U.S. Lawmakers, Mentors Reach Out to Young, Black Males at Recent ForumRep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) hosted a recent summit on Capitol Hill focused on mentoring for African American males. Wilson was joined by Reps. Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).Rep. Wilson created a program called “5000 Role Models,” a… Read more »
Florida Rep Launches New Congressional My Brother’s Keeper CaucusA new focus on the lives and well-being of at-risk boys and young men of color is taking shape in Congress, said Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, a Florida Democrat, who launched the new Congressional My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Caucus on May 17.Wilson, a former elementary school principal in Miami, said the new caucus… Read more »
5000 Role Models hold academic signing dayCongresswoman Frederica S. Wilson celebrated the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project’s “Academic Signing Day” for the 2016 class on May 9 at Jungle Island.Eighty-one graduating seniors, newly christened Wilson Scholars, put pen to paper and signed scholarships to the colleges or universities of their choice.Graduates were… Read more »
Program awards 81 college scholarships to Miami-Dade minority studentsMIAMI (WSVN) — Almost a hundred Miami-Dade high school seniors received scholarships for college, thanks to a special program.Monday night, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project held its prestigious annual Academic Signing Day at Jungle Island.Eighty-one young men signed scholarships to the colleges or… Read more »
My Brother’s Keeper is coming to Miami-DadeMiami-Dade County on Friday threw its support behind President Obama’s campaign to save young men of color, just as the nation’s new education chief launched a complementary campaign to reduce chronic absenteeism among students.Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Carlos Gimenez formerly launched the My Brother’s Keeper… Read more »
5000 Role Models of Excellence: A pipeline to successThis week I received a 100 percent rating from the Humane Society, which scores members of Congress on legislative issues related to threatened and endangered species.It made me think, not for the first time, that if there was an endangered species list for human beings, the top category would be boys and men of color. They are… Read more »
5000 Role Models helps at-risk students stay on trackNorth Miami Senior High School student Deandre Chery recalls speaking to inmates at a trip to a prison with the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project. “They weren’t necessarily bad people — they made bad choices,” said Chery. “I said that could have been me, one day. I said that won’t be me.… Read more »
Who’s that dishing on ‘Real Housewives’? Yes, a Miami Gardens congresswoman Amid the chatter, shenanigans and silliness that is the Real Housewives TV franchise, comes a moment of real import.And there’s a Miami-Dade connection.On Sunday’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta, airing at 8 p.m. on Bravo, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, is seen welcoming… Read more »
