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New York Times ArticleMary 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. Bethune, whose statue replaces one of a Confederate general, became an adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and an advocate… Read more »

Miami Herald ArticleAn 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. During an unveiling ceremony, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami, described the change as “rewriting the… Read more »

Miami's Community Newspapers ArticleUnited Way Miami recently celebrated 98 of years serving and impacting Miami-Dade County during its 2022 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards. At the event, the organization honored seven remarkable community service members, including U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, the late Michael Finney, the late Manuel Fermin,… Read more »

Miami Times ArticleSouth Florida’s housing crisis has caught the attention of U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge.  Fudge met with local leaders this week to tour affordable housing projects in Congresswoman Frederica Wilson’s district and discuss how the Biden-Harris administration plans to lower costs and increase the supply of affordable housing… Read more »

Miami Herald Op-EdThe 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,… Read more »

CBS News ArticleCBS4 thought it was important to get South Florida's representatives and senators on the record reacting to what was revealed in the first January 6th public hearing. We started the process on Tuesday to ensure we heard from our leaders on Capitol Hill Thursday night. Some opted to issue a statement before the hearings began, others are waiting until Thursday night's… Read more »

New Times ArticleMiami has no shortage of cultural enclaves with "Little" in the name: Little Havana for the Cuban community, Little Haiti for the Haitians. After this week, a new Little neighborhood might join the Little family. As soon as today's (June 9) Miami City Commission meeting, city officials may hear a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Ken Russell to… Read more »

First Coast News ArticleJACKSONVILLE, 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.  The 5000 Role Models for Excellence Program began by the Miami-Dade County School Board in March 1993 to intervene in… Read more »

Miami Times ArticleMore 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. Drawing on the athletic signings that many men of color complete to attend college, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project holds this… Read more »

Miami Herald ArticleOver 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. The teens donned black suits, white shirts and bright… Read more »