Wilkine Brutus
@wilkinebrutus.bsky.social
Journalist at WLRN, Miami's NPR station | Founder: Maps and Diaries, a documentary platform | Former expat in South Korea | 🇭🇹🇺🇸
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🎤 A Boat, A Voyage: 5 ways to interview loved ones
📅 Sept. 3 | 6:30 PM sharp
📍 Mandel Public Library, West Palm Beach
Join Wilkine Brutus for a fun, FREE, hands-on 1-hour workshop and learn how to capture your family history for generations to come.
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📅 Sept. 3 | 6:30 PM sharp
📍 Mandel Public Library, West Palm Beach
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NEW from me: After New York state legislator Zohran Mamdani — a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist — won the New York mayoral primary in June, Palm Beach County business and government leaders began positioning the area to capitalize on his rise. #mamdani #palmbeach
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'We welcome billionaires': Palm Beach County looks to capitalize on Zohran Mamdani’s rise in New York
Palm Beach County leaders are using Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s NY rise to lure NYC businesses, and to help fuel new investment in South Florida.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
NEW from me: After New York state legislator Zohran Mamdani — a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist — won the New York mayoral primary in June, Palm Beach County business and government leaders began positioning the area to capitalize on his rise. #mamdani #palmbeach
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🎤 A Boat, A Voyage: 5 ways to interview loved ones
📅 Sept. 3 | 6:30 PM sharp
📍 Mandel Public Library, West Palm Beach
Join Wilkine Brutus for a fun, FREE, hands-on 1-hour workshop and learn how to capture your family history for generations to come.
💬 Comment “preserve voices” to save your spot!
📅 Sept. 3 | 6:30 PM sharp
📍 Mandel Public Library, West Palm Beach
Join Wilkine Brutus for a fun, FREE, hands-on 1-hour workshop and learn how to capture your family history for generations to come.
💬 Comment “preserve voices” to save your spot!
September 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🎤 A Boat, A Voyage: 5 ways to interview loved ones
📅 Sept. 3 | 6:30 PM sharp
📍 Mandel Public Library, West Palm Beach
Join Wilkine Brutus for a fun, FREE, hands-on 1-hour workshop and learn how to capture your family history for generations to come.
💬 Comment “preserve voices” to save your spot!
📅 Sept. 3 | 6:30 PM sharp
📍 Mandel Public Library, West Palm Beach
Join Wilkine Brutus for a fun, FREE, hands-on 1-hour workshop and learn how to capture your family history for generations to come.
💬 Comment “preserve voices” to save your spot!
Larenz Tate and journalist Wilkine Brutus discuss the cultural power of Love Jones, the iconic 1997 romantic dramedy starring Tate and Nia Long, and its enduring soundtrack.
#lovejones was celebrated at the 29th American Black Film Festival this year in Miami. Have you seen the film Love Jones?
#lovejones was celebrated at the 29th American Black Film Festival this year in Miami. Have you seen the film Love Jones?
June 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Larenz Tate and journalist Wilkine Brutus discuss the cultural power of Love Jones, the iconic 1997 romantic dramedy starring Tate and Nia Long, and its enduring soundtrack.
#lovejones was celebrated at the 29th American Black Film Festival this year in Miami. Have you seen the film Love Jones?
#lovejones was celebrated at the 29th American Black Film Festival this year in Miami. Have you seen the film Love Jones?
