Mensa's World Gathering 2021

Langston Collin Wilkins
Director of the Center for Washington Cultural Traditions
Humanities Washington


Langston is a Seattle-based folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and writer. His research interests include urban folklife, hip hop culture, and African American music, and he has written extensively about SLAB, an urban car culture that is native to Houston, and closely tied to the Screw, the city’s local brand of hip hop music. Langston received his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from Indiana University, where he also earned a master’s degree in African American and African diaspora studies. In addition, he holds a Bachelors of Arts in English from The University of Texas at Austin. Langston is currently the Director of the Center for Washington Cultural Traditions, a collaboration between Humanities Washington and the Washington State Arts Commission that seeks to document and preserve the traditional culture of Washington state.

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