Wilkine Brutus
Palm Beach County ReporterWilkine Brutus is the Palm Beach County Reporter for WLRN. The award-winning journalist produces stories on topics surrounding local news, culture, art, politics and current affairs.
Brutus and his colleagues are the recipients of the 2021 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence, the first time the station has won the award at the national level.
Before joining WLRN, Brutus worked as a Digital Reporter for the Palm Beach Post, producing print and video-based profiles of artists and entrepreneurs in Palm Beach County. Prior to that, he was an educator and freelance journalist who had amassed millions of views on his YouTube channel during his four-year stint in South Korea.
He's the host of "A Boat A Voyage," a 5-episode podcast that explores his Haitian mother’s account of her 1980s refugee experience in Miami.
Brutus is a guest faculty member at the Poynter Institute and serves as a mentor for SXSW’s Media & Journalism program. He earned his bachelor's degree in Multimedia Studies from Florida Atlantic University.
Work and guest appearances include PBS NewsHour, NPR and WBUR's Here & Now, PRX's The World, Philadelphia Inquirer, WPTV NewsChannel 5, WUCF TV PBS, Ebony Magazine, Okayafrica, L’Union Suite, and other media outlets.
Contact Wilkine at wbrutus@wlrnnews.org
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A year-long tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants arriving in South Florida over the last 50 years was concluded with a moving ceremony in Little Haiti this week, at a pivotal time for the Biden humanitarian migrant parole program.
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Despite favorable performance reviews from the mayor and at least one commissioner, Carmen Davis has been removed from her post. The city's public works director, Jamie Brown, is expected to serve as interim city manager — the third person to occupy the role in three years.
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The Palm Beach Board of County Commissioners have approved two bonds to help pay for two major affordable rental housing developments: One specifically for qualified veterans and another aimed at low-income residents.
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For many Black people, Black hair isn’t just a hairstyle — it’s an act of resistance from various levels of race-based discrimination at workplaces, schools, and other social settings. It's also an art form.
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Some of the top Palm Beach County artists headlining the Muse Art Fair in Miami Beach share why developing and sustaining their businesses is just as important as showcasing their work.
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A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that Black news consumers think local reporters do a better job of covering Black communities than the national media. Black publishers in South Florida have reasons why.
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SundialFereshteh Toosi is a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist who recently launched an interactive audio project called “Voice Memos for the Future.” The project discusses Miami residents' shared stories and thoughts about the future in South Florida. They tell us how nature has inspired their life’s work.
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The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County announced a new $10.6 million county-wide investment fund to support artists and cultural organizations.
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The famous jazz venue was set to re-open last winter after years of planning delays and a nearly $20 million tax-funded renovation.
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More trees in the low-income region in the western part of Palm Beach County could help fight climate change, thanks to a $1 million EPA environmental justice grant.
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Pro-Palestinian rights groups called for cease fire in front of Real-Time Laboratories in Boca Raton, a U.S. subsidiary of Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer.
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UPDATED: Forbes died following an apparent heart attack after appearing at a public meeting. A Miami native, he had been the Executive Director of the Palm Beach County public bus system since November 2015.