Jamia Wilson (born October 10, 1980) is an American writer, commentator, and feminist activist based in New York City. She is currently Vice President & Executive Editor at
Random House
Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook Modern Library as the parent imprint. Over the foll ...
and was formerly the Director and Publisher of the
Feminist Press
The Feminist Press at CUNY is an American independent nonprofit literary publisher of the City University of New York, based in New York City. It primarily publishes feminist literature that promotes freedom of expression and social justice.
The ...
at CUNY. Wilson was the youngest director in the Press's history, as well as the first woman of color to head the organization. Prior to joining the Feminist Press, Wilson was the Executive Director of Women, Action, and the Media and a staff writer at
Rookie (magazine)
''Rookie'' was an American online magazine for teenagers created by fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson. ''Rookie'' published art and writing from a wide variety of contributors, including journalists, celebrities, and the magazine's readers. The su ...
.
Since 2023, she has been involved with
Feminists in the City as a mentor.
Background
Jamia Wilson was born in the Southern U.S and grew up as an expat in Saudi Arabia. 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.
She was a member of the third cohort of the Move to End Violence social change movement. She was an Executive Director of Youth Tech Health, and was a
TED Prize Storyteller, and former President of Programs at The Women’s Media Center. In 2013 she was named among the "17 Faces of the Future of Feminism" by
Reinery29.
She is married to jazz saxophonist and
Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra band leader Travis Sullivan.
[Charli Penn]
Works
Books
Wilson, Jamia. "Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Activism & Advocacy for All"Wilson, Jamia. "Together We Rise: The Women's March Behind The Scenes At The Protest Heard Around The World"
Contributions to academic publications
Signs Journal
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
American commentators
American feminist writers
American University alumni
New York University alumni
21st-century American women writers
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