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Wilson was born Frederica Smith on November 5, 1942, in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Beulah (née Finley) and Thirlee Smith.Her maternal grandparents were Bahamian. [6] [7] Wilson earned her bachelor of arts degree from Fisk University in 1963 and her master of arts degree from the University of Miami in 1972, both in elementary education.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (/ ˈ ʃ ɜːr f ɪ l ə s / SHUR-fill-əss; born January 25, 1979) [1] is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 20th congressional district. Her district covers most of the Black-majority areas in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
Carrie Mae Meek (née Pittman; April 29, 1926 – November 28, 2021) was the United States representative for Florida's 17th congressional district, from 1993 to 2003.. Having been elected in the September 1992 primary with no general election opponent, she was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress, where she ...
Deborah Wasserman Schultz (née Wasserman; / ˈ w ɑː s ər m ən /; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 25th congressional district, first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a former chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial John Murtha Democratic Pennsylvania (12th district)February 8, 2010 77 Infection following gallbladder surgery [19]
Corrine Brown (born November 11, 1946) is an American former politician and convicted felon who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017.
As an African-American woman, much of her career was pioneering. Cherry was a founder of the National Association of Black Women Attorneys. [5] She was a Democrat. After careers as a teacher and a lawyer, Cherry was elected to the Florida House in 1970, becoming the first African-American woman to serve as a state legislator in Florida. [6]
Illinois's 1st congressional district has the longest continuous streak of electing African-American representatives, a tendency that has occurred from 1928 to the present. There currently are 57 African-American representatives and two African-American delegates in the United States House of Representatives , representing 29 states, plus the U ...