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Magazine
Icon Susan L. Taylor to Speak
on ‘Living Fearlessly’
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WASHINGTON
(Nov. 1, 2010) –
Susan L. Taylor, editor-in-chief
emeritus of Essence magazine,
visit campus to discuss
her new book, All About
Love: Favorite Selections
from in the Spirit on
Living Fearlessly, from
noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
Nov. 16 in Blackburn Ballroom.
Taylor
will focus on the power
of mentorship and its
relevance to Howard
University women to
foster mentor/mentee
relationships. A short
DVD presentation will
follow the discussion.
She will sign copies
of her book. The event
is sponsored by Women
as Change Agents.
Taylor was born on Jan.
23, 1946 in New York
City. As a young woman,
she worked with her
father, who operated
a women’s clothing
store in East Harlem.
She is a fourth generation
entrepreneur. Taylor
began her own cosmetic
line, Nequai Cosmetics,
which led to her role
as freelance beauty
editor for Essence in
1970.
Taylor’s career
at Essence magazine spanned
nearly four decades. Her
positions at the publication
included editor-in-chief,
editorial director, fashion
editor and beauty editor.
She once described her
time at Essence as a “life-transforming
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For
Taylor’s work in the
magazine industry, the Magazine
Publishers of America recognized
her with the Henry Johnson
Fisher Award. She was the
first African-American woman
to receive this honor. The
American Society of Magazine
Editors inducted her into
its hall of fame in 2002.
She is the recipient of the
NAACP President’s Award
as well as honorary degrees
from more than a dozen colleges
and universities.
Taylor
is also the author of In the
Spirit: The Inspirational
Writings of Susan L. Taylor,
Lessons in Living and Confirmation:
The Spiritual Wisdom That
Has Shaped Our Lives, which
she co-authored with Khephra
Burns, her husband.
Her
philanthropic efforts include
the founding of National CARES
Mentoring Movement in 2006,
which she began as Essence
CARES. In 2007, Taylor decided
to leave Essence to devote
more time to building the
mentoring campaign. She is
also the co-founder of Future
PAC, a national political
action committee to provide
support and funding resources
to progressive African-American
women seeking political offices.
Macy
L. Freeman, media relations
intern, contributed to this
release.
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