Attorneys for Black Excellence Initiative | Brittani Miller

Attorneys in Dane County, where Black lawyers make up only 2% of the bar, hope that a cultural center on Madison’s South Side will help them recruit and retain Black talent.
The Center for Black Excellence and Culture would sit on 3.5 acres of land on West Badger Road. It would include an art gallery, two theatres, a recording studio, meeting space, and a fitness room.
The center is the brainchild of Rev. Dr. Alex Gee.
Gee and his team need an additional $3 million to break ground on the center. A group of Madison attorneys have founded the Attorneys for Black Excellence Initiative with a goal of raising $250,000 from Madison attorneys and law firms.
Brittani Miller, president of the Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers, said the center would be a place where Black talent can find community.
“We’re hopeful that the center will be a place for people coming into the state and, as they progress through their careers, a place for them to come back and be poured into,” Miller said.
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