Wesley Cox

Background

About Wesley Cox

I graduated from San Francisco State University cum laude with a B.S. in Industrial Design and a B.A. in Africana Studies. I became well acquainted with the Black Community in the Bay area and on campus and eventually took on many leadership and community organizing roles. I helped to found the Afrocentric Living and Learning Community at SF State and served as the Resources chair for the 15th annual Afrikan Black Coalition Conference (2018). Most importantly I was one of the inaugural employees of the Black Unity Center at SFSU, while also holding leadership roles on the executive boards of Black Residents United in Housing and Black Student Union. I also served as the College of Ethnic Studies representative for Associated Students. I have been a panelist on various topics such as Blackness and Queerness to Black Student Success. I have two publications, Book Review: We Are Worth Fighting for: A History of the Howard University Student Protest of 1989 (2020) and he co-authored Black Student Engagement: Resilience & Success Under Duress (2018). Currently I have 4 digital projects as a part of my Digital Humanities portfolio and a wide array of skills in painting, drawing and design. I’ve held various positions in the design industry and equity and community inclusion, with a focus on people of African descent. At UCLA I served as a Council Member for the Graduate Student Association, a Committee Appointee for the Academic Senate, a Graduate Student Researcher, and a Teaching Assistant. Recently I graduated from UCLA with a Master's Degree in African American Studies and a certificate in Digital Humanities. Now I am a Ph.D. student in the Joint Doctoral Program in Education at San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University. Please take a look at my work at https://wesleybleu.wixsite.com/website-5.