Milwaukee Times former president and editor Nathan
Conyers welcomed Attorney Benjamin Crump
who made a special effort to attend the 30th Annual
Black Excellence Awards at the Italian Conference
Center on February 27, 2015. Attorney Crump came
to the awards program after conducting seminars to
business leaders and CEOs of community-based
organizations on the importance of inclusion and
transparency in leadership and respecting the diverse
ideas from all employees within a company or
organization. Attorney Crump represents the family
of Trayvon Martin who was fatally shot by a neighborhood
watch volunteer in Florida in 2012. He also
represents the family of Michael Brown who was
shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.