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Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Chair of the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, released the following statement following the racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Florida that claimed the lives of three Floridians:
“I’m filled with grief and outrage over the heartbreaking tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida. It is unconscionable that we must again mourn the loss of three innocent lives from another racially motivated mass shooting.
“Let me be clear: white supremacy is a poison that continues to permeate our society. The Dollar General store incident near Edward Waters University, a historically Black university, is a harsh reminder of the ongoing racial prejudice being fueled nationwide.
“This is the painful truth: racism plagues our state, and it's time to confront it head-on.
“We can't shy away from this harsh reality. The authorities have rightly called this heinous act racially motivated, a term that should jolt us into action. We cannot turn a blind eye to the hate that powers such acts of violence. The dehumanization of Black people has hit a breaking point. We must declare an emergency and demand accountability. When those in power peddle hate, we must respond. Divisive rhetoric ignites hatred and empowers those with violent intent.
"But it goes beyond hate. Gun violence demands action. Comprehensive gun control by leaders is crucial to prevent recurring tragedies. It's time to act decisively for lasting change. Now is a time for unity, empathy, and solidarity, not discord. My plea is simple: end hate and the violence it spawns. Stand united against racism and prejudice. Every life holds immense value, and the victims deserve our unwavering commitment to justice.”
Source: wilson.house.gov
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Unemployment is our real deficit. Unemployment is not only the moral crisis of our time — leaving families homeless and dreams destroyed — but also an underlying cause of our federal government's increased levels of borrowing. Massive job losses following the 2008 financial crisis left us with fewer tax receipts and more people requiring benefits. There's ultimately only one responsible way to reduce the federal deficit: Get everyone trained, working, and contributing to the tax base. This is why I sponsored the Jobs Now Act, a 21st Century update to President Nixon's Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program, to provide funding directly to local governments to train and hire millions of Americans to do crucial work in our communities. This is why President Obama has proposed the comprehensive American Jobs Act to repair our nation's aging roads, bridges, and electrical systems while retraining millions to succeed in the global marketplace. This is why economists, activists, and everyday citizens have called out for targeted spending to proactively protect our cities from the impacts of natural disasters, to educate our young children to one day compete in the global economy, and to undertake research to maintain our edge in medical and communications technologies. I am serving in Congress first and foremost to address the issue on each and every American's mind: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. |
Source: wilson.house.gov
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Florida’s members of the Congressional Black Caucus are putting the Florida Department of Education on blast for its new African American history standards, which among other things require students to learn how slavery was beneficial to Black people.
They’re calling for an immediate reversal of the Board of Education’s decision to adopt the lesson guidelines and excise the “racist tropes” and “lies” it would perpetuate.
“These standards are out of touch with reality and will leave future generations of Florida out of touch and disadvantaged in the world outside of Florida,” Florida Reps. Maxwell Frost, Frederica Wilson, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Caucus Chair Steven Horsford of Nevada wrote in a fiery, two-page letter Friday to Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. and BOE Chair Ben Gibson.
“Your decision to rewrite history to ingrain white supremacy into the minds of children is a colossal step backward and an insult to Black people, descendants of salves, and the intellect of the American people.”
They concluded, “We demand the Florida Board of Education immediately reverse its decision. Not repealing these new standards would dig up the corpse of the worst version of our nation and force our children to live in it.”
The newly adopted standards for African American history has drawn broad censure from community leaders, elected officials and education organizations in and outside Florida since its approval Wednesday amid mostly oppositional testimony.
That included the country’s first African American Vice President, Kamala Harris, who in Friday speech in Jacksonville called the changes “an attempt to gaslight us.”
Critics of the standards decried, among other things, a reduction in the required details students must learn about key figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and the Tuskegee Airmen and the absence of elementary and middle school students instruction on Black history after the Reconstruction era, a period of marked hostility and discrimination.
The 216-page set of guidelines also notes that high school lessons about several instances of mass killings, including the 1920 Ocoee Massacre in which a White mob murdered at least 30 Black people for attempting to vote, should include instruction on “acts of violence perpetrated against and by African Americans.”
But by far the most outrage came in response to a benchmark clarification for middle school lessons on America before the Civil War stating that students must be taught “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
Paul Burns, deputy chancellor for the Florida Department of Education’s K-12 division, insisted that language does not mean lessons are meant to teach that slavery itself was beneficial.
“Our standards are factual, objective standards that really teach the good, the bad and the ugly,” he said.
Diaz called the standards “robust” and comprehensive. “If anyone takes the time to actually look at the standards, you can see that everything is covered,” he said Wednesday.
But Frost, Wilson, Cherfilus-McCormick and Horsford contend the benchmark clarification on slaves’ skill development is a falsehood previously repeated during segregation and by racists “to benefit those who excuse slavery to avoid accountability or hope to commit similar abuse.”
“The issue of slavery has been litigated by a Civil War that included the service of almost 200,000 Black people and former slaves who fought and nearly 40,000 who died to kill it,” they wrote.
