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April 14, 2023
Op-ed
A new Boys and Girls Club will give children at a Miami Gardens elementary school access to after-school activities that include STEM, arts and crafts, and nutrition programs. U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, on Wednesday announced $6.4 million for the new club, named after her, and two others, Northwest Club and the NFL Club at Gwen Cherry Park.
Issues: Education Black Men and Boys

March 13, 2023
Op-ed

While President Joe Biden's far-reaching plan to cancel student debt remains questionable, Democrats are arguing for a second time this week for Congress's role in addressing the debt crisis.

Issues: Education Immigration Black Men and Boys

November 28, 2022
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The owner of this iconic building ordered all tenants to leave. Some aren't going

Miami Herald / Rene Rodriguez / August 31, 2021

Maria Ray had a plan. By May 2022, she would have saved enough money to relocate from Miami to San Juan and take care of her aging father in the family home where she grew up.

Ray just hadn't counted on her landlord suddenly terminating her lease.


November 28, 2022
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Candidate recommendations for August 18 elections

The Miami Times / Miami Times Editorial / Aug. 12, 2020

For the U.S. House of Representatives

District 24

Frederica Wilson


November 28, 2022
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The contradicting Black experience

Miami Times / August 5, 2020

Today in Miami, one in three Black residents is an immigrant.

For at least the past few decades, Miami's African Americans have been mingling with Haitians as they have moved into the neighborhood, with Jamaicans working in local hospitals, with Trinidadians in area schools, and with Bahamians holding public office.


November 28, 2022
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'Too much to lose.' Why a Miami man moved into a backyard tent during coronavirus crisis

Miami Herald / Carlos Frías / April 2, 2020

Rain dripped into his tent and woke John Delgado before the sun.


November 28, 2022
Op-ed

As voters, black women are important to Democrats. As candidates, where's the support?

Miami Herald/ Brian Murphy and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan / February 24, 2020

The votes of black women propelled Democrats to historic victories in the 2018 midterm elections and helped elect the most racially diverse Congress in U.S. history. And their votes will be critical to helping Democrats win elections in 2020 in North Carolina.