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Derrick Brown (computer scientist)

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Derrick Brown
Born1969 (age 54–55)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationComputer Scientist

Derrick Brown was an American Computer Scientist.[1][2] Brown helped create "the Black equivalent of the original Yahoo index", called Universal Black Pages.[3][4]

Brown was born in Elloree, South Carolina in 1969.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Coen, Ross (2020-09-28). "Derrick Brown (1969- )". BlackPast. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ McIlwain, Charlton (2020). Black software: the internet and racial justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 11–27. ISBN 978-0-19-086384-5.
  3. ^ Rothman, David (17 July 2020). "'Black Software': Pioneering book on the Internet and racial justice". teleread.org. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  4. ^ Canedy, Dana (8 October 1998). "Virtual Community for African-Americans". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-08-07.