November has been a treat. Progressive Baptist Church of Milwaukee had our 34th Anniversary. African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee had our first Homecoming. had a great time dialoguing with over 100 Black men at Real Men | Real Talk. And, had a chance to engage with folks from Italy, Germany and France 🇫🇷, as my colleague, John Austin, of Brookings Institute led a addressing the transformation of the industrialized heartlands.
Real Men | Real Talk
Real Men. Real Talk. | Gee’s Clippers
Progressive Baptist Homecoming
Progressive Baptist Church 34th Anniversary
Transforming the Heartlands
Transforming the Heartland : John Austin leads 10 day trip with colleagues from Germany, France and Italy. Last stop? Milwaukee!!
Held on November 3, at the newly developed and always vibrant Third Street Market Hall, the organization officially launched its ‘I AM AALAM’ awareness campaign.
More than 100 of Milwaukee’s established and emerging Black leaders in attendance, it was a celebration of Black excellence on display.
Led by its new president and CEO Walter J. Lanier, AALAM is on a mission to make Milwaukee a global destination where African Americans can thrive professionally and socially.
Please take a moment to check out this video recap of the I AM AALAM ‘Homecoming’ celebration and share with your network!
Walter Lanier is a husband, father, lawyer, pastor, teacher, educator, and social entrepreneur with a deep commitment to being a liberating force in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lanier, an inaugural CBMA fellow, is the Senior Pastor of Progressive Baptist Church of Milwaukee, which has a 30-year track record of innovation and service to community Milwaukee. Pastor Lanier also serves as the Director of Student Resources at Milwaukee Area Technical College where he also founded the college’s Men of Color Initiative and lead the first-ever Counseling and Psychological Services department.
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