Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) was joined by the City of West Park Mayor, Felicia Brunson, city officials, staff, and community members to present a $3 million check to the City of West Park for the construction of a cultural facility at McTyre Park. The funding awarded for the project are a part of the Community Project… Read more »
While President Joe Biden’s far-reaching plan to cancel student debt remains questionable, Democrats are arguing for a second time this week for Congress’s role in addressing the debt crisis.
On Tuesday, a cadre of about 125 progressives in the Senate and House issued a letter reiterating their support for Biden’s beleaguered plan and hinting at upcoming legislation to support loan… Read more »
Markenzy Lapointe was confirmed by the United States Senate Tuesday night as the U.S. attorney for South Florida, making him the first Haitian American lawyer to serve in the region’s most powerful federal law enforcement position. Lapointe, a former U.S. Marine and ex-federal prosecutor who was raised in Haiti and Miami, was nominated in September by President Joe Biden to fill the… Read more »
Miami, Fla. – Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) highlighted a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which found persistent and growing racial and socioeconomic segregation in K-12 public schools.
The report finds that more than one in three public school students in the 2020-2021 attended a school of 75 percent or more of… 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 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 »
Miami, Fla. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) presented a check for $1.7 million dollars to the Hollywood City Commission for body-worn cameras intended for the Hollywood Police Department. The funding for body-worn cameras is an effort to increase the transparency and accountability of local law enforcement that will help build trust and… Read more »
CBS Miami Article
$1.7 million in grant money was presented to the Hollywood Police Department Wednesday afternoon.
That money gets all 321 officers a body camera.
"It's important for the nation to build trust around of law enforcement officers and that begins with our law enforcement officers being able to provide transparency," said Congresswoman Frederica Wilson.… Read more »
Florida Phoenix ArticleBlack males in Florida and across the nation face extraordinary challenges, from becoming targets of hate crimes to navigating a criminal justice system that can involve unfair policing practices, convictions and even deaths, according to civil rights leaders and members of Congress and federal agencies.
The national Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and… Read more »
COVID plagues Miami-Dade school system Miami Times / Bianca Marcof / September 14, 2021 Bus drivers are dying in the midst of a shortage. Educators are wondering where their colleagues are. The number of deaths in Florida's largest school district paints an alarming picture of the state of schools reopening in the middle of a pandemic. Thirteen unvaccinated Miami-Dade County Public… Read more »
