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On the recordJanuary 27, 2014
I founded a program in Miami-Dade County, the fourth largest school district in the nation, 20 years ago, and the purpose of the project was to make sure that African-American boys got the opportunity to go to college because too many of them grow up believing that they do not deserve the rewards of life.
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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Wilson discusses her program aimed at helping African-American boys pursue college.

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