PRESENTATIONS, APPEARANCES, AND keynotes
Some of the places and people that have influenced Margaret can be viewed in The Media Gallery.
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Book Signing Event!
Saturday, November 16th Troy Community Center, Room 304 3179 Livernois Troy, Michigan 48083 |
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Detroit Book City's 5th Annual African American
Family Book Fair 2023 Sat. Oct. 14, 2023, 12:30 PM - 5 PM 27204 West 8 Mile Road Southfield, MI 48033 |
FALL INTO LITERACY!... a one-day, enchanting book fair dedicated to promote, preserve, and sustain literacy in Metro Detroit
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Detroit Book City's 7th Annual African American
Family Book Expo 2023 Sat. Feb. 18, 2023, 12:30 PM - 5 PM 8601 Woodward Ave. Detroit 48202 |
This one-day family book event is hosted to promote, preserve and sustain literacy while celebrating the Heritage of Black History. Meet a fierce group of talented independent authors of adult & children's books - including Margaret - from across the country and purchase their autographed books! Bring the kids to get FREE selfies with our mascot dog "Brodie"! Kids also get free cultural coloring sheets & goodie bags.
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Questions about Breast Cancer?
Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m. In person and also via ZOOM |
Margaret will talk about keeping her zest for life while undergoing treatment for cancer and dealing with her misdiagnosis. She’ll share the forum with two other local authors, Pat Anstett, long-time Detroit Free Press medical writer and Josephine Roach, a Physician’s assistant and author of Josephine’s Journey: A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Story of Hope.
Guests are encouraged to bring questions for the authors.
This is a hybrid event: come in person to the St. Clair Shores Location at 23500 Pare Street in St. Clair Shores or join via Zoom. For questions or help with registering, call 586-777-7761.
Guests are encouraged to bring questions for the authors.
This is a hybrid event: come in person to the St. Clair Shores Location at 23500 Pare Street in St. Clair Shores or join via Zoom. For questions or help with registering, call 586-777-7761.
Raw, real, and candid CANcer conversations. Join me and the dynamic Margaret L. Brown. We will chat about the “More Than Cancer.” Margaret will share her personal and professional journey. Cancer just happens to be a speed bump in her life. You don't want to miss!
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Triple Negative Cancer 101:
TNBC Now & The Road Ahead Series - Part 1 Monday, March 21st @ 6:00 p.m. |
Margaret Brown joins special guests Joye Mosley and Mary Carr; Triple Negative Breast Cancer survivors and Gilda's Club members, to share her experience during the first of a 6-part lecture series centered on TNBC and made possible by partnership with Gilead Sciences.
The lecture series focuses on providing education, awareness, and ways to advocate now to impact the future of those affected by this disease. The educational seminar featured guest speaker Dr. Hadeel Assad MD, hematologist/oncologist, who is affiliated with the Population Studies and Disparities Research Program at Karmanos Cancer Institute. Her research interests include communication and disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Assad is also the Associate Director of the Hematology/Oncology fellowship program at Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute.
The lecture series focuses on providing education, awareness, and ways to advocate now to impact the future of those affected by this disease. The educational seminar featured guest speaker Dr. Hadeel Assad MD, hematologist/oncologist, who is affiliated with the Population Studies and Disparities Research Program at Karmanos Cancer Institute. Her research interests include communication and disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Assad is also the Associate Director of the Hematology/Oncology fellowship program at Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute.
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New Markets Tax Credit Webinar Series
Hosted by Bass River Global Institute |
Margaret performed her essay, "Obsessions", the story behind her role in helping Michigan secure of a large share of over $70 billion in NMTC allocations, during this 2-part program, which was created to help small businesses learn how to use the New Markets Tax Credit to help fund future growth.
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Curing Implicit Bias
How thoughts and perceptions health care providers unconsciously harbor can affect health care for minorities — and what can be done about it. By Leslie Ellis and Dorothy Hernandez, Hour Detroit Magazine, September 29, 2016 |
In this article, Margaret Brown shares her health care journey through a diagnosis and the eventual remission of triple negative breast cancer. Her story of a misdiagnosis and then a breakthrough after finding Dr. Randa Loutfi at Henry Ford Hospital offers an insight into Margaret's determination and grit.
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The History of Fair Housing in Detroit
Taped live on October 29, 2015 |
Margaret Brown (Ret.), Executive Director of the Fair Housing of Detroit, comments to the Wolverine Bar Association at their October 29, 2015, General Membership Meeting regarding the history of the Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit, the state of fair housing today and a brief overview of how the Center uses cooperating attorneys. The qualifications for cooperating attorneys are available on the Fair Housing Center of Metropolitain Detroit website.
