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Minnijean Brown Trickey

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5 out of 5
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Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

Minnijean Brown Trickey

Minnijean Brown Trickey

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5 out of 5
4 reviews

Civil Rights Activist & Member of the "Little Rock Nine"

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Activism, Black History, Diversity Speakers, Influential Women, Inspirational, Leadership Speakers, Motivation, Personal Growth, Social Justice, University Speakers, Virtual Speakers, Women's Issues
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Minnijean Brown Trickey Biography

Minnijean Brown Trickey has lifelong experience and commitment to peacemaking; environmental issues; developing youth leadership; diversity education and training; cross-cultural communication; gender and social justice advocacy. Brown Trickey is one of the nine African American students who collectively resisted opposition to desegregate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, with protection from federal troops.

Brown Trickey’s teaching experience in social work includes Carleton University, and community colleges in Canada. She served in the Clinton Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Workforce Diversity at the Department of Interior. She was the Shipley Visiting Writer for Heritage Studies at Arkansas State University. For the past twenty-two years she has been a nonviolence and antiracism facilitator for Sojourn to the Past, a ten-day interactive history experience for high school students. She continues as a teacher, writer and motivational speaker. She is the mother of three sons and three daughters.

Brown Trickey is the recipient of numerous awards for her community work for social justice, including Lifetime Achievement Tribute by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the International Wolf Award for contributions to racial harmony. With the Little Rock Nine, she received the NAACP Spingarn Medal and the Congressional Gold Medal. She is a member of the Little Rock Nine Foundation that awards nine scholarships bi-annually.

She holds a Bachelor of Social Work in Native Human Services from Laurentian University and Master of Social Work from Carleton University, in Ontario Canada. She is the recipient of four Honorary Doctorates.

She is the subject of a documentary, Journey to Little Rock: the Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey, which has received critical acclaim in international film festivals in Africa, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, the U.S., South America and Canada. She was featured in People Magazine, Newsweek, the Ottawa Citizen, the BBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp, Donahue, CNN, the History Channel's Turning Points in History, the HBO documentary, Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later, and a variety of television, radio and print media. She appeared with the Little Rock Nine on Oprah, Today and numerous other media.

In 2016, Brown Trickey donated more than 20 personal objects to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The collection includes a Little Rock Central High School yearbook, a graduation dress, a personal letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a notice of suspension and photographs. She is a proud mother and grandmother who still travels globally spreading a message of antiracism, nonviolence, peace and reconciliation.

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Minnijean Brown Trickey Speaking Topics

  • "Activism As a Way of Life."

    Minnijean Brown Trickey will speak about her experience as a lifelong activist and the power of centering nonviolence in every aspect of her life. She will openly share her journey of being thrust into the international spotlight as one of the first nine Black students (Little Rock Nine) to desegregate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, and how the practice of nonviolence shielded her spirit in the face of grave danger and violence. She will interrogate the violence of current-day systemic racism and reignite the philosophy of nonviolence as a way of life for this and future generations.

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Minnijean Brown Trickey is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as "Activism As a Way of Life.". The estimated speaking fee range to book Minnijean Brown Trickey for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Minnijean Brown Trickey generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Nikki Giovanni, Clayborne Carson, Bakari Sellers, Maya Wiley and Tamika D. Mallory. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Minnijean Brown Trickey for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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