1. Starsky Wilson is known for advocating for children's rights and racial equity.
11 Facts About Starsky Wilson
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Starsky Wilson later earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Xavier.
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Starsky Wilson worked for the United Way, which led to him moving to St Louis, Missouri.
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In 2008, Starsky Wilson took over as pastor for St John's Church, an interracial, inner city United Church of Christ congregation in St Louis.
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Starsky Wilson was the fourteenth pastor and the second Black pastor to lead the church since its founding in 1855 by German immigrants.
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In 2012, Starsky Wilson joined with other Missouri faith leaders to advocate for a ballot initiative to regulate payday lending in Missouri.
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In 2011, while serving as pastor of St John's, Starsky Wilson became President and CEO of the Deaconess Foundation in St Louis.
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In 2014, Starsky Wilson was appointed by Missouri governor Jay Nixon to serve as a co-chair to the Ferguson Commission.
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In December 2020, Starsky Wilson took over as CEO and President of the Children's Defense Fund from founder and civil rights leader Marian Wright Edelman.
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Starsky Wilson delivered the keynote speech at Duke University's annual Martin Luther King Jr.
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In 2022, Starsky Wilson became an inaugural member of NinetyToZero, an initiative founded to address the racial wealth gap in the United States, alongside other philanthropists, business executives, and community leaders.