Press Releases
MIAMI, FL- Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court upheld Michigan's affirmative action ban. This decision will allow states to prohibit race as a consideration in public university admissions, state hiring, and government contracting practices.
Miami, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will host the Annual District 24 Congressional Art Competition, Art Show and Awards Ceremony, Thursday, April 24th at 5:30 p.m., at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent from congressional districts across the country. More than 650,000 U.S. high school students have participated in this competition since its inception in 1982.
MIAMI- Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) reminds South Floridians June 1st is the start of the 2014 Hurricane Season and urges residents to be prepared.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a near-normal or below-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season, with a 70 percent likelihood of 8 to 13 named storms, of which 3 to 6 could become hurricanes, including 1 to 2 major hurricanes.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) led a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in the introduction of a resolution condemning the abduction of Nigerian school girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility. Many Members of Congress co-sponsored the resolution including Reps. Ed Royce (CA-39), Eliot L. Engel (NY-16), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Chris Smith (NJ-4), and Karen Bass (CA-37), leadership of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Subcommittee on the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Congressman Ed Royce (CA-39), Congressman Eliot L. Engel (NY-16), Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-26), Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4), and Congressman Karen Bass (CA-37) introduced House Resolution 573, a resolution condemning the abduction of Nigerian school girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The Members issued the following statement:
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson's (FL-24) bipartisan House Resolution 573, condemning the abduction of Nigerian schools girls by Boko Haram, passed unanimously by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Congresswoman issued the following statement:
Miami, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics and the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education will host a roundtable discussion, Mentorship: Supporting the Holistic Development of Boys and Men of Color: A 5000 Role Models of Excellence Case Study. The event will take place Thursday, May 15th at 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Miami Dolphins, Sun Life Stadium located at 2269 NW 199th Street, Miami Gardens, FL.
MIAMI, FL- Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will host the first Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition, Wednesday, May 14th, at 6:00 p.m., at Miami-Dade College's North Campus.
The competition is an APP Challenge. Participating high school students, from District 24, will showcase their skills by presenting software applications they have created for mobile, tablet, or computer devices.
Miami, Florida - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement on the 60th Anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision issued in Brownv. Board of Education, on May 17, 1954, that outlawed racially segregated public schools.
Miami, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) will participate in a rallyheld Saturday, May 17,2014, by Concerned Nigerians from District 24 who are calling for national and international support and action to free more than 200 girls recently kidnapped from a high school in Northeastern Nigeria by extremist terrorist group Boko Haram. The rally will take place from 10:00 a.m. to noon at Rolling Oaks Park located at 18701 NW 17th Court, Miami Gardens FL 33506.