Drake Bentley
@drakebentley.bsky.social
Political and sports reporter with the Milwaukee Courier and WNOV (106.5 FM). The parks used to be everything. ✍🏾 💻
Crowley vs. Tiffany: A stark choice for Wisconsin’s working class milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/09...
Crowley vs. Tiffany: A stark choice for Wisconsin’s working class - The Milwaukee Courier
The contrast between the two candidates seeking the Wisconsin governor’s mansion couldn’t be more stark. Democratic nominee and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has enacted policies loca...
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News: Tom Tiffany was there from Day 1 as a close ally to Scott Walker to help push through Act 10 and "Right to Work," two of the most anti-union laws that led to disastrous results for workers' wages and benefits. The Milwaukee Courier’s series continues. milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/08...
From Wisconsin to D.C., Tiffany has pushed the anti-union agenda from the start - The Milwaukee Courier
Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor Tom Tiffany has one of the most anti-worker legislative records from both his time in the State Legislature and U.S. House. Now facing Democratic candidate ...
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Interview from a local (to me) community newspaper bsky.app/profile/drak...
Drake Bentley@drakebentley.bsky.social · 4w agoQ&A: David Crowley talks Francesca Hong, data centers, healthcare, Milwaukee’s north side for the first time since becoming Democratic nominee for Wisconsin governor milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/08...
Q&A: David Crowley talks Francesca Hong, data centers, healthcare, Milwaukee’s north side for the first time since becoming Democratic nominee for Wisconsin governor milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/08...
Q&A: David Crowley talks Francesca Hong, data centers, healthcare, Milwaukee’s north side for the first time since becoming Democratic nominee for Wisconsin governor - The Milwaukee Courier
It’s been a whirlwind campaign for Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. When the 40-year-old sought the Wisconsin governor’s office, he didn’t think this would be the path. Initially polling low...
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We made it to Election Eve. Just want to say a big thanks to all the colleagues and sources that helped the Milwaukee Courier cover this wild race. Your interest in the Black press is so important. Regardless of who wins, let’s argue about it on Wednesday and then let’s quickly find common ground ❤️
Van Orden’s social media history shows pattern of anti-Muslim, racist comments milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/06...
Van Orden’s social media history shows pattern of anti-Muslim, racist comments - The Milwaukee Courier
Republican Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden has a history of Islamophobia and racism, including spreading baseless fears of American Muslims being terrorists and child rapists. Van Orden’...
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ICYMI: Republican Congressman Tony Wied will be special guest at fundraiser for Assemblyman Shae Sortwell, who once said the Bible commands him to beat his child milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/06...
Republican Congressman Tony Wied will be special guest at fundraiser for Assemblyman Shae Sortwell, who once said the Bible commands him to beat his child - The Milwaukee Courier
Wisconsin Congressman Tony Wied is a special guest for a fundraiser next month for Wisconsin Assemblyman Shae Sortwell, an alleged child abuser who once said the Bible commanded him to strike his chil...
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Imagine being a Republican from Wisconsin who opposes an official honoring of the day slaves in Texas found out they were no longer slaves. Also, anyone opposed to Juneteenth because “we already have an Independence Day celebration” should be required to explain their stance to a black audience.
Dear White People: Crowd Reacts with Excitement
ALT: Dear White People: Crowd Reacts with Excitement
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Drake Bentley@drakebentley.bsky.social · 3mo agoNews: Tom Tiffany opposes Juneteenth as a holiday. David Crowley says it’s disqualifying for Wisconsin governor milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/06...
GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany, a #WIGov candidate, *really* wants to be the Jesse Helms of #Juneteenth #wipolitics #Wisconsin #Milwaukee #WI07 @wisdems.org @theothermandela.bsky.social @francescahongwi.bsky.social @saraforwi.com @keldaroys.bsky.social @davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social @missyforwi.bsky.social
Drake Bentley@drakebentley.bsky.social · 3mo agoNews: Tom Tiffany opposes Juneteenth as a holiday. David Crowley says it’s disqualifying for Wisconsin governor milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/06...