SPECIAL🇭🇹 ANNOUNCEMENT: My “A Boat A Voyage: Haitian Refugee Story” podcast is on tour! Join me for my speech and Q&A at three libraries across Palm Beach County:
Wellington Branch: Mon, May 05, 6:30 pm
Lantana Branch: Sat, May 10, 2:00 pm
West Boca Branch: Fri, May 23, 2:00pm
#haitian #podcast
Wellington Branch: Mon, May 05, 6:30 pm
Lantana Branch: Sat, May 10, 2:00 pm
West Boca Branch: Fri, May 23, 2:00pm
#haitian #podcast
April 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Creole Pig: Haiti’s Great Loss 🐖 This WLRN and PBS doc, directed by Haitian-born filmmaker Dudley Alexis, uncovers the story of the Creole pig — a cornerstone of rural Haitian life and economy. In this clip, Haitian artist Edouard Duval Carrie gives his perspective. Full film is on YouTube
April 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Creole Pig: Haiti’s Great Loss 🐖 This WLRN and PBS doc, directed by Haitian-born filmmaker Dudley Alexis, uncovers the story of the Creole pig — a cornerstone of rural Haitian life and economy. In this clip, Haitian artist Edouard Duval Carrie gives his perspective. Full film is on YouTube
I explore the power of Black art and fashion at FLAVARS’s LOGIN event in the Norton Museum of Art, April 18th at 5pm:
Looking forward to interviewing designers David Castro of Dungeon Forward and wardobe stylist Countess Brown #palmbeachcounty #westpalmbeach #blackart #blackfashion #art #fashion
Looking forward to interviewing designers David Castro of Dungeon Forward and wardobe stylist Countess Brown #palmbeachcounty #westpalmbeach #blackart #blackfashion #art #fashion
April 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I explore the power of Black art and fashion at FLAVARS’s LOGIN event in the Norton Museum of Art, April 18th at 5pm:
Looking forward to interviewing designers David Castro of Dungeon Forward and wardobe stylist Countess Brown #palmbeachcounty #westpalmbeach #blackart #blackfashion #art #fashion
Looking forward to interviewing designers David Castro of Dungeon Forward and wardobe stylist Countess Brown #palmbeachcounty #westpalmbeach #blackart #blackfashion #art #fashion
My national story on NPR: Miami's Haitian community is hoping a lawsuit can postpone the return of many in the community to a country still roiling from violence.
Florida's Haitian population reckons with losing temporary legal status. #immigration
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Florida's Haitian population reckons with losing temporary legal status. #immigration
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Florida's Haitian population reckons with losing temporary legal status
Miami's Haitian community is hoping a lawsuit can postpone the return of many in the community to a country still roiling from violence.
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March 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My national story on NPR: Miami's Haitian community is hoping a lawsuit can postpone the return of many in the community to a country still roiling from violence.
Florida's Haitian population reckons with losing temporary legal status. #immigration
www.npr.org/2025/03/29/n...
Florida's Haitian population reckons with losing temporary legal status. #immigration
www.npr.org/2025/03/29/n...
NEW investigation from Wilkine Brutus and Danny Rivero
With local, state, and federal powers aligned in Florida, many worry that closer ties between local officials and ICE could erode trust in law enforcement: keeping communities safe could become more difficult.
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With local, state, and federal powers aligned in Florida, many worry that closer ties between local officials and ICE could erode trust in law enforcement: keeping communities safe could become more difficult.
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Florida leads nation with nearly 100 police partnerships with ICE to deport undocumented
Florida has the majority of police departments supporting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, WLRN has found. But, as fear spreads among immigrants of various legal statuses, many wor...
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March 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
NEW investigation from Wilkine Brutus and Danny Rivero
With local, state, and federal powers aligned in Florida, many worry that closer ties between local officials and ICE could erode trust in law enforcement: keeping communities safe could become more difficult.
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
With local, state, and federal powers aligned in Florida, many worry that closer ties between local officials and ICE could erode trust in law enforcement: keeping communities safe could become more difficult.
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
“Art can save your life, but entertainment will never be your salvation. Entertainment, by and large, is escapism And no one has ever escaped their chains by forgetting they were shackled.” -Josh Johnson #Thoughts
March 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“Art can save your life, but entertainment will never be your salvation. Entertainment, by and large, is escapism And no one has ever escaped their chains by forgetting they were shackled.” -Josh Johnson #Thoughts
NEW from me: Father Reggie, a prominent Haitian priest, notes that the church pews for service were nearly empty — immigrants are hiding in fear of President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation plan.
LISTEN/READ via WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station. #immigration
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LISTEN/READ via WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station. #immigration
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'A dictatorship of indifference': Haitian priest outraged over treatment of immigrants
Father Reginald Jean-Mary has been a priest and pastor at Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church in Little Haiti, Miami, for 25 years. He says his many immigrant parishioners are in fear of President Trum...
