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Juvenile offenders unshackled: A look 10-years laterA decade ago, when Carlos Martinez was vice chair of The Florida Bar Legal Needs of Children Committee, he urged members to “unchain the children.” Now Miami-Dade Public Defender, Martinez issued a 10-year status report on stopping the practice of indiscriminately shacking detained children with handcuffs and leg irons in… Read more »

Release of 21 Girls by Boko Haram Shows Advocacy is Never in Vain, Says CongresswomanLong after the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag advocacy blitz was relegated to the back burner by most of Washington, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) has been tweeting about the plight of the Chibok schoolgirls every single day.Wilson has also held town hall meetings and participated in press conferences and… Read more »

Haiti - USA : 57 Congress members against the deportations of Haitians57 Democratic and Republican House lawmakers from 20 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have joined Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on a letter to President Obama urging his administration to reconsider a decision to deport undocumented Haitians. Since the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti,… Read more »

Congresswoman Wilson Talks Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts in HaitiCongresswoman Wilson Discusses Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts in Haiti with Ambassador Kenneth Merten and Administration OfficialsMIAMI – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on Tuesday, October 5, 2016, spoke by telephone with Kenneth Merten, the U.S. State Department’s special coordinator for Haiti; Jeremy… Read more »

Miami lawmakers boast about finally passing Zika fundingThree Miami lawmakers were so excited about Wednesday night's late U.S. House vote approving funding to fight the Zika virus that they convened reporters to assemble at Miami International Airport when their Washington flight landed Thursday morning.An aide taped a big, mock check -- for $1.1 billion and made out to… Read more »

House Democrats Gather At U.S. Capitol For One Month Anniversary Of Orlando ShootingCongressional Democrats taking to the Steps of the Capitol Building to mark the one month anniversary of the Orlando nightclub massacre.The Memorial featuring members of the LGBT Equality Caucus, including South Florida Representatives Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and Frederica Wilson.House Minority Leader… Read more »

‘It’s a miracle I’m here today,’ gunfire target tells DC rallyGun violence victims from Miami and other cities rallied outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and demanded that Congress act on pending legislation to limit firearms sales in the wake of the Orlando massacre last month.Wearing orange T-shirts to commemorate the 49 people murdered in Orlando and others… Read more »

Congresswoman Wilson shines light on HIVCongresswoman Frederica S. Wilson and other community leaders traveled to several health care locations across Miami-Dade and Broward counties on Monday to encourage the public to know their status and get tested for HIV.In observance of National HIV Testing Day, Wilson and other elected officials, including Sen. Dwight Bullard, County Commissioner… Read more »

Know Your HIV Status – Today is National HIV Testing Day June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. It’s being billed as a day to get the facts, get tested, and get involved. Around 1.2 million people in the U.S. live with HIV, and one in eight people don't know they have it. Nearly 45,000 people find out they have HIV every year.In Florida, there are about 175,000 people living… Read more »

Panama Canal Inaugurates Expansion SundayThe COSCO Shipping Panama — a 984-foot , 158-foot wide Chinese container ship — will move into position on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal just after after sunrise Sunday to prepare for the first official transit through the newly expanded canal.Nine years in the making and nearly two years behind schedule, the canal expansion… Read more »