Kinda unreal that festival attendees get my face alongside a McGee tribute. ❤️ Feeling grateful this Juneteenth
As he faces terminal cancer, Mike McGee Sr. reflects this Juneteenth on his lifetime of fighting for Black Milwaukee milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/06...
As he faces terminal cancer, Mike McGee Sr. reflects this Juneteenth on his lifetime of fighting for Black Milwaukee - The Milwaukee Courier
It was Jan. 15, 1970 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday — when a young Army medic, Mike McGee Sr., and his platoon came under heavy gunfire from enemy forces in Vietnam. McGee was waiting in a me...
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I had the honor of interviewing Mike McGee Sr., who is speaking out publicly to Milwaukee for the first time in nearly 20 years. Former colleagues of his also provided their time for this project. Thousands of special Juneteenth edition of the Milwaukee Courier will be dispersed tomorrow. ✊🏾
News: Tom Tiffany opposes Juneteenth as a holiday. David Crowley says it’s disqualifying for Wisconsin governor milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/06...
Tom Tiffany opposes Juneteenth as a holiday. David Crowley says it’s disqualifying for Wisconsin governor - The Milwaukee Courier
The legislative record shows Tom Tiffany is one of the most anti-Black officials in the country and one of his opponents says it’s disqualifying for a potential Wisconsin governor. Tiffany was o...
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News: Milwaukee Brewers want to know what students know about Hank Aaron ahead of the 50th anniversary of his home run record milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/06...
Milwaukee Brewers want to know what students know about Hank Aaron ahead of the 50th anniversary of his home run record - The Milwaukee Courier
The Milwaukee Brewers are inviting Wisconsin students ages 8-17 to submit their perceptions of baseball legend Hank Aaron ahead of the 50th anniversary of his historic 755th career home run. Aar...
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The property owner for the new development at Midtown Center on Milwaukee’s north side responded to the public’s concern over the possibility that he plans to build a data center at the site. milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/06...
Property owner insists he is not building a data center at Midtown Center in Milwaukee - The Milwaukee Courier
The property owner for the new development at Midtown Center on Milwaukee’s north side is responding to the public’s concern over the possibility that he plans to build a data center at the site. ...
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The other app is such a miserable experience these days. Just awful unfulfilling grotesque content
News: Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany recently had comments about Menomonee Falls High School starting a Black student club, saying “D-E-I must D-I-E.” “Race-based preferences are un-American, illegal, and must end,” he added.
#WIGov candidate Tom Tiffany admitted Americans are angry about “higher gas prices” and said it was “time to wrap up the war” in Iran. Hours later, he voted to keep the war going anyway. #WISPolitics
Little bit of news in Black Media. The Milwaukee Courier and WNOV will eventually be under the same umbrella as 101.7 The Truth as a newly formed employee benefit trust. ✊🏾 milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/04...
New Milwaukee Black Media Trust formed, to include the Milwaukee Courier, 101.7 The Truth, and, eventually, WNOV 860 The Voice - The Milwaukee Courier
The owners of the Milwaukee Courier are placing Wisconsin’s oldest Black newspaper and two Black radio stations in an employee benefit trust, ensuring independent Black media ownership in perpetuity. ...
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The all-important Black vote in Milwaukee still very much in play in governor’s race milwaukeecourier.com/news/2026/04...
The all-important Black vote in Milwaukee still very much in play in governor’s race - The Milwaukee Courier
The race for governor is officially on with the next Election Day determining who will be the Democratic nominee and potentially replace retiring Gov. Tony Evers. In Milwaukee, there is no clear...
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Proud to see @seiu.org holding Tom Tiffany accountable for ripping healthcare away from Wisconsinites to pay for tax cuts for his billionaire donors Wisconsin deserves better than Tom Tiffany.
Happy to announce that I’ve landed with @civicmedia.us, which recently acquired the Milwaukee Courier and WNOV (106.5 FM) radio station. I’m the new political and sports reporter for these two historically Black media outlets in Milwaukee. Send tips to drake.bentley@civicmedia.us
Some personal news: After more than five years of filing stories, today is my last day at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I’m moving on to a new opportunity that closer aligns with my interests. I’ll still be reporting on Milwaukee! More on that later.
“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.
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.”
