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Whereas, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project consists 
of 26 components including alcohol, tobacco, and other 
drug awareness ‘‘Fridays,’’ employment opportunities, 
and African-American history and culture; 
Whereas, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project allows 
at-risk youth to take part in tours of colleges, court-
rooms, hospitals, and prisons, as well as seminars on 
anger management, relations with law enforcement, re-
spect for the law, respect for women, and violence preven-
tion; 
Whereas, teachers have reported a drastic reduction in the 
number of students with disciplinary problems and over 
95 percent of the students who begin the program grad-
uate without further violations of student conduct codes 
or the law; 
Whereas, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project is fund-
ed through generous donations from individuals, corpora-
tions, local colleges, hospitals, and civic and social agen-
cies; 
Whereas, in April 1997, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence 
Project played a major role in the formation of America’s 
Promise Alliance born from the Presidents’ Summit for 
America’s Future held in Philadelphia; 
Whereas, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project was 
featured in the article titled A Program That Works, by 
syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr., as part of a se-
ries on successful programs that work for African-Amer-
ican youth; 
Whereas, the list of prominent Americans involved with the 
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project is comprised of 
leading figures in politics, literature, space exploration, 
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and entertainment, including Presidents Barack Obama, 
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald 
Ford; Vice President Al Gore; Secretary of State Hillary 
Clinton; Gen. Colin Powell; Governor Jeb Bush; Lt. Gov-
ernor Buddy McKay; Senators Bob Graham and Bill Nel-
son; actors Danny Glover, Malik Yoba, Kerry Wash-
ington, Charles ‘‘Roc’’ Dutton, Tommy Ford, Christopher 
‘‘Play’’ Martin, and JoMarie Payton-Noble; media per-
sonalities Tom Joyner, Tavis Smiley, Bill O’Reilly, and 
Montel Williams; musicians Harry Belafonte and Bobby 
Jones; astronauts Winston Scott and Charles Bolden; au-
thors Jawanza Kunjufu, Leonard Pitts, Nathan McCall, 
Dr. Leah Tutu, Maya Angelou, James McBride, Dr. 
Randall Pinkett, and Dr. Alvin Poussaint; athletes Lester 
Jean, Udonis Haslem, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille 
O’Neal, Billy Thompson, Irvin Thomas, Isiah Thomas, 
Oronde Gadsden, Keith Jackson, Jim Brown, and Tiger 
Woods; and activists the Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Lu-
ther King, III, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson; 
Whereas, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project serves 
over 8,000 students in 101 schools through the efforts of 
over 6,000 volunteers within Miami-Dade County Public 
Schools; 
Whereas, over $10 million in college scholarships have been 
awarded to students successfully completing the program; 
and 
Whereas, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project has re-
ceived numerous accolades, including the Miami-Dade 
County Public Schools—National Mentoring Month Serv-
ice Award (2014), Incorporated Southern Area Services 
Youth Award (2013), A Program That Works (2013), 
the Theodore R. Gibson Memorial Fund, Inc. Dedication 
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to Service Award (2012), the National Medical Associa-
tion’s Scroll of Merit Award (2008), Florida’s First 
Union Kids Count Award (1998), Florida’s Promise to 
Youth Award (1998), M–DCPS School Board’s Magna 
National Award (1998), Florida’s Promise to Youth 
Award (1998), the President’s Summit for America’s Fu-
ture Teaching Example for the Nation (1997), The Bold 
and Blood Award Pennsylvania Legislature (1995); in 
addition to being recognized by The Links, Inc., the Na-
tional Conference of Black Mayors, the National Associa-
tion of Black Journalists, and the Miami-Dade County— 
Office of the Mayor for extraordinary service to the com-
munity and to the youth: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the U.S. House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the 5000 Role Models of Excellence 
Project on its 22 years of making a difference in the 
lives of at-risk minority boys and men; 
(2) recognizes and commends Congresswoman 
Frederica S. Wilson for founding an organization de-
voted to improving the self-image, social skills, and 
academic performance of young minority boys and 
men; 
(3) applauds the mentors for dedicating their 
time and efforts to enriching the lives of the stu-
dents who participate in the program; and 
(4) celebrates the young minority boys and men 
who have graduated successfully from the program 
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and have gone on to become productive members of 
society. 
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