Wilkine Brutus
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Host/Reporter @WLRN - Miami's @NPR | Host @aboatavoyage podcast | Former YouTuber in Korea | 🇭🇹🇺🇸 Palm Beach County stories: [email protected]
West Palm Beach; Miami
Joined April 2009
D’Angelo has passed away at 51 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. A founding father of neo-soul, his music redefined R&B intimate, spiritual, and unapologetically Black. From Brown Sugar to Voodoo, he gave us art that breathed. Rest in power, Michael Eugene Archer. 🕊️
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‘From the Ground Up’ West Palm Beach GreenMarket to return as a springboard for business and community (via @wilkinebrutus)
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The award-winning West Palm Beach GreenMarket returns in a few weeks, now bigger than ever with 150 vendors, 45 of them new. It continues to help small businesses grow into brick-and-mortar success.
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$17 million bet: Tech giant ServiceNow moves to West Palm Beach, promises jobs and billions in impact (via @wilkinebrutus)
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ServiceNow is relocating to West Palm Beach with over $17 million in public funding, creating hundreds of jobs and boosting the local economy by nearly $2 billion. Supported by city leaders and...
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Jayne Kennedy reflects on breaking NFL barriers, personal struggles, and her iconic Muhammad Ali moment (via @wilkinebrutus)
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Jayne Kennedy made history as the first Black woman to co-host a national NFL program on television. Her new memoir shares her groundbreaking career, struggles and unforgettable moments, including a...
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📖✨ Learn to capture and preserve your family stories! Join award-winning journalist @wilkinebrutus at Mandel Public Library on Wednesday, September 3 from 6:30–7:30 p.m. for a FREE hands-on workshop. Learn and register: https://t.co/GhoqOeLyaa
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🐒 The Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach unveiled a specially designed habitat for its sloths and three golden lion tamarins, their endangered squirrel-sized monkeys. (via @wilkinebrutus)
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The Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach unveiled a specially designed habitat for its sloths and three golden lion tamarins, their endangered squirrel-sized monkeys.
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Miami's Urban Film Festival marks its 10th anniversary with a showcase of over 150 films, ranging from shorts to full-length documentaries, all highlighting diverse storytelling. (via @wilkinebrutus)
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Miami's Urban Film Festival marks its 10th anniversary with a showcase of over 150 films, ranging from shorts to full-length documentaries, all highlighting diverse storytelling.
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On a sweltering afternoon in the Everglades, faith and activism intersected — as the nonprofit Guatemalan Maya Center organized a Catholic mass outside Alligator Alcatraz, the remote immigration detention center.(via @wilkinebrutus)
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On a sweltering afternoon in the Everglades, faith and activism intersected — as the nonprofit Guatemalan Maya Center organized a Catholic mass outside Alligator Alcatraz, the remote immigration...
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No Sleep Till is the debut feature by French-American director Alexandra Simpson, set in Jacksonville during the eerie calm before a looming hurricane.(via @wilkinebrutus)
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No Sleep Till is the debut feature by French-American director Alexandra Simpson, set in Jacksonville during the eerie calm before a looming hurricane. It follows a comic duo, a grieving storm chaser...
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He's known as the 'Haitian Dave Chappelle' and part of the global rise of Haitian comedy (via @wilkinebrutus)
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SeJoe, known as the first Haitian comedian to release a Haitian Creole special on Amazon Prime, is back with a new comedy special, following the debut of its recent trailer.
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An elephant gives birth, then the whole herd comes over to greet and protect
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South Florida artist honors Coco Gauff, women’s strength in bold new exhibit (via @wilkinebrutus)
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Harold Caudio, known for Skittles portraits of stars like Bob Marley and Janet Jackson, now turns to a hand-sewn yarn project honoring women's strength as he makes his debut at the Cornell Art Museum.
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Lake Worth Beach stops raising Haitian flag, sparks free speech debate amid ICE crackdown (via @wilkinebrutus)
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Lake Worth Beach has traditionally flown only two flags alongside the U.S. flag: the LGBTQIA+ pride and Haitian flags. That changed on July 1 when the commission quietly voted 4-1 against raising the...
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Downtown Boca Raton redevelopment plans face growing pushback from residents (via @wilkinebrutus)
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An approved downtown Boca Raton redevelopment plan is facing major pushback from long-time residents who are pushing for more changes and public input before the project is finalized.
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From Miami to 'Jurassic World Rebirth': Béchir Sylvain brings Haiti to Hollywood’s biggest stage (via @wilkinebrutus)
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Haitian-American actor Béchir Sylvain plays Leclerc, a French-speaking co-pilot for a ship crew in Jurassic World Rebirth. But he added a personal touch — he made the character Haitian. Sylvain...
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We worked on this investigation for a year. If you think you know this story -- you don't. Also - there is a podcast. Search for "Killer Train" on your podcast app or by clicking here: https://t.co/xJS98qfq8p
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Brightline, the first private passenger train to open in the U.S. in more than a century, is hailed as a national model for the future of rail. Since 2018, Brightline has sold millions of train...
NEW: @MiamiHerald / @WLRN investigation reveals 182 people have been struck and killed by Brightline trains. While key safety measures are delayed, Brightline remains the deadliest passenger train in U.S. We compared with other railroads to explain why.
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'Boat People': South Florida film explores forgotten story of Haitians detained in Guantanamo Bay (via @wilkinebrutus)
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A short film about 1990s Haitian refugees in Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay aims to engage younger Haitian Americans with their parents’ past trauma during an era of strict U.S. immigration policies reshaping...
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Palm Beach County arts agency expresses mixed reactions after state restores some arts funding (via @wilkinebrutus)
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Florida’s arts community breathes a sigh of relief after Gov. Ron DeSantis approved partial funding for cultural grants following last year’s deep budget cuts. One group in Palm Beach County expres...
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Fear and worry. South Florida immigration attorney talks about the termination of TPS for Haitians (via @wilkinebrutus)
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South Florida immigration attorney Vanessa Joseph says Haitian immigrants are worried and fearful they may be forced to leave the U.S. after the Trump administration announced last week it’s termin...
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NEW from me: New commission is part of a years-long, conservative push for state control over public universities –– an ongoing challenge to the traditional, independent accreditation system that has long overseen Florida’s public universities @WLRN
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces a new college accreditation consortium called the Commission for Public Higher Education to tackle "idealogical fads."
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