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December 6th, 2023

Black Excellence Awards

THE 29th BLACK EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The Italian Conference Center
631 E. Chicago St. • Milwaukee, WI • 6:00 P.M.
Tickets: $65 per person • Tables: $650 for seats of 10
For tickets please call The Milwaukee Times at (414) 263-5088
or visit us at 1936 N. Dr. MLK, Jr. Drive.
Tickets will not be sold at the door!
Keynote Speaker:
JAMILA HUNTER
Vice President of ABC Network Comedy
Hosted By WISN 12 News Anchors
PATRICK PAOLANTONIO & MARIANNE LYLES

Presenting the 2023 Black Excellence Award winners and Louvenia Johnson Scholarship recipients

On Friday, February 24, 2023, The Black Excellence/Louvenia Johnson Scholarship Foundation (BLE/LJSF) hosted the 38th Annual Black Excellence Awards at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 333 W. Kilbourn Ave. Founded in 1986 by Milwaukee Times co-founders the late Nathan Conyers, the late Louvenia Johnson and the late Luther Golden, the event held each February for Black History Month, … [Read more...] about Presenting the 2023 Black Excellence Award winners and Louvenia Johnson Scholarship recipients

Black Excellence Awards 2022 honors front line workers and 12 outstanding students

The 37th Annual Black Excellence Awards Program was held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Brown Deer. Twelve high school seniors were awarded scholarships from the Louvenia Johnson Scholarship Foundation. The students were also presented laptops from Dr. Eve Hall of the Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL). Dr. Hall is a former educator with … [Read more...] about Black Excellence Awards 2022 honors front line workers and 12 outstanding students

The 2019 Black Excellence Awards committee is please to announce their 2019 keynote speaker, Steven Weddle

The 34th Annual Black Excellence Awards committee is proud to announce Steven Weddle as its 2019 keynote speaker. Weddle, is managing director, and the head of the NAI East Team in the Asset Management Division for J.P. Morgan. He is also a member of the North America Institutional Management Committee. An employee since 2007, Steven is responsible for serving the investment … [Read more...] about The 2019 Black Excellence Awards committee is please to announce their 2019 keynote speaker, Steven Weddle

33rd Black Excellence Awards marks ‘historical moment’ honoring largest number of women of color in local media

By Dwayne Lee Special for the Milwaukee Times When the lights dimmed and the 2018 Black Excellence Award program began at 7 p.m. on Friday February 23, 2018, more than 800 smiling faces in beaded gowns and tuxedos initially continued to socialize preventing co-hosts, Sheldon Dutes and Andy Choi of WISN CH12 from being heard. The audience was enjoying catching up with … [Read more...] about 33rd Black Excellence Awards marks ‘historical moment’ honoring largest number of women of color in local media

The 2018 Black Excellence Awards Keynote Speaker: Intel’s® VP of Human Resources Rosalind L. Hudnell

When it comes to diversity, Intel has had a very busy year. Last fall, the company was stung after one of its missteps made it seem like it wasn’t pro diversity. At the beginning of 2015, Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich pledged the world’s biggest chip maker would invest $300 million to increase diversity in the tech industry. Then in June, Krzanich said Intel would invest … [Read more...] about The 2018 Black Excellence Awards Keynote Speaker: Intel’s® VP of Human Resources Rosalind L. Hudnell