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February 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
NEW from me: Father Reggie, a prominent Haitian priest, notes that the church pews for service were nearly empty — immigrants are hiding in fear of President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation plan.
LISTEN/READ via WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station. #immigration
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LISTEN/READ via WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station. #immigration
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Say It Loud event in Boynton Beach will feature art, live music, and an engaging panel discussion moderated by Wilkine Brutus. Produced and Hosted by @flavar.co
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#blackhistorymonth #fy #wilkinebrutus #art #boyntonbeach
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#blackhistorymonth #fy #wilkinebrutus #art #boyntonbeach
February 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Say It Loud event in Boynton Beach will feature art, live music, and an engaging panel discussion moderated by Wilkine Brutus. Produced and Hosted by @flavar.co
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#blackhistorymonth #fy #wilkinebrutus #art #boyntonbeach
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#blackhistorymonth #fy #wilkinebrutus #art #boyntonbeach
Say It Loud event in Boynton Beach on February 16th will feature an art exhibition, live music, and powerful panel. Come kick it with us!
#blackhistorymonth #art #fy
#blackhistorymonth #art #fy
February 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Say It Loud event in Boynton Beach on February 16th will feature an art exhibition, live music, and powerful panel. Come kick it with us!
#blackhistorymonth #art #fy
#blackhistorymonth #art #fy
Say It Loud event in Boynton Beach on February 16th will feature an art exhibition, live music, and powerful panel. Come kick it with us!
#blackhistorymonth #art #fy
#blackhistorymonth #art #fy
February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Say It Loud event in Boynton Beach on February 16th will feature an art exhibition, live music, and powerful panel. Come kick it with us!
#blackhistorymonth #art #fy
#blackhistorymonth #art #fy
How people are responding to the Luka trade to the Lakers is how I’m responding to the U.S. tariffs: Shocked and confused.
February 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How people are responding to the Luka trade to the Lakers is how I’m responding to the U.S. tariffs: Shocked and confused.
NEW from me: A new $31 million, art-wrapped library is opening in Boynton Beach — serving as a cultural and meeting hub in one of the county’s fastest growing communities.
#florida #books
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#florida #books
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New art-wrapped $30 million library in Boynton Beach can be a 'pillar of the community'
The 33,000-square foot Canyon Branch Library will bring meeting spaces, a podcast studio, a creative lab, Palm Beach County's first drive-up service window, a $370,000 art installation — along with 13...
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January 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW from me: A new $31 million, art-wrapped library is opening in Boynton Beach — serving as a cultural and meeting hub in one of the county’s fastest growing communities.
#florida #books
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#florida #books
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Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
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January 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
If you’re Haitian, you know that New Year, 2025, doesn’t officially begin without #soupjoumou 😂🇭🇹
January 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you’re Haitian, you know that New Year, 2025, doesn’t officially begin without #soupjoumou 😂🇭🇹
NEW from me: Florida’s condo crisis is not only affecting older residents on fixed incomes, but also young professionals in Palm Beach County who are feeling financial strain, weighing up whether they can afford to stay in their units or forced to sell.
#housing
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#housing
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'We were happy': Young owner is among those forced to sell as South Florida condo crisis bites
As owners across South Florida feel the squeeze with the looming Dec. 31 deadline for reserves, a young Palm Beach County firefighter says he faces a tough decision: to stay in his unit or or sell it ...
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December 30, 2024 at 3:48 PM
NEW from me: Florida’s condo crisis is not only affecting older residents on fixed incomes, but also young professionals in Palm Beach County who are feeling financial strain, weighing up whether they can afford to stay in their units or forced to sell.
#housing
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#housing
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Random reminder:
Uncommunicated expectations leads to unmet expectations that can result in unresolved resentment.
Uncommunicated expectations leads to unmet expectations that can result in unresolved resentment.
December 11, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Random reminder:
Uncommunicated expectations leads to unmet expectations that can result in unresolved resentment.
Uncommunicated expectations leads to unmet expectations that can result in unresolved resentment.
THREAD: The late Nikki Giovanni was my first big interview. In 2010, as an English professor at Virginia Tech, Giovanni took a chance on me — a Black YouTuber and amateur blogger living in South Korea.
She was nice, authentic & straight-forward. Her answers to some questions:
She was nice, authentic & straight-forward. Her answers to some questions:
December 10, 2024 at 5:20 PM
THREAD: The late Nikki Giovanni was my first big interview. In 2010, as an English professor at Virginia Tech, Giovanni took a chance on me — a Black YouTuber and amateur blogger living in South Korea.
She was nice, authentic & straight-forward. Her answers to some questions:
She was nice, authentic & straight-forward. Her answers to some questions:
NEW from me: A $500,000 investment is boosting the momentum for a Black history museum and research center in West Palm Beach’s historic Coleman Park neighborhood. #westpalmbeach #education
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$500,000 grant boosts Black history museum project, revitalization in West Palm Beach community
New investment is flowing toward a new Black history museum in the historic Coleman Park neighborhood in West Palm Beach — part of an effort to revitalize the community.
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December 9, 2024 at 10:14 PM
NEW from me: A $500,000 investment is boosting the momentum for a Black history museum and research center in West Palm Beach’s historic Coleman Park neighborhood. #westpalmbeach #education
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www.wlrn.org/development/...
NEW from me: An interactive mural featuring two soccer icons in Miami’s Overtown district is taking people through an augmented reality experience — and connecting them to the historically Black neighborhood's culture. #soulbasel #artbasel #miamiartweek
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Interactive soccer mural in Miami’s historic Overtown fuses art with tech - and Black history
Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, an interactive soccer mural during Miami Art Week has fused art with tech and the history of Overtown, Miami's historically Black neighborhood.
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December 2, 2024 at 6:45 PM
NEW from me: An interactive mural featuring two soccer icons in Miami’s Overtown district is taking people through an augmented reality experience — and connecting them to the historically Black neighborhood's culture. #soulbasel #artbasel #miamiartweek
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Reposted by Wilkine Brutus
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
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#BookSky #BlackBookSky ☕️📚
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
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#BookSky #BlackBookSky ☕️📚
November 30, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
#BookSky #BlackBookSky ☕️📚
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
#BookSky #BlackBookSky ☕️📚
NEW from me: A traveling exhibition highlighting thousands of years of Native American art is making its way to the Town of Palm Beach, aiming to “reflect our nation's complex history,” says curator Chelsea Herr.
#Thanksgiving #nativeamerican #indigenous
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#Thanksgiving #nativeamerican #indigenous
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‘Not relics of the past' —Traveling Native American art exhibition arrives to Palm Beach
A traveling exhibition representing thousands of years of Native American art is making a stop to Palm Beach County, challenging and reflecting on the nation's complex history during Thanksgiving.
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November 28, 2024 at 6:18 PM
NEW from me: A traveling exhibition highlighting thousands of years of Native American art is making its way to the Town of Palm Beach, aiming to “reflect our nation's complex history,” says curator Chelsea Herr.
#Thanksgiving #nativeamerican #indigenous
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#Thanksgiving #nativeamerican #indigenous
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NEW from me: An upcoming film, Know Me: A True Life Drama by Miami native filmmaker and actor Edson Jean, examines the media's sensationalized “bath salts” coverage of the infamous 2012 face-eating attack.
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New film tells story behind Miami face-chewing attack — and its untold impact on Haitian community
‘Know Me: A True Life Drama’ is a fictionalized account of the infamous 2012 incident, by Miami native filmmaker Edson Jean. The upcoming film spotlights the attacker's struggles with mental health an...
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November 27, 2024 at 1:21 PM
NEW from me: An upcoming film, Know Me: A True Life Drama by Miami native filmmaker and actor Edson Jean, examines the media's sensationalized “bath salts” coverage of the infamous 2012 face-eating attack.
www.wlrn.org/arts-culture...
www.wlrn.org/arts-culture...