YouTube postings are "unlisted" meaning that you must have the video's link to view it. They will not come up via random browsing or a search.
2010 Reunion Presentations and Talent Show:
Part 1:
Part 2:
https://youtu.be/D0K4onU8OeA (This recording concludes at 36:14)
2007 Reunion Interviews (in sequence):