On Friday, February 23, 2024, the 39th Annual Milwaukee Black Excellence Awards was held at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St. This year's awards honored 30 extraordinary African Americans (top photo) in our city in the fields of education, arts, culture, religion, media, community leadership, law, business and volenteerism. Among those honored were 12 African … [Read more...] about 39th Annual Milwaukee Black Excellence Awards honors outstanding local individuals
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
Highlights from the 34th Annual Black Excellence Awards
2019 Black Excellence Awards Nominees: Saluting The Best In Our Community 2019 Louvenia Johnson Scholarship Recipients Keynote Speaker Steven Weddle Photos By Yvonne Kemp Congratulations to all Honorees and Scholarship Winners! … [Read more...] about Highlights from the 34th Annual Black Excellence Awards
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 Annual Black Excellence Awards
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
Congratulations to all the Honorees of the 33rd Annual Black Excellence Awards
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
Black Excellence Nomination Form
Click below to print Nomination Form Black Excellence Nomination Form Click below for Major Sponsorship Black Excellence Major Sponsorship Click below for Small Business Sponsorship Black Excellence Small Business Sponsorship … [Read more...] about Black Excellence Nomination Form