Talk:Starsky Wilson

Starsky Wilson Page Update

Hello, I work for CDF, whose CEO is Starsky Wilson. We saw this page was created and flagged for formatting and sourcing issues. To ensure the information is as high quality and correct as possible I wrote the below changes to the page. The changes include reformatting the page, uploading a photo of Dr. Wilson, and correcting factual elements of his history. I included citations and sources for all of the information in this page.

As these are substantive changes I will not edit the article directly, rather I am requesting these edits be made. If you have any questions or concerns I am happy to answer them. CDFJane (talk) 14:20, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

hi, so you are suggesting the page to look like the below, correct? i think overall is acceptable, but in the sentence about his fraternity, should "brother" be changed to "alumnus"? and, if someone else can weigh in, should "took the helm" be rephrased (...Wilson took the helm of the Deaconess Foundation in St. Louis.)? Melodies1917 (talk) 18:58, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Mccapra, if we implement the proposed changes here, do you think the {{notability}} template should stay or be removed? JBchrch talk 17:04, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

hi thanks for pinging me. I think these changes would be a big improvement that makes his notability much clearer. I would remove the template if they are implemented. Thanks Mccapra (talk) 17:31, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

I made many of the edits, which I agree make WP:Notability more clear. I still encourage interested editors to consider the issue and would not oppose a different point of view on notability. Go4thProsper (talk) 23:13, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

I've spent a few minutes working on the article, working on punctuation errors, condensing citations, and tagging it for issues. It still needs some work. I am not convinced of notability. Say what he's done without saying "He was the head of x." Most of the coverage is local to St. Louis and some of the articles are very short. But corporate people articles are not my forte. Whoever is writing this could stand to mention that he came BACK to St. Louis for his job at St. John's. Eden is in St. Louis County and he would have been been in metro St. Louis for several years before he got the job. Unless he was doing correspondence work at Eden, but I don't know that they were doing that then. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 15:30, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

I'm closing this edit request as answered because it seems like most of the proposed changes below have been implemented. If anything is missing, please open a new edit request. If users are concerned about notability, they can nominate the article at WP:AfD. Z1720 (talk) 23:49, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Starsky Wilson

Reverend Doctor Starsky Wilson (born 1976, Dallas, Texas) is an activist, minister, and the president of the Children's Defense Fund.

Starsky Wilson
Wilson in 2020
Born	Starsky Wilson (1976-08-02) August 2, 1976 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Xavier University of Louisiana Eden Theological Seminary (M.Div.) Duke University (D.Min.)
Occupation(s)	Pastor, Civil rights activist
Organization	Children's Defense Fund
Spouse(s)	Dr. LaToya Smith Wilson, St. Louis Children's Hospital
Children	Four

Early Years and Education

Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas in 1976. As a teenager, he visited the historically black college, Xavier University in New Orleans and entered the NAACP's Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics oratorical competition. Wilson returned to Xavier University to earn his undergraduate degree in political science.

Wilson would go on to earn a master of divinity from Eden Theological Seminary and a doctorate of ministry from Duke University’s Divinity School.

Wilson is a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and of the Eta Boule chapter of Sigma Pi Phi. He received an honorary doctorate of Public Service from Saint Louis University and an honorary doctorate of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary.

Career and activism

Early Career

Wilson worked for the United Way, which lead to him moving to St. Louis.

In 2008, Wilson took over as pastor for St. John’s Church, an inter-racial, inner-city congregation affiliated with the United Church of Christ, in St. Louis. Wilson is the fourteenth pastor to lead the congregation and the second Black pastor to lead the church since it’s founding in 1855 by German immigrants. In 2012, Wilson joined with other Missouri faith leaders to advocate for a ballot initiative to regulate payday lending in Missouri. In 2011, while serving as pastor of Saint John’s, Wilson took the helm of the Deaconess Foundation in St. Louis.

Ferguson Protests

When Michael Brown was killed by police in 2014, Wilson's St. John’s Church was at the forefront of the peaceful protests that followed. As Pastor of the St. John’s Church community, Dr. Wilson played a key role in orchestrating the 2014 Freedom rides.

Wilson was later appointed by Missouri governor Jay Nixon to serve as a co-chair to the Ferguson Commission. The Commission released a report based on the four categories of "Citizen-Law Enforcement Relations", Municipal Courts and Governance", "Child Well-Being and Education Equity", and "Economic Inequality and Opportunity."

Children’s Defense Fund

In December of 2020, Wilson took over as CEO and President of the Children’s Defense Fund. Wilson succeeded CDF founder and civil rights leader, Marian Wright Edelman.

In addition to leading CDF, Wilson serves on the board of: the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (chair), the Atlanta-based Forum for Theological Exploration (vice chair), and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.

COI tag (August 2021)

content contributed on behalf of his employer DiamondRemley39 (talk) 14:53, 11 August 2021 (UTC)