Congresswoman Wilson Receives Briefing from the Justice Department, Homeland Security, and FBI on Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
MIAMI, FL – Today, after months of calling for a congressional briefing on alarming threats made against Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) was among members of Congress to receive a briefing… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson Sends Letter to U.S. Department of Education Calling for Review of Florida House Proposal to Withhold Funding from School Districts that implemented Mask Mandates
MIAMI, FL – In response to the Florida House of Representatives’ budget proposal, which would withhold $200 million in funding from Local Education Agencies that have implemented… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson Infuriated over Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security's Failure to Brief Congress on Developments in Investigation of Bomb Threats Against HBCUS Miami, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, Chairwoman of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Committee that oversees Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) issued the… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson Leads Letter Asking AG Garland to Fully Investigate Threats to HBCUs Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, Chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, delivered a letter to Attorney General Garland calling for the full investigation of recent threats made against Historically Black Colleges and Universities. "In less than a month, more… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson, Chair of Higher Education Subcommittee, Closely Monitoring Threats Against HBCUs In light of Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country receiving alarming threats, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson – Chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee – issued the following statement: "As Chair of the House Higher… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson announced that in 2022 Florida Memorial University and Florida International University will receive $2,400,000 and $31.8 million, respectively, from the Department of Defense, in S.1605, the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022."I am proud to announce that with the final passage of the National… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, chair of the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, along with Reps. Bowman, Hayes, Garcia, Bustos, and Gallego, led a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott, and Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth calling for investments in the Build Back Better Act to… Read more »
Pressure builds on Democratic leadership over HBCU funding The Hill / Aris Folley / September 22, 2021 Pressure is building on Democratic leadership to ensure the party's $3.5 trillion social spending package includes more grant funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members and advocacy groups are seeking changes to… Read more »
Black Lawmakers Put Pressure On Democratic Party To Increase HBCU Funding IHeart 107.5 / Ryan Shepard / September 22, 2021 Black lawmakers are putting pressure on the Democratic Party's leadership in regards to the Biden Administration's $3.5 trillion social spending package proposal. Initially, the package included $45 billion for historically Black colleges and universities. However,… Read more »
