Winners of key U.S. Congress seats across FloridaSun Sentinel / Jim Saunders and Kathy Laskowski / Aug. 18, 2020Republican and Democratic voters on Tuesday will take major steps toward deciding the makeup of Florida's congressional delegation for the next two years. Here are the results of some of the U.S. House primaries in South Florida. DISTRICT 20: On the Democratic side, incumbent… Read more »
Winners of Several High-Profile South Florida Races For CongressCBSMiami / August 18, 2020Tuesday saw plenty of high-profile South Florida races for Congress. DISTRICT 20 Democratic incumbent Alcee Hastings easily fended off Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. It's still unclear who the Republican nominee will be as Greg Musselwhite and Vic DeGrammont are in a dead heat. DISTRICT 22 James Pruden… Read more »
5000 Role Models scholarship signing ceremony goes virtual this yearWPLG / Michelle Solomon / August 17, 2020MIAMI, Fla. – U.S. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-24th District) has a lot to celebrate, including the signing into law of a proposal she's been working on since 2019. On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a bipartisian bill, the Commission on the Social Status of Black… Read more »
‘You Have Made It!': Local Minority College-Bound Students Honored with Scholarships NBCMiami / Jermell Prigeon / August 17, 2020Dozens of young men and recent high school graduates in South Florida are celebrating the next chapter of their lives: attending college. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Foundation, spearheaded by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, honored the… Read more »
‘It's in our DNA:' Why Black women are an electoral force in FloridaTampa Bay Times / Margo Snipe / August 17, 2020As the nation gears up on Tuesday to commemorate 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, Black women across Florida are flexing their electoral muscles. In Florida, 57 percent of Black women are registered to vote, the… Read more »
President signs into law bill proposed by FL Congresswoman for federal racial equalities commission WLPG / Michelle Solomon / August 17, 2020In July, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming passed the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys (S.2163), a proposal introduced in 2019 by Florida's United States Representative Frederica Wilson (D-24th District). Florida… Read more »
April Ryan: Trump Thinks We're In The 1800s Where Black People Mind Their Place, Not Mentally EquippedReal Clear Politics / Ian Schwartz / August 17, 2020April Ryan, White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks, said President Trump thinks "we are back in the 1800s, where black people, not just women, are supposed to mind their place." On CNN Thursday night, Ryan said the… Read more »
Congress creates Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and BoysBlasting News / DJ Eaton / August 17, 2020Spearheaded by Marco Rubio and Fredrica Wilson, the commission will examine how different forms of social inequality harm Black males. Bipartisan legislation creating the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys was signed into law by President Donald Trump on… Read more »
Trump deploys the 'angry Black woman' trope against Kamala HarrisNBCNews / Derrick Clifton / August 17, 2020President Donald Trump quickly jumped on the offensive against Sen. Kamala Harris following last week's announcement that she would be Joe Biden's running mate, with the president and his allies seeming to lean into persistent stereotypes of Black women that are seen to undercut… Read more »
Trump Signs Bipartisan Bill Addressing Racial Inequalities Floridian Press / Daniel Molina / August 14, 2020President Trump (R) has announced that he signed the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act into law, which establishes the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within the United States Commission on Civil Rights' Office. The office will be in… Read more »
