About Mary Ann Wilson

Mary Ann Wilson is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with a lifelong passion for empowering young African American males. With a vision to help reduce Black-on-Black crime in our communities, she equips rising generations with practical coping skills, healthy identity development, and the confidence to lead with purpose.

An advocate, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker, Mary Ann is the creator and organizer of the Brainwashed to Brilliancy Boys Program, a transformational initiative designed to build positive self-esteem and resilience in boys and young men. She also hosts the Gospel Train Radio Show in Montgomery, Alabama, where she inspires listeners through faith, encouragement, and community-centered conversation.

Mary Ann is an Amazon #1 best-selling author of COVID-19 Meet My God: Faith Over Fear and a poet whose work has been published in the National Library of Poetry. She brings more than four decades of social work experience across child welfare, mental health, and prison social work, serving as both a practitioner and psychotherapist. Her work is rooted in faith, healing, and the belief that every young man can rise into the brilliance he was created for.

• Stop the Violence: Saving Our Children Starts With Us
• From Anger to Authority: How to Respond Without Regret
• Stepping Into Your Brilliancy: Identity, Confidence, and Purpose
• Legacy: Raising a Generation of Brilliancy

To help stop violence in our communities by equipping youth and families with coping skills, anger management tools, and the confidence to unleash their brilliance.