Tiezst Taylor

Tiezst “Tie” Taylor (she/they) is a disabled Black femme who is non-binary trans. They are a radical educator, artist-activist, poet and storyteller. They have earned degrees in education (BA in the individualized major of teaching for social justice from New York University, MSEd in elementary education from the University of Pennsylvania) and are a proponent of disability justice and abolitionist frameworks. Their work explores their experiences in surviving disability and severe mental illness, intergenerational trauma and poverty, and intersecting forms of oppression. They use their art and research to educate, heal, nurture, radicalize and catalyze change for all marginalized peoples.