39th Annual Milwaukee Black Excellence Awards honors outstanding local individuals
Photos by Yvonne Kemp
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 American Vietnam War Veterans. The event also raised and awarded money for the Louvenia Johnson Scholarship Fund for 12 gifted, talented, and service-minded African American high school seniors (bottom photo) going to college or trade schools. This year’s keynote speaker was Scott Ford, US Bank President of Wealth Management (below photo). This year’s theme was “Value, Values and Excellence: Making Your Assets Count.
