Uplifting Communities

Join us Saturday July 15, 2017 on Uplifting Communities Talk Show Louisiana with your host Carla Serenity Baker. Special Guest John L Brown..

John L. Brown was born in Lawtell, Louisiana in 1950 and raised in Lake Charles La. He was taken in by his maternal grandmother after his mother died when he was a baby. The year 1963 became pivotal for Brown as he recalled watching John F. Kennedy’s televised speech in which the President challenged the nation “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country” It was after that moment that John began volunteering in the classroom after school, cleaning, serving food in the lunchroom. He recalls being chaplain for his homeroom class. Brown left high school and joined the Marine Corp in 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War. While he was serving in Vietnam he was exposed to Agent Orange and saw lots of combat and was heavily decorated for his service. His honors included a purple heart. After the service John moved out west, living in Utah, Denver and Texas. Self taught he took up the trades of welding, ship fitting and carpentry to earn a living. His veteran’s benefits allowed him to eventually return to school, where he earned an associate’s degree with emphasis on Behavioral Science from Merritt College in Oakland, California. In 1983 he began a career with the United States Postal service, retiring after 17 years. The realities of struggle and survival had become the fabric of John’s life during his foster years. Join us and see what join is doing today. Call 607 203 5336 1pm PST 3pm CST 5pm EST or listen in at www.upliftigcommunitiestalkshow.com