Rep. Frederica Wilson on Liberty City teacher who died of COVID-19: ‘He was irreplaceable' Local 10 News / Terrell Forney / September 8, 2021 MIAMI – Rep. Frederica Wilson and a group of students met on Wednesday in Miami to honor the memory of a beloved 55-year-old teacher from Liberty City. The weather hampered a plan to release balloons in honor of Abe Coleman, who… Read more »
13 Miami-area school staffers have died of covid-19 this school year MSN News / Kim Bellware / September 7, 2021 Miami-Dade County Public Schools are reporting at least 13 employee deaths from covid-19 since mid-August, a tally that forecasts what could be a grim autumn for Florida educators. Spokeswoman Jaquelyn Calzadilla told The Washington Post in an email that the district is… Read more »
Teacher Abe Coleman, who mentored students at Liberty City school, dies of COVID at 55 Miami Herald / Howard Cohen / September 4, 2021 Abe Coleman, a longtime Holmes Elementary teacher and mentor to thousands of young men in Miami — "one of the best that the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project ever had" — died Wednesday, Sept. 1, after being hospitalized with COVID-19. … Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the sentencing of former police officer, Derek Chauvin:"Last year, then-Officer Derek Chauvin shocked the nation's conscience when he brutally murdered Floyd on a Minneapolis street in front of a group of witnesses that included young children. Today he was sentenced to 22 ½ years in prison. He also faces… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement to mark the anniversary of George Floyd's murder: "Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd, whose life was barbarically cut short as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin literally took his breath away. Because of then-17-year-old Darnella Frazier's courageous decision to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response the jurors' verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial:"I am both elated and relieved that the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial delivered a swift verdict of on all counts. They believed their eyes and justice prevailed. I am also relieved for the Floyd family, who throughout this ordeal has acted with… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement following the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:"Tonight, I voted to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. The horrific public execution of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer last May resurrected painful experiences that many African Americans have experienced for decades. This legislation is… Read more »
Kamala Harris tells Florida teens to ‘lead with conviction' at MLK Jr. eventMiami Herald / Samantha J. Gross / January 18, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic's wrath in Florida has put a strain on families, had an outsized effect on Florida's Black communities and forced schools to go virtual. Marked by interruption and uncertainty, young people had a particularly challenging 2020. During a… Read more »
5000 Role Models Of Excellence Hold Virtual Scholarship BreakfastCBS Miami / Lauren Pastrana / January 18, 2021 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – For more than two decades, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence have held their scholarship breakfast in Miami in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. However, due to COVID-19, that tradition was held virtually this year. That didn't stop students,… Read more »
The Commission on Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act signed into lawThe Miami Times / Gregory Reed / August 19, 2020Congresswoman Frederica Wilson's dream has finally come true. On Monday, President Donald Trump signed into law the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act (S.2163/H.R. 1636). This landmark legislation, introduced by Congresswoman Wilson, establishes a… Read more »
