Notes

Dr. Wilson is a Legal Scholar, Justice Advocate & Policy Expert with extensive expertise in Critical Race Theory, Black Political Thought, Black and LGBTQ Studies, Social Movements, Democratic Theory and Public Policy. As the visionary Founding Director of the Center for The Study of Black Life and The Law, led transformative policy reform initiatives and fostered deep community engagement. Adept in public speaking, legal writing, and advocacy, they are committed to democratizing legal and political knowledge and pioneering collaborative solutions with diverse stakeholders. They are committed to the sustenance of Black life. Below, you will find various articles and essays that demonstrate these values.

Public Facing Essays

Ron DeSantis’s Florida is a dangerous and hostile place for Black Americans, The Guardian UK, 2023

Black History Is US History, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, 2022

We are not yours: I’m tired of white women’s racial-sexual terrorism of my BlaQueer body, 2018

“Thinking Blackly”: State violence, U.S. law, and legal death dealing, 2018

Black witnessing is an insistence on Black being: Re-membering those who were lynched, 2018

A Love Letter To My Fellow Empaths, 2017

Black, Gifted & Privileged: Confronting Intraracial Power In The Age of Trayvon, 2016

Free Bresha Meadows, And All Women & Femmes Who Must Kill To Live, 2016

What All Black Kids Need To Know: A BlaQueer Uncle's Love Letter (To The Children Who Come Next: A BlaQueer Uncle Writes A Love Note), 2016

Why Blocking Family Is Sometimes A Necessary Act Of Self-Care (Being an apologist for slick homophobia isn’t my strong suit.), 2016

The Politics Of Accessibility: Love, Work & Survival Schemes (The Politics of Accessibility: Love, Work & Survival Schemes), 2016

Why Black Men Loving Black Men Is Still A Revolutionary, Suicidal Act (Flipping the script is both revolutionary and radical), 2016

The (R)Evolution Will Not Be Hashtagged, 2016

Racism As A Carry-on? Why I'll Never Fly With Southwest 2016

ARE BLAQUEERNESS AND MASCULINITY COMPATIBLE?, 2016

Why #BluesLivesMatter Is White Supremacy By Another Name, 2016

How Being Black & Queer Made Me Unapologetically Suicidal 2016

Black Flesh, Red Blood, White Law: The Criminalization of Black Sexualities, 2015

The Truth About Black Gay Privilege, Gawker, 2015