Congresswoman introduces Trayvon Martin resolution

theGRIO REPORT - A Florida congresswoman on Tuesday introduced a resolution honoring Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen whose slaying a year ago this month stirred national controversy...

Congresswoman: Renew our commitment to Haiti

Rep. Frederica S. Wilson

OPINION - Three years ago today I was serving in the Florida Senate when a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti...

Congresswoman seeks justice for foster care child missing for a decade

Kunbi Tinuoye

theGRIO REPORT - Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has said she hopes justice will be served in the tragic case of 4-year-old Rilya Wilson who disappeared off the face of the earth while in foster care...

Luminaries pay tribute to Rep. Donald Payne

theGrio

theGRIO REPORT - Political leaders are reacting to the death of Donald Payne, the first African-American to serve in the U.S. Congress from New Jersey...

Grio’s 100: Rep. Frederica Wilson, fights for voiceless

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - Rep. Frederica Wilson has made a great name for herself as she represents the 17th congressional district of Florida...

Rep. Wilson: 'Black women hold such an honorable place in history'

theGrio

This year Black History Month celebrates African-American women in American culture and history -- something Miami Congresswoman Frederica Wilson knows a lot about...

Black Congresswoman takes anti-hazing stand

Zerlina Maxwell

theGRIO REPORT - With all the fallout from the hazing death of a young drum major at Florida A&M University last month, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) announced today that she will introduce a federal anti-hazing bill...

Hope and reality meet at Miami job fair

Joy-Ann Reid

theGRIO REPORT- The job fair was the second half of a two-day event hosted by freshman Rep. Frederica Wilson, who represents Miami's 17th District, which has long been hit hard by economic distress...