Jamia Wilson

Jamia Wilson
Born (1980-10-10) October 10, 1980
Columbia, South Carolina, US
Occupation
  • Executive Director for Women, Action & the Media
  • Staff Writer and Columnist at Rookie (magazine)
Nationality American
Ethnicity African American
Education Master's Degree
Alma mater New York University
Period 2007-2009
Genre Non-fiction
Subject Feminism
Literary movement Feminism
Website
jamiawilson.org

Jamia Wilson (born October 10, 1980) is an American writer, commentator, and feminist activist based in New York City. She is the Executive Director of Women, Action, and the Media and a staff writer at Rookie (magazine).[1] Her work has appeared in several books such as Madonna and Me: Women Writers on the Queen of Pop,[lower-roman 1] The V Word,[lower-roman 2] Slut: The Play, and When Grace Meets Power,[lower-roman 3] and "I Still Believe Anita Hill.[lower-roman 4][2] She has been recognized as one of the “17 Faces of the Future of Feminism” by Refinery29, and named as one of the “Real Hot 100" by the Younger Women's Task Force.[3]

Wilson's work has been featured in online and print publications such as Alternet,[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] CBS News, Forbes.com, GOOD Magazine,[lower-alpha 4] New York (magazine), The Wall Street Journal, In These Times, Ms. (magazine), The Washington Post, and The New York Times.[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] She has also appeared as a guest on NBC's The Today Show, HuffPost Live, and Grit(TV Network).[4]

Background

Jamia Wilson was born in the Southern U.S and grew up as an expat in Saudi Arabia.[5] In 2002 she graduated from American University with a B.A. in communications, and has received her M.A. in Humanities and Social Thought at New York University.[6]

Works

Contributions to Websites

  1. ↑ Wilson, Jamia. "Beyond Black and White for One Night". Alternet.org. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Jamia. "Why Choice Matters". Alternet.org. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Jamia. "Personal Voice: Saving Our Troops, Saving Ourselves". Alternet.org. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Jamia. "The Upside of the Help Controversy: It Made Us Talk About Race". Good.is. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Jamia. "Consider Historical and Political Context When Appropriating Others' Culture". NewYorkTimes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Jamia. "Young Feminists Care About Multiple Issues". NewYorkTimes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

Contrbutions to Anthologies

  1. ↑ Barcella, Laura (March 6, 2012). Madonna and Me: Women Writers on the Queen of Pop (Paperback ed.). Soft Skull Press.
  2. ↑ Keyser, Amber J. (February 2, 2016). The V-Word: True Stories about First-Time Sex (Paperback ed.). Simon and Schuster.
  3. ↑ Spirit and Faith, Women of (November 1, 2011). Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership: Where Grace Meets Power (1st ed.). Skylight Paths Publishing. ISBN 978-1594733130.
  4. ↑ Richards, Amy (December 11, 2012). I Still Believe Anita Hill (Paperback ed.). Feminist Press. ISBN 9781558618091.

References

  1. ↑ "Millennials: What they want from the candidates". CNN.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jamia Wilson". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jamia Wilson". Regender.org. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bio". Ravishly.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jamia Wilson". Regender.org. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jamia Wilson". Regender.org. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

External links

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