In 1987, Oral Lee Brown adopted a first-grade class and promised them if they stayed in school and got admitted to college she would pay for their college education. Not only did she keep her promise to the first class of students, but to date, 136 students from low-income families have received mentoring, tutoring, and financial support from the Oral Lee Brown Foundation for college.

On behalf of the Oral Lee Brown Foundation, its community, supporters, sponsors, board of directors members, and students, we honor you for your dedication to your family, industry, community, and your everlasting support of the Oral Lee Brown Foundation. But most of all,
we honor you for your work in the movie SINNERS. We are grateful to have you as an adopted son of the city of Oakland.
God bless you.
OLBF