frederica wilson

Here is a picture of the congresswoman Frederica Wilson from Florida elected to replace Congressman Meek.

With the support of Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, the House passed by voice vote a bill on Tuesday directing the Obama administration to assess relief and reconstruction spending in Haitiafter the earthquake

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Here is a picture of the incident that took place in North Miami where the Police shot an unarmed black man.

In the broad daylight of July 18, 2016, the North Miami police shot and injured an unarmed black man named Charles Kinsey while he was treating an autism patient on the Northeast 14th Avenue. A cell phone video, showing moments before the gunshot depicts Charles Kinsey was lying on his back, both hands raised in the air, while another man sitting near him cross-legged. Charles Kinsey is an African-American who works as a behavior therapist at the MacTown Panther Group Homes. As per police reports, they were alerted by a 911 call that a disturbed man is walking around with a gun, threatening suicide. However, Kinsey during his interview to local TV news Channel 7 WSVN from his hospital bed, said, the white man sitting next to him was his patient named Rinaldo and the reported gun was actually a toy truck. There was no need for guns. As per police sources, the officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought could harm Kinsey, but accidentally he shot Kinsey instead. Jonathan Aledda, a 30-year-old SWAT team member with four years experience on the job, went on leave amidst public protest. He was the man behind the gunshot.

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Here is Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, representing one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse districts in the nation.

She was behind the introduction of many important bills such as, (a) innovative American Jobs Act of 2013 aiming to promote full employment and boosts workforce development opportunities; (b) the Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights to relieve the overburdened student loan borrowers; and (c) the Youth Corp Act of 2013 to reconnect youth with education, the workforce and their communities. She has worked to defend Haitian women against gender-based violence, protection of foster children and introduced legislation to reduce homeowners' insurance premiums. With her mantra "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs," she organized one of the state's largest job fairs where over 100 local and national employers interacted with thousands of Floridians. In 2014, she arranged $1 million grant to help reduce crime in Miami-Dade County's highest crime area, the North Side District.

Wilson is famous for her large and colorful hats which she has a collection of over hundreds of different varieties. She has proposed to waive the rule prohibiting the wearing of hats on the floor of the House of Representatives, a rule in place since 1837.

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Here is a picture of Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, member of the Education and Workforce Protections Subcommittee.

This Florida lawmaker, a member of the Democratic Party has earned a reputation as "Voice for the Voiceless." In 2012, she gained national attention for her high profile comments on racism, which was instigated by the killing of Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old African American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, in Sanford, Florida.

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Here is a photo of Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson who feels that she has consistently secured resources for various projects in her district,

Frederica Smith Wilson (born as Frederica Patricia Smith on November 5, 1942) has been representing the Florida's 24th Congressional District since 2013. Her maternal grandparents were Bahamian. During her first two years in Congress, she had represented the 17th Congressional District in South Florida. She was an elementary school principal (Skyway Elementary School in Miami), school board member (Miami-Dade County School Board), state legislator (from 1999 to 2002), community leader and founder of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project with a main issue to bring down school dropout rates. She earned her B.A degree from Fisk University in 1963 and her M.A degree from the University of Miami in 1972.

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Here is a picture of the congresswoman Frederica Wilson from Florida elected to replace Congressman Meek.

Congresswoman Frederica Wilson visited Haiti on Saturday. She arrived in the middle of a debate over the future of the Haitian diaspora. The Haitian government was in the process of canging the constitution to allow dual citizenship

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