The Rev. Willie F. Wilson achieved national recognition for his Christian ministry that stresses Black liberation themes and his political and spiritual activities on behalf of the Pan-African diaspora as the senior pastor of Union Temple Baptist Church in Southeast Washington, D.C., for nearly 50 years.

Wilson, the pastor emeritus at Union Temple, having passed the leadership mantle to his daughter, the Rev. Anika Wilson Brown, in 2022, is presently embarking on two activities that defined his tenure as an activist minister with a deep concern for Ward 8 and the larger African American population.

In mid-October, Wilson will lead the effort to celebrate the 30 th anniversary of the Million Man March that was held on the National Mall and bring back Unifest , an annual Black cul

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