“Debating it is an insult and rhetorical trap. Countless pages have chronicled the commonplace terror, murder, sexual assault, and sadism used to sustain it. That American slavery benefited the enslaved is a lie so absurd that slave owners themselves were too self-conscious to attempt it until they began to feel the heat of abolitionism in the years before the Civil War.”
Source: wilson.house.gov
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We have just one planet, and it's up to us to protect it.
As a lifelong Floridian, I have a deep appreciation of our land's incredible beauty and bounty as well as its vulnerability. I have been and will continue to be a strong advocate for the restoration and protection of the Everglades. I moreover pledge to protect our shorelines from the dangers posed by offshore oil drilling and to protect the Endangered Species Act from politically-motivated attacks. Florida is blessed with more treasured beaches than any other state in the Union and has the third-highest number of endangered species in the nation. We must prioritize their protection.
I am also convinced that climate change poses a serious threat to our state and our nation. As President Obama said in his Second Inaugural Address, we can no longer ignore devastating fires, crippling drought, dangerous storms, and rising sea levels. I am committed to smart energy policies that fight climate change by cutting carbon emissions and boosting renewable fuel production. As the solar industry has demonstrated, by investing in new clean technologies, we can not only protect our planet but also create new high-wage jobs.
Source: wilson.house.gov
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Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Chair of the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, released the following statement following the racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Florida that claimed the lives of three Floridians:
“I’m filled with grief and outrage over the heartbreaking tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida. It is unconscionable that we must again mourn the loss of three innocent lives from another racially motivated mass shooting.
“Let me be clear: white supremacy is a poison that continues to permeate our society. The Dollar General store incident near Edward Waters University, a historically Black university, is a harsh reminder of the ongoing racial prejudice being fueled nationwide.
“This is the painful truth: racism plagues our state, and it's time to confront it head-on.
“We can't shy away from this harsh reality. The authorities have rightly called this heinous act racially motivated, a term that should jolt us into action. We cannot turn a blind eye to the hate that powers such acts of violence. The dehumanization of Black people has hit a breaking point. We must declare an emergency and demand accountability. When those in power peddle hate, we must respond. Divisive rhetoric ignites hatred and empowers those with violent intent.
"But it goes beyond hate. Gun violence demands action. Comprehensive gun control by leaders is crucial to prevent recurring tragedies. It's time to act decisively for lasting change. Now is a time for unity, empathy, and solidarity, not discord. My plea is simple: end hate and the violence it spawns. Stand united against racism and prejudice. Every life holds immense value, and the victims deserve our unwavering commitment to justice.”
Source: wilson.house.gov
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When Michael Stern was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago he was shocked. He’d had no idea a disease was attacking him from the inside. Multiple surgeries later, Stern, an Aventura, Florida Commissioner, began to realize how lack of access and information contributes to the health disparities among different ethnicities in the United States. Now, he advocates for others by raising awareness.
“I’ve gone through major surgeries but this did not have to happen. It could’ve been prevented. So, my role is to let everybody know that this is something you should take seriously,” Commissioner Stern told The Black Wall Street Times after speaking on a panel about health disparities among Black men and boys in D.C. on July 27.The event was organized and hosted by Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, D-24, who established and chairs the Commission on the Social Status of Black men and boys.
Formed in 2020 within the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the group works to investigate potential civil rights violating affecting Black men and boys, along with studying health disparities they face in “education, criminal justice, health, employment, fatherhood, mentorship, and violence.”
Raising awareness to harness solutions
Thursday’s event featured a panel of health experts seeking to elevate the issue on a national stage.
“The goal is to work to get rid of some of the stereotypes that stop Black men from advancing in society. It’s been going on since slavery,” Congresswoman Wilson told The Black Wall Street Times. “One of those is access to healthcare because of poverty, because of the criminal justice system.”
As a former principal and school board member interacting with children on a regular basis, the issue hits home for Rep. Wilson, who believes little children deserve to have their fathers with them for as long as humanly possible.
Notably, Black men are more likely to contract diseases like colon cancer, stroke, hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. They’re also more likely to die from the diseases than their White counterparts. According to research shared by the Congresswoman, Black men born in 1960 have an average life expectancy of just 61 years. Many don’t live long enough to collect social security despite working their entire lives.
“We have to figure out a way to dismantle structural racism and reform the criminal justice system, invest in underesourced communities, and ensure equitable access. This will help us address the root causes,” Rep. Wilson said.
Research alone won’t change health disparities
Ultimately, in a country that has enslaved and experimented on Black people for centuries, distrust of medical institutions contributes to the health disparities, too. Yet despite decades of research on the issue, little progress has been made.
“Discrimination has been a perennial problem,” Dr. Derek Griffith told The Black Wall Street Times. As a professor of Health Management and Policy and Oncology at Georgetown University, founding Co-Director of the Racial Justice Institute, and founder and Director of the Center for Men’s Health Equity, Dr. Griffith offered his expertise at the panel event.
He acknowledged that efforts to study health disparities have done little to move the needle forward.
“The National Academy of Sciences is reconstituting a committee to look at unequal treatment. We haven’t made great progress in the last 20 years,” he said.
“You shouldn’t wait for someone to die for people to wake up”
Yet Dr. Griffith urges advocates and communities to look at other barriers to progress, such as the differences in gender and homophobic perceptions some men may possess.
