Dr. Morris Brown

About Dr. Morris Brown

A retired physician, community activist, entrepreneur, and nonprofit founder, Dr. Morris Brown was born in Anniston, Alabama, in 1948, the fourth of eight children. After working as a sharecropper and domestic worker, his mother became a nurse’s aide. His father was a laborer and Baptist preacher.

Despite growing up amidst racism, Jim Crow Laws, the murder of Emmitt Till and Medgar Evers, and the 1964 burning of the Freedom Riders bus by a white segregationist mob in Anniston, young Morris had ambitions. He was among the first African Americans to integrate into the workforce as a bagger and cashier. Morris later assisted his mother at the doctor’s office where she was employed, and his aspirations of becoming a physician were formed.

Dr. Morris is an experienced professional who reviews standards of care, analyzes provider merits, and assesses risk exposure. He offers an in-depth understanding of medical care requirements and best practices, and he is skilled at addressing health issues, health disparities, and justice reform.

His expertise lies in diabetic care, violence prevention, healthcare disparities, and mass incarceration.

Dr. Morris Brown of Ohio graduated from Cobb Avenue High School in Anniston. He was third in his class and served as class president. He attended Knoxville College, a historically black liberal arts college in Tennessee, where his leadership skills were honed as part of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity and student government. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

Dr. Brown applied to medical school and was accepted by four universities. He chose Meharry Medical School, one of four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) medical schools in the country. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Meharry is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Dr. Morris Brown thrived at Meharry Medical School, gaining excellent research and clinical experiences. He graduated in 1974 and joined the United States Air Force Medical Corps, where he traveled extensively as the Director of Aerospace Medicine for three years. Dr. Brown provided expertise to enlisted airmen at remote sites.

After he left the Air Force, Dr. Morris Brown, Dayton, joined Central State University to assist in rebuilding the campus destroyed by the Xenia, Ohio tornado. He successfully received a grant to rebuild the community/student health center and credits his years in the Air Force for preparing him for this task. Thanks to Dr. Morris Brown’s efforts and commitment, the community and the students benefited from having the facility rebuilt.