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As I reflect on the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade this past week and put pen to paper, the decades of pain within me resurfaces, raw and unyielding. For over 50 years, I kept my silent struggle hidden; no one knew the depths of my anguish. Yet, after hearing countless stories of resilience and witnessing the relentless attacks on reproductive freedom, I could no longer remain… Read more »

Chaquavia Manuel waved a reporter down as a crowd of journalists gathered at the Glorieta Gardens Apartments complex in Opa-Locka. The media was called there by Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who says she has spent years fighting with landlords who get millions of dollars in federal housing funds — while living conditions are totally inhumane. Manuel pointed to her bathtub as… Read more »

In apartment 130, a rank odor seeps from the living room as Theresa Tyson opens the door at her first-floor unit at Glorieta Gardens in Opa-locka. Tyson, 64, is so accustomed to the stench she said she no longer smells it. “Y’all can smell that?” she asked a group of reporters and local and federal officials on a tour of the property Monday afternoon. Tyson said she has only lived in that… Read more »

While Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, U.S. H.U.D Regional Administrator Jennifer Riley Collins, and other elected leaders toured an Opa-locka apartment complex condemned by Miami-Dade County, residents pleaded for their help.  Mold and mushrooms growing on walls, water leaks, flooding, and sewage backup are all issues residents say they’ve experienced for several months that have… Read more »

Noting record-breaking heat that spread across Florida and other parts of the country this summer, relief is coming for working Floridians and low-income families. Households will be getting financial help to pay their energy bills — both cooling bills in summer and heating costs this winter — according to an announcement this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service… Read more »

Getting on the list isn’t just an honorary accomplishment. It opens the area to upwards of $75M in federal grants. South Florida efforts to defend against sea level rise and other environmental challenges could gain additional support from the federal government, thanks to a new designation the region just received. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development… Read more »

By: Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson The Supreme Court’s ruling on student-loan forgiveness cannot be the last word. Congress and President Biden must correct this grave injustice against student borrowers and tackle the student debt crisis immediately. This ruling unveils a tale of two Americas: one with boundless opportunities for the privileged and another where hardworking… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Member of the Congressional Equality Caucus, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling to allow businesses to reject services to same-sex couples: “Today is truly a sad day in America and is a new low for even for this Supreme Court. With this decision, the Supreme Court shamefully aligns itself on the wrong… Read more »

Miami Herald By: Jimena Tavel and Isaiah Smalls II The decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday to strike down race-related admissions programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard generated heated reactions from some in South Florida’s Black community while the state universities shrugged it off, citing “color-blind admissions.” Although Florida ended affirmative… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), the founder and chair of the Caucus on the Commission of the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, organized a Congressional policy briefing on June 22 at the U.S. Capitol Building to reshape the public perception of Black fathers.  The event acknowledged the contributions of fathers within the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and inducted… Read more »