The 5000 Role Models Excellence Project was founded in 1993 by U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami. At the time, she was a ...
U.S. Rep. and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivered a keynote speech to the 5000 Role Models of Excellence members that evoked the journey of Martin Luther King Jr. urging them to have the ...
Jeffries, an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, delivered UF’s 2025 MLK Lecture Thursday evening to ...