“Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and the overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as practiced by people of all colors and races here in this Ancient Holy Land.”
- Malcolm X in his letter from Mecca 🕋
Writing news: You'll now spot my byline in Newsweek, covering football and basketball.
Milwaukee County War Memorial (1958)
Veronica Antetokounmpo (Giannis’ mother) and Michelle Obama at NBA All-Star weekend
Milwaukee civil rights hero Vel Phillips and then-Sen. John F. Kennedy (1960, Los Angeles).
Kennedy is asking a LA Times photographer, “No pictures, please.”
Beautiful photo of Milwaukee’s Domes (1966)
Pam Echols, 1967, Milwaukee
Very worthy Super Bowl champion. 🔥 halftime show
Who needs Shams when you've got Jim O!!
They really mad because their favorite players ring chase and they can’t come to terms with that 😭
Giannis' latest IG post after not being traded at the deadline 👀
What does Giannis Antetokounmpo REALLY want?
“If you ask me what do I really want, deep down in my heart?“
Yes, Giannis.
He tells you, in an emotional ode to Milwaukee and the #Bucks
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
Happy Black History Month ✊🏾
Thanks, Brent!
Happy 5th MJS anniversary, Drake. Been a pleasure following you on this journey. 🙏
But a story I like to share is on something entirely different. It’s the back story on how the NFL’s “Black national anthem” came about. Seems timely, just in time for #SuperBowlLX
I cover public safety issues mostly: crime, police, courts. Those stories are difficult to write about sometimes, but big picture, nothing is more important than closely monitoring the justice system and its dealings with this city’s residents.
Personal milestone: Last week marked five years reporting on this place we call home for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Thank you to the sources that helped bring a story to publish. From tragedies to triumphs, I feel like we’ve covered a lot.
Got to visit Dr. King’s old stomping grounds last year. Nice bucket list item
Civil rights legend Joe Ellwanger with MLK in 1964. Ellwanger would go on to found the Hunger Task Force, something he credits the Black Panthers with helping to start - www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Lucia Rogers held the hand of Father James Groppi during a rally at St. Boniface Catholic Church before an open housing march in 1967. Rogers, 11, was set to recite parts of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream," speech.
A tear runs down the cheek of a young man at St. Boniface Catholic Church, where he and thousands of other mourners gathered to march in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 8, 1968.
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Nov. 23, 1965. Earlier that day, he spoke to students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. signs a registry of speakers at the Wisconsin Memorial Union in 1962, when he spoke on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Martin Luther King Jr., shown in a 1964 portrait taken in Milwaukee, made several visits to Milwaukee.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the Milwaukee Auditorium during his visit on January 27, 1964.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the Milwaukee Auditorium during his visit on January 27, 1964.
Thousands of marchers linked arms during a march along Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee on April 8, 1968, to honor the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis.
