Anita Wills

Anita Wills is a writer Author and Activist living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the Author of 6 books 5 of which detail her afro/indigenous roots and history. Her published works include A Nation of Flaws JustUs in the Homeland, a Historical Account of the History of Policing in America. Ms. Wills is also a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her Activism began in 2003 with the Conviction of her youngest son Kerry Baxter Senior for 2nd Degree Murder in Alameda County, with no evidence of his guilt. In 2011 her grandson Kerry Baxter Junior was lured to a park in East Oakland brutally beat and murdered. Her efforts to get justice for Kerry Junior have been ongoing. In 2012 she organized a March for Trayvon Martin in San Francisco California and in 2014 she was at Ferguson on Florissant Blvd. when Peaceful Demonstrators were attacked by Ferguson Police and Law Enforcement. Ms. Wills is currently a 2021 Legacy Fellow with MAPB (Mother’s Against Police Brutality), a Policy Outreach Leader with Fair Chance for Housing, an Advocacy Group supporting Housing for the Formerly Incarcerated. She is on the Advisory Board of Essie Justice Group, a support group for women whose family members are incarcerated. Ms. Wills sits on the CTPF Grant Committee for Borealis Foundation and is a Healing to Advocates Fellow for Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. Ms. Wills attended San Jose City College, Laney College, Merritt College, and Chabot College, where she majored in History, English, and Early Childhood Education. She holds a Certificate in Early Childhood Education.