Wilkerson graduated from the historically black Grambling State University laboratory high school and then the university itself. She received a master’s degree from Ohio University, a research institution in Athens in southeastern [[Ohio]], not to be confused with [[Ohio State University]] in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]. She then obtained an [[L.L.B.]] degree from historically black Southern University Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. She then obtained an L.L.M. in advanced legal studies at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://house.legis.state.la.us/pubinfo/Press_Releases/wilkerson_auto_accident.htm|title=State Rep. Wilkerson Killed in Auto Accident|date=August 1, 2000|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 28, 2019}}</ref> | Wilkerson graduated from the historically black Grambling State University laboratory high school and then the university itself. She received a master’s degree from Ohio University, a research institution in Athens in southeastern [[Ohio]], not to be confused with [[Ohio State University]] in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]. She then obtained an [[L.L.B.]] degree from historically black Southern University Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. She then obtained an L.L.M. in advanced legal studies at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://house.legis.state.la.us/pubinfo/Press_Releases/wilkerson_auto_accident.htm|title=State Rep. Wilkerson Killed in Auto Accident|date=August 1, 2000|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 28, 2019}}</ref> |