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Reverend Leslie Watson Wilson is the National Director of Religious Affairs at People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. Representing 2,200 women and men from various Christian traditions across the country, AARA endeavors to build a strong association of progressive clergy, theologians, seminarians and ministry lay leaders who encourage African American churches and communities to become more civically engaged and promote social justice programs and policies.
Recognized by the Center For American Progress as one of “15 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2015,” Reverend Wilson is the former national policy director for Balm In Gilead and served for nine years as the director of the Multicultural Programs Department of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. She also served as the national coordinator and field director for the National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Reverend Wilson is a master trainer, and has provided training to over 25,000 leaders within the African American faith community for over 28 years.
Reverend Wilson’s work has been featured in a number of national outlets, including NBC, Cosmopolitan, and The Huffington Post.
Leslie Watson Wilson's Areas of Expertise
All Posts
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Blog Post | April 1, 2016
Supreme Court Obstruction is Continuation of GOP’s Disrespect for First African American President
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Blog Post | October 9, 2015
Democracy for Some?
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Blog Post | August 6, 2015
The Voting Rights Act: Yesterday and Today
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Blog Post | August 4, 2015
What the GOP Is Calling for When They Advocate Defunding Planned Parenthood
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Blog Post | June 24, 2015
Photo Captures Powerful Protest of Confederate Flag Two Months Before Emanuel AME Tragedy
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Blog Post | June 19, 2015
Yes, Seriously, It’s About Race
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Blog Post | March 6, 2015
From Selma to Shelby County to Ferguson
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Blog Post | January 20, 2015
Big Spending, Big Inequality
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Blog Post | November 25, 2014
Whose State of Emergency?
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Blog Post | August 22, 2014
Voter Registration in Ferguson Inspires Rather Than Disgusts