Skip to main content

117th Congress

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

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.

Issues: Black Men and Boys

November 28, 2022
Rep. Frederica Wilson's '5000 Role Models' project focuses on young Black males

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) hosted a 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.).


November 28, 2022
Op-ed

The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded.

Issues: Transportation

November 28, 2022
A new report by federal auditors found something folks in Florida already knew: Voting takes a long time in the Sunshine State. A new report released Tuesday found that Florida voter waited far longer than those in other states to cast their votes in the 2012 election. This photo was taken at Miami Beach City Hall during the 2012 election.
Issues: Voting Rights

November 28, 2022
Representatives Scott, Wilson, Maloney and Schakowsky Introduce Legislation to Update the Family and Medical Leave Act

(ENEWSPF)-June 16, 2016. Today, Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), introduced a legislative package to update the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to help workers balance work and family life.


November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Slain Islamic State leader was behind death of Miami Gardens Army Sgt. La David Johnson

Local 10 News / Nicole Lopez-Alvar / September 16, 2021

France says its military has killed a terrorist known as Abu Walid.

The Islamic State Leader is believed to be the mastermind of the ambush and killing of four U.S. servicemen in Niger in 2017

Issues: Foreign Affairs

November 28, 2022
Some Officials Link Zika to Climate Change

Local officials are working to treat the latest Zika zone around Little River, but across Biscayne Bay, more mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus in an area already treated.

Now, some elected leaders are saying that there is another factor beyond bugs, travel and sexual transmission is contributing to the spread of the virus.


November 28, 2022
Op-ed

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.

Issues: Black Men and Boys