She is founder of 5,000 Role Models for Excellence, which aims to keep young African American boys in high school and groom them for success. I believe that Sgt. La David Johnson was a part of that program.
Born in Miami, Congresswoman Wilson learned the value of public service and community activism from her parents. The late Beulah Finley Smith and the late Thirlee Smith Sr. were small business owners and civil rights activists. Her brother, the late Thirlee Smith Jr., was the first full-time African American reporter at the Miami Herald and a long-time educator for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, who was responsible for implementing African American history into the district’s curriculum. Congresswoman Wilson is widowed and the mother of three children: Nicole, LaKesha and Paul. She has five beautiful grandchildren.
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