Brenda and Omega Wilson
We have a right to basic public health amenities.
Omega and Brenda Wilson are environmental justice activists who currently live in Mebane, NC, Omega鈥檚 hometown. The couple met at Shaw University in Raleigh in the mid 鈥70s, and shared a passion for activism and faith in their lives.
Along with neighbors, they founded the West End Revitalization Association (WERA) to advocate for safe drinking water, sewer, and paved street infrastructure for Black and Indigenous communities in Alamance and Orange County.
In 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice invited the Wilsons to provide input in the creation of the new Office of Environmental Justice. Their work has improved countless lives in Alamance County and beyond.