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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.
Delegation for 1.12.21: Impeach again — Twitter — new PPP — unity? — mystery texts
Florida Politics / January 12, 2021
'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.
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.
Miami, Fla. - Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration's decision to extend Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for eligible nationals from Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Sudan, and Nepal living in the United States:
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement regarding Markenzy Lapointe's nomination to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida:
Miami, Fla. - Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement regarding Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's decision to not seek reelection to leadership and remain in Congress to serve her district:
Miami, Fla. - Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) applauded President Biden's decision to cancel federal student loan debt and extend the repayment moratorium. As chair of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, Congresswoman Wilson has been at the forefront of the fight to cancel student debt.
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Chair Frederica Wilson (FL-24) introduced the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act to lower the cost of college for current and future student borrowers and their families. The new legislation builds on President Biden's historic one-time student loan debt relief announcement last month to forgive up to $20,000 in outstanding federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers.