5000 Role Models smoothed out a rocky path for meThere was a time that when people heard my story — incarcerated mother, absentee dad — their first inclination was to feel sorry for me. I would have, too, if I were in their place, but the way I grew up, self-pity was a luxury I couldn't afford.The early years were actually good. My five older siblings and I lived with our… Read more »
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Congresswoman S. Wilson was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Bethune-Cookman University (BCU) for her contributions to society and commitment to service at BCU's fall commencement ceremony on Saturday December 10, 2016, in the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center in Daytona Beach. The honorary doctoral degree was presented by BCU president, Dr.… Read more »
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Bill Posey (R-FL), John Culberson (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), and Rod Blum (R-IA) to recognize and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with a commemorative coin. (July 20, 2019 is the actual anniversary.)“I am honored to be a co-sponsor… Read more »
Election-Themed Coloring Book Is About As Meditative As We’re Gonna GetHow many state senators can you name? OK, besides Bernie Sanders. And Elizabeth Warren. Class? Anyone?We understand your political brain has been fried by all the presidential nastiness lately, but if you’re shocked and appalled by your personal lack of mastery regarding leaders at the state level, Special… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, September 22, overwhelmingly passed the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act (H.R. 5963) by a vote of 382-29. Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, Ranking Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, is an original co-sponsor of the legislation, which reauthorizes the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency… Read more »
MIAMI – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson today applauded the U.S. Department of Education’s award of Federal TRIO grants to Miami-Dade and Broward Colleges. The grants will assist low-income students, disadvantaged youth, and first-generation college students in Miami-Dade and Broward counties by strengthening the training of TRIO educators in the state. “These grants… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson released this statement on the Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision to uphold affirmative action at the nation’s public colleges and universities:“The Supreme Court today upheld the affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin, affirming the importance of diversity in higher education and ultimately the nation’s… Read more »
Sixty-two years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional. Its Brown v. Board of Education ruling underscored what people of color in communities already knew—that racially segregated, or separate, schools were definitely not equal. The ruling opened doors of opportunity for low-income, minority students that resonate to this day.In an… Read more »
Rep. Wilson to chair hearing on helping young people of colorRep. Frederica Wilson on Tuesday will bring together lawmakers and youth experts from Florida and beyond for a congressional forum on expanding opportunities for black and Latino young people.Michael Smith, special assistant to President Barack Obama and head of the White House My Brother's Keeper program, will moderate the… 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 »
