The 5000 Role Models Excellence Project was founded in 1993 by U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami. At the time, she was a member of the Miami-Dade school board.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday joined the chorus of Democrats bashing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over his decision to replace Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) at the top of

"One should love America when you win and when you lose," the House Democratic leader said as Republicans fell silent.

You've got to hand it to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: He's not a man who lets reality or self-awareness get in his way. On Friday, the new 119th Congress came into session and elected its leaders.

The House Democratic leader's news conference comes a day after the lower chamber of Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with the support of all Republicans and 48 Democrats.

Jeffries, an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, delivered UF’s 2025 MLK Lecture Thursday evening to a crowd of roughly 100 students, faculty and community members at Pugh Hall.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed President-elect Trump's proposal to annex Greenland and Canada and rename the Gulf of Mexico.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.