After remaining in the House of Representatives for eight terms as a congresswoman from Florida, at 83 years old, Democrat Frederica Wilson will no longer seek re-election.

During a ceremony where a street in the Miami area was named in her honor, as had already happened with a nearby school, the former African-American teacher explained that her cycle as a representative was coming to an end and she thought it appropriate to hand over the baton to another colleague.

"It has been a long road, but the time has come. And I know that everyone is wondering: 'What is the congresswoman going to do?'. Well, the congresswoman will not run for re-election. Even leather wears out," he said.

The colorful outfits and matching hats that she usually wears have allowed Wilson to not go unnoticed since she joined Congress in 2010.

However, during the spring she underwent eye surgery, forcing her to miss a month of voting while she recovered.

During those weeks, his Miami congressional district lost coastal areas, this as part of an electoral redistribution carried out by the Republican Party.

However, the Democrat's possibility of seeking re-election was high, but she chose not to do so anymore and now her immediate objective is to travel the country to promote her 5000 Role Models program, which is aimed at helping African-American children and young people.

During the event where the congresswoman's career was recognized, making her name endure through a Miami road, Oliver Gilbert III, Miami-Dade County commissioner and former mayor of Miami Gardens, praised.

"One street is not enough. One street is simply not enough. There were young people who crossed this street, entered that building, and when they entered, they had no future. When they came out, thanks to something she imagined, they did have a future.

When we talk about naming a street, a school or a library, what we are saying is that we are not only naming it after a person, but we are naming it after their actions."