Wilkine Brutus
Wilkine 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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He's pushing for a rare mid-decade census that could change congressional seats before the 2026 midterms. -
On a sweltering afternoon in the Everglades, the nonprofit Guatemalan Maya Center organized the service in protest of the reportedly harsh conditions inside the immigration detention center. -
"No Sleep Till," set in Atlantic City before a hurricane hits, follows a comic duo, a grieving storm chaser and a lonely teen as they confront personal struggles ahead of the storm. -
Coco Gauff, 21, pulled off a gutsy win over world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final in Roland-Garros. -
Florida's film industry could face challenges from Trump's proposed film tariffs. However, the backlash has sparked renewed momentum for long-debated federal tax incentives, which local industry leaders believe could help bring productions and jobs back to the U.S. -
Florida has the majority of police departments supporting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. But, as fear spreads among immigrants of various legal statuses, many worry that close work with ICE officials puts in jeopardy the foundation that law enforcement relies upon to keep communities safe: trust. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis held another roundtable with local law enforcement as he seeks to introduce his own immigration laws in the face of opposition from state lawmakers. -
Commissioners voted unanimously to contribute federal COVID relief funds on the $60 million crisis center. However, a long construction timeline is a point of contention for county leaders. -
Florida has launched a new contract fraud prevention portal, a pilot program aimed at protecting those affected by Hurricane Milton. -
A state prosecutor will lead the probe under the supervision of Attorney General Ashley Moody, who said that beginning a simultaneous investigation with the FBI "doesn't mean it's a turf war."
