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November 28, 2022

New York Times Article

Mary McLeod Bethune on Wednesday became the first Black American to be represented with a state statue in National Statuary Hall, a central room of the United States Capitol, honored for her work championing education and civil rights.

Issues: Education

November 28, 2022
Miami's Community Newspapers Article

United Way Miami recently celebrated 98 of years serving and impacting Miami-Dade County during its 2022 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards.


November 28, 2022
Miami Times Article

South Florida's housing crisis has caught the attention of U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge.

Issues: Housing

November 28, 2022
Miami Herald Article

An 11-foot marble likeness of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol, replacing a statue of a former Confederate general that represented Florida in the National Statuary Hall for nearly a century.

Issues: Education

November 28, 2022
First Coast News Article

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Eleven recent Duval County high school graduates received scholarships to attend Historically Black Colleges or Universities, or HBCUs thanks to a program started by Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson.


November 28, 2022
Miami Herald Op-Ed

Nearly 50 years ago, the Roe v. Wade decision gave women across the country the ability to make safer and more informed decisions about their reproductive healthcare.


November 28, 2022
Miami Herald Op-Ed

The Southern District of Florida has been called "one of the most dynamic federal prosecutor's offices in the nation." We don't have to look too far into the past to see the broad consequences of the office's decisions for our country. It has been at the center of some of the most highly contested and influential cases in history, including Bush v.


November 28, 2022
Miami Times Article

More than 100 young, mostly Black men signed away all stereotypes in grand style Sunday, at a 5000 Role Models academic scholarship signing event at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami.


November 28, 2022
Miami Herald Article

Over 100 young men of color from South Florida pledged Sunday afternoon at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts that they will transcend disadvantaged circumstances growing up by going to college - using higher education as a vehicle to greater social mobility and attaining economic prosperity.