Nikema Williams

Member of Congress

Congressional Art Competition: Deadline Extended!

Guess what? The deadline to submit your work for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition has been extended! Are you a high school student who lives in Georgia’s Fifth Congressional and is an exceptional visual artist? Perhaps you know someone who fits that description? If so, enter the Fifth Congressional District’s 2024 Art Competition! The deadline is April 19th and more information on the Fifth Congressional District’s 2024 Art Competition is available here.

Summer Internship Applications Open

We are hiring! Get first hand experience working in a Congressional office – positions in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta are available. Internships are paid, with full-time and part-time opportunities available. Application deadline April 27th, 2024!

To apply, visit: https://nikemawilliams.house.gov/internships

Community Project Funding/Appropriations

It’s that time of year: proposals for community projects in the Fighting Fifth are open on my website. Nonprofit and government entities in the Fifth Congressional District are eligible to apply. It's my privilege to work for the people and to put the federal government to work strengthening our community – so get those proposals in y'all! Eligibility details and more can be found here on my website.

Community Project Funding Requests - Nikema Williams (house.gov)

Department of Justice Program to Support Local Stakeholders Working to Prevent Gun Violence

The Department of Justice opened the application for the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative. These grants go toward local stakeholders working to prevent and reduce gun violence. Applications are due by June 10 at 8:59PM Eastern. Any organizations that seek to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based community-based violence intervention and prevention programs. These programs include efforts to address gang and gun violence, based on partnerships among community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations, law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders. More information is available here: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2024-172063

Calling for Action to Address Extreme Mail Delays

The numerous disruptions to mail delivery have severe consequences: many depend on USPS for bills, paychecks, and in some cases life-saving medication. Mail delays are among the most common casework my office resolves. While I am here to help, it is past time for a lasting solution. Along with Representatives Hank Johnson, Lucy McBath, and David Scott, I sent an inquiry to postmaster Louis DeJoy calling for updates on the work to resolve issues at the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Palmetto. You can read the full letter here.

Voting Rights Remain a Priority

We can’t lose sight of the importance of federal voting rights legislation. For Women’s History Month, I introduced a resolution honoring the Women’s Suffrage Procession of 1913. The procession took place in Washington, D.C., just before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration. The Women’s Suffrage Procession and those who participated in the movement were instrumental in laying the groundwork for the 19th Amendment. We have a long way to go to continue securing free and fair access to the ballot for all, and it is important to honor the movements that shaped where we are today. Read more here.

Stopping Hedge Funds from Crowding the Housing Market

Hedge Funds have been purchasing single family homes and driving up their prices, making it next to impossible for would-be first time homebuyers. In December, I co-led the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act. This month during a hearing of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, I heard from Ms. Nikitra Bailey, the Executive Vice President of the National Fair Housing Alliance, on the impacts of institutional investors on our already strained housing inventory. Watch an excerpt here.

^{Ran into Tim Tebow after votes}

Commemorating the 59th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday was one of the most important events in the Civil Rights Movement. Today, 59 years later, we still have to keep up the fight to protect voting rights. At the Jubilee Weekend in Selma, Alabama, we honored the heroes who marched across Edmund Pettus Bridge–including my friend, mentor, and predecessor, Congressman John Lewis–while looking to the future to protect free and fair access to voting rights. I am proud to lead this effort in Congress as a co-chair of both the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus and the Task Force for Strengthening Our Democracy.

^{SPLC Co-Founder Joseph Levin Jr.}

^{Congressman Jonathan Jackson}

My First Constituent Day for the Year

Thank you to everyone who braved the Friday afternoon traffic to make it to my District Office for constituent day! Hearing directly from you is the best way to ensure I can uplift your voices in Congress. If you couldn’t make Constituent Day don’t worry! I’m just a phone call away at 404-659-0116.

^{Johns Eaves & Students from the Black/Jewish Unity Dinner}

^{who attend Morehouse, Spelman, Emory and Howard}

^{Dietmar Exler, Dan Courso, and Tim Zulawski, Mercedes Benz Stadium Execs}

^{Rishab Alagharu, 2023 Congressional App Challenge winner}

^{Timothy Brown, President of Historic Hunter Hills Neighborhood Association and his son}

^{Michael Spann, East Point Housing Authority}

Welcome to the Fighting Fifth, Energy Secretary Granholm!

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm spent the day in Atlanta as we shared how the Biden-Harris Administration is investing in America. We started off at Georgia Tech to celebrate Georgia Tech’s partnership with Atlanta and Decatur to bring clean energy technology to the marginalized historically overlooked for federal investment. Then we went to Morehouse College for a roundtable on the new, HBCU Clean Energy Prizes which will increase access to STEM at HBCUs around the country. Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Morris Brown College received $280,000 total for four programs at their schools.

Celebrating the Women of the City of South Fulton Police Department

The women of the City of South Fulton Police Department make history every day and I was proud to uplift their work as the keynote speaker at the inaugural Women of the Shield awards. Thank you for your service, and continuing to set the standard for how a law enforcement agency should operate.

Broker Action Coalition Partnering to Increase Black Homeownership

Home ownership is one of the most powerful wealth generators around and is a critical part of closing the racial wealth gap. That’s why I joined Broker Action Coalition, which represents every part of the real estate industry, to provide an update on how we can work together to increase Black homeownership. Increasing access to Black homeownership is a true team sport!

NAACP Image Awards

It was an honor celebrating a year of Black excellence at the 55th NAACP Image Awards. Of course Atlanta was well represented including Atlanta’s own Usher taking home the President’s Award and Entertainer of the year honors. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

One-Year Anniversary of Penned

Women need to uplift women and their accomplishments every day, especially during Women’s History Month. I sat down with Atlanta Municipal Judge Terrinee Gundee for a Women’s History Month discussion at the one-year anniversary of Penned, which celebrates women authors.

Helping Kids Learn How to Bike

An important part of growing up for kids is learning how to ride bikes. I joined All Kids Bike to encourage kindergartners to learn how to ride.

Team Nikema Holds Congress in Your Community

Team Nikema visited the College Park library for another successful Congress in Your Community. My team helped constituents with getting the help they needed from a Tax Payers Advocate, the Social Security Administration, and V.I.T.A.

^{College Park Mayor, Bianca Motley Broom}