For instance, while some men may not want to have a colonoscopy due to perceived violation of a sensitive bodily area, Dr. Griffith notes there are other less invasive methods available that could potentially save someone’s life who may have colon cancer and not know it.
For millions, the shock of racial health disparities became reality when beloved actor Chadwick Boseman, famous for his role as Black Panther, passed away at 43 from colon cancer.
“I didn't realize how powerful it is when I tell my story. After the briefing at least 10 people came up and said they’re going to get a colonoscopy,” Commissioner Stern said. “It does take these unfortunate situation, like Boseman, but you shouldn’t have to wait for someone to die for people to wake up.”
Source: wilson.house.gov
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Quality housing is an essential part of the American Dream. But—with high unemployment, a continuing foreclosure crisis, and the declining availability of public housing options—it's increasingly difficult to find a suitable and affordable place to live.
In Congress, I have championed the cause of stopping home evictions in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. I sponsored the Mandatory Foreclosure Mediation Act to bring banks and homeowners together to find alternatives to eviction. I have also been a strong supporter of
I have also engaged the community directly, facilitating a successful Foreclosure Prevention Workshop in Miami Gardens in 2012. I will continue working to create incentives for banks to come to the table and find workable solutions for struggling homeowners.
I have also been proud to stand up for public housing options. It's a travesty that no federal funds have gone toward new public housing in recent decades. It's time to reverse this trend. I support new funding for public housing, including full funding for the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which would boost the supply of quality housing for the lowest-income Americans.
Source: wilson.house.gov
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America has always been a nation of immigrants. People from other nations—who arrived here both with and without documentation—have enriched our society and made tremendous contributions to our economy. This is true now more than ever. As we seek to overcome the lasting effects of the Great Recession, immigrants are engines of job-creation and a vital source of economic strength.
Since my time in the Florida Legislature, I have been a proud voice for fairness in immigration. Our current system is broken. With backlogs lasting years, millions of people are kept from reuniting with their family members or contributing to our economy. In the immigration process, many more are deprived of the basic legal rights that our Constitution enshrines.
It's time to bring America's hardworking immigrants out of the shadows. President Obama acted showed true leadership by implementing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)policy, protection a million young immigrants from deportation. The next step should be passage of the Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which I cosponsored in Congress to provide safety to countless new Americans and add upwards of $329 billion to the US economy. This year, I'm calling on Congress to do what America has demanded and pass a comprehensive immigration reform plan that creates a path for undocumented Americans to obtain citizenship.
I am fighting for an immigration system that respects families, protects human rights, and strengthens our economy.
Source: wilson.house.gov
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Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), a senior Transportation and Infrastructure Committee member, introduced the Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act (TAID Act). This bill directs the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to implement a program that provides funding for protection and advocacy programs to advocate for individuals with disabilities to have access to transportation and other purposes.
"Every individual, regardless of their abilities, deserves the right to explore our great nation and travel through our communities," said Congresswoman Wilson. "The disability community, like any other, should have unfettered access to these enriching experiences, whether embarking on a bus, train, or plane. The TAID Act will empower and provide the necessary financial resources for our communities to improve the accessibility of their transportation systems. It signifies a substantial step towards forging a world that is truly inclusive and accessible for everyone."
Congresswoman Wilson was also one of five original cosponsors of the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill that included many provisions to make the United States’ infrastructure more accessible to all Americans.
“Every day our network receives complaints from people who were forced to miss work because paratransit could not accommodate their schedule, from patients who had to cancel doctor’s appointments because no wheelchair-accessible rideshares were available, or from family members who missed loved one’s celebrations because the lift on their bus did not work” said Executive Director of the National Disability Rights Network, Marlene Sallo. “This bill will enable the Protection and Advocacy Network to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities to have greater access to their communities. We thank Congresswoman Wilson and Congressman Molinaro for leading the charge to address the transportation barriers people with disabilities face.”
The TAID Act will:
Establish a grant program for advocacy systems to support accessible transportation for individuals with disabilities.
Provide grants of $110,000 annually for five years, with the Secretary of Transportation selecting 10 recipients.
Recipients have authority under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance Act, and selection considers demographics.
Provide a $100,000 training grant and authorizes $1,200,000 in appropriations annually from 2023 to 2028.
This bill is also cosponsored by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26), Congressman André Carson (IN-07), Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Congressman Marc Molinaro (NY-19), Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-01), Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-30), Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02).
Source: wilson.house.gov
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Again and again, the men and women of our Armed Services demonstrate extraordinary courage and selflessness. The sacrifices they and their families routinely make are difficult to fathom. In Congress, I am committed to honoring our service members not only with words but with deeds. I strongly support President Obama's efforts to increase funding to the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that all veterans have access to top quality healthcare and employment services. I am particularly committed to ensuring that our men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have the support they need to find meaningful work, a good income, and the social support they need upon arriving home. For this reason, I am also a strong supporter of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which provides educational benefits to veterans. Caring for returning warriors is one of society's most sacred obligations. It's an obligation I promise to uphold.
Source: wilson.house.gov
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