Anansi Wilson on Abolishing Gender Politics While Cultivating Equity & Visibility for Black Queers

Tune into another powerful interview that shines a light on emerging voices in #PopularCulture spaces. 

Sundiata chats with Dr. T. Anansi Wilson (he/they) to reveal their vision of what’s next in pop culture as it relates to Black Queerness.

Dr. Wilson is an associate professor of law and the founding director of the forthcoming Center for the Study of Black Life and The Law at Mitchell Hamline School of law. They are an award-winning scholar of law, literary and cultural studies, a racial-and gender justice consultant, and an author of creative nonfiction. They received their law degree from Howard Law School and their PhD in African & African Diaspora Studies from UT Austin.

Dr. Wilson employs Critical Race, Black Feminist, Performance and Women & Gender Studies and legal methodologies to examine how instances and (extra) legal precedents of anti-Black violence and racial-sexual terror continue to frame and impact notions of Black being and citizenship.

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See Dr. Anansi Wilson’s full bio plus ways to connect with them below. 

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Episode Credits: 

• Featured Guest: Dr. Anansi Wilson 

• Writer, Producer, Co-host:  Maryella Marie 

• Co-host & Founder @ Grow Dialogue: Sundiata Soon-Jahta  

• Featured Cover Art: Guadalupe Arriegue 

• Featured Music: 

  • “Nu Vision” instrumental by Akilus The Cosmonaut @onlyblackcosmonaut 

  • “Blessed” instrumental by  Akilus The Cosmonaut @onlyblackcosmonaut 

  • “Slow Flow” by Strictly Observations Crew @StrictlyObservationsCrew 

  • "Love Lost" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat

  • "Slidin" instrumental by Gualay The Goat @gualaythegoat

Show notes:

• Connect with our guest speaker on their twitter: @blaqueerflow 

  • Center for the Study of Black Life and the Law

  • Sexual Profiling & BlaQueer Furtivity: BlaQueers on the Run by Anansi Wilson

  • Invite them to speak 

• Purchase "Love Yall" Tees 

• Theory of Indivisibility Podcast & Infographic

• Podcast Artwork: 

  • For inquiries on commissioned artwork, contact Maryella@GrowDialogue.com 

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