Reach - Then Teach

Host Derrick Brown's standup storytelling (commentary, teaching, spoken word (poetry), rap, and song) on themes of love, change, equality, power, (self-)control, and purpose. Visit reachthenteach.com to join our mailing list and sponsor our work!

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Dear Hannah: Derrick Brown's Oral History (#YourStory) (Episode 1.06 What I Could Be When I Grow Up (SCOIS)) (2m31sec)

Posted March 2, 2025

In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history (https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT)...

Dear Hannah: LEarning (Mission Statement (Episode 8 - #CircumspectAboutDisrespect))

Posted March 1, 202500:37:57

Dear Hannah ... I'm a #StandupStoryteller. I'm the brother from another planet. Strange people think I am strange. I think that what I experience is...

Dear Hannah: Mission Statement (Episode 7 - #HappyBlackHistoryMonth) (VIDEO)

Posted February 28, 202500:38:49

[3-2-2024] Hey folks. My name is Derrick Brown. I'm a #StandupStoryteller. I'm the brother from another planet. Strange people think I am strange. I...

Dear Hannah: Mission Statement (Episode 6 - Finance) (VIDEO)

Posted February 27, 202500:33:31

[2-11-2024] Good morning, good people. Let me show you something ... I am a missionary on a journey to powerful purpose ... with a charge to help others...

Dear Hannah: LEarning (Mission Statement (Episode 5 - Dunleith's Black Girl Magic))

Posted February 26, 202500:15:37

Dear Hannah - In January 2024, your school (Dunleith Elementary School) won our school district's Reading Bowl for perhaps the first time ever. That's...