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Sisterhood
is
a
VERB.
Sisterhood(verb) was born in 2014 when poet, educator, and founder Tayllor Johnson asked: What does it mean to DO sisterhood? What does it mean to experience sisterhood? As a Black woman in America, she was used to being called sis but rarely felt it. She created a T-shirt to broaden the message and start the conversation, seeking a sisterhood she couldn’t find. However, in her search, she discovered that sisterhood isn’t a feeling it’s an act of love towards yourself and your community, and her act of love was in her creativity. For Tayllor, creativity was the avenue to connect with others and heal from past hurts, leaving room to have a new foundation to build lasting relationships and make a change. She experienced this firsthand when she began curating spaces for sisterhood to thrive as an action step rather than an afterthought. In this work supporting her community in education, marketing, and community engagement, she discovered herself and her skills, and Sisterhood(verb), Inc. was born.
Meet The Founder
Tayllor Johnson
Poet, Educator, Writer, Performer
Tayllor Johnson is a poet, writer, educator, