


2024 We are the Drum Awards and Scholarship Brunch
Sat, Jun 15
|Four Points by Sheraton Milwaukee North
Join us as we gather to honor our 2024, We are the Drum Award recipients and the graduating high school seniors who will be awarded scholarships from the Arlene Skwierawski Scholarship Fund.


Time & Location
Jun 15, 2024, 11:00 AM
Four Points by Sheraton Milwaukee North , 8900 N Kildeer Ct, Brown Deer, WI 53209, USA
About the event
During this celebration brunch, The 2024 We are the Drum Award recipients and
qualifying high school graduates who were cast members with the We are the Drum
Production will be honored.
Our distinguished We are The Drum Award recipients for 2024 are:
Dr. Eve Hall, Milwaukee Urban League
Mr. Earl Ingram, Voices of the Elders
Mr. Andre Lee Ellis, The CAGE Milwaukee
Mr. Victor Barnett, Running Rebels
Alderwoman Milele Coggs, Community Builder in Bronzeville
Mr. Ralph Hollmon, Esteemed Community Leadership
The selection process is in progress for the scholarship recipients and will be disclosed
later.
What is the We are the Drum Award?
Established in 2022, the We are the Drum Award was created to honor worthy
individuals who are doing exceptional work in researching, preserving, and uplifting
African American History and offering programming to enrich the lives of African
Americans in our city and state. The first group of award recipients were acknowledged
in 2023: Mr. Clayborn Benson of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, Mr. Reginald
Jackson, The ReDress Movement and Nurturing Diversity Partners, Ms. Lynda Jackson-
Conyers, The Milwaukee Times and Black Excellence Awards, and Mr. Reuben
Harpole, Community Griot and Historian.
The Arlene Skwierawski Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established in memory of the late Arlene Skwierawski.The
Scholarship Fund is managed by CAPITA Productions, Inc. which was co-founded by
Arlene Skwierawski while she served as the music and performing arts teacher at North
Division High School of Milwaukee and the late Brother Booker Ashe (House of Peace)
in 1990.
The scholarship fund will benefit graduating seniors who have performed with the We
are the Drum Production and have a qualifying academic profile. The first recipient of
the Arlene Skwierawski scholarship was awarded in 2023.
Use of Event Proceeds
Proceeds from this event will help to sustain the Arlene Skwierawski Scholarship Fund
so that we can mirror the legacy of Ms. Skwierawski for years to come.
Tickets
Awards and scholarship brunch
From $50.00 to $450.00Sale ended- $50.00
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