Wilkine Brutus
ReporterWilkine Brutus is a multimedia journalist for WLRN, South Florida's NPR, and a member of Washington Post/Poynter Institute’s 2019 Leadership Academy. A former Digital Reporter for The Palm Beach Post, Brutus produces enterprise stories on topics surrounding people, community innovation, entrepreneurship, art, culture, and current affairs.
Brutus is also the podcast host of A Boat A Voyage, a 5-episode journey inside the mind of his Haitian mother's refugee experience. After amassing millions of views on his YouTube channel, particularly during his 5-year stint in South Korea, he was eventually invited to speak at Twitter Headquarters for Scripps Howard School's symposium on digital media, alongside Google Ventures, Bloomberg, Ebony Magazine, and LinkedIn. He's also a 2018 member of Poynter Institute's Power of Diverse Voices. And he was a scheduled speaker at SXSW 2020 for the Media & Journalism convergence track.
In 2016, he was the star of an international viral video about the nature of human touch; republished by the New York Post, the video, shot in Jeju Island, South Korea, currently sits at 6 million views on Facebook. The video encapsulated his "human interconnectedness" theme on his YouTube channel.
Other appearances include the Philadelphia Inquirer, WHYY(NPR affiliate), WPTV NewsChannel 5, the Karen Hunter Show on SiriusXM, The Decision podcast with Alex Kapelman, MTV, BET, Ebony Magazine, Miami New Times, Okayafrica, Okayplayer, Complex, L'Union Suite, and other media outlets.
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NewsThe school board recently decided to rehire William Latson. In 2018, Latson sent an email to a parent, saying that as a district employee, he couldn’t say the Holocaust was a “factual, historical event.” -
NewsStatements by President Trump at last month's debate between Trump, and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, have older Black constituents in Palm Beach County wondering if the president is giving license to disenfranchise the Black community.
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NewsKaren Andre, a Haitian-American attorney, says representation within the Biden campaign is part of a much broader effort to not only appeal to Haitian sensibilities but to put forth policy initiatives that cater the left and right-leaning Haitian voters.
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NewsFrom city hall meetings to federal hearings, the coronavirus has at times widened the public discourse — and at other times made it more difficult.
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NewsWeinberg went from a drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band to a seat on a Delray Beach planning and zoning board in Palm Beach County. Last month, Delray Beach City Commission voted unanimously to appoint Weinberg to a two-year term, a recommendation he says was made by Commissioner Juli Casale. He filled her vacancy.
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NewsThis election season, young Haitian-Americans are using cultural platforms on social media to advocate for voter turnout, economic empowerment, and uplifting Black South Floridians.
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NewsThe Palm Beach County school district has taken the hybrid approach, allowing parents to decide whether to keep their children home for distance learning sessions or enter physical classrooms. Either way, teachers in the county have to simulatenously instruct students through both methods.
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NewsDivers and snorkelers will be able to take selfies around an underwater sculpture garden—55 artificial reef modules attached to the seafloor. It’s all in the name of saving the environment in Palm Beach County.
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NewsPalm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay announced today that her 19-year-old daughter tested positive for COVID-19. McKinlay’s daughter, a University of Central Florida student, is hospitalized in Orlando.
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NewsFreshmen from Palm Beach County Navigate Campus Life In Alabama and Tallahassee
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NewsJust a day after the school district started the school year with distance learning, Palm Beach County commissioners approved their step-by-step approach to enter Phase 2 of the state's economic reopening plan.
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NewsPalm Beach County Democratic Officials Challenge President On Final day of Republican National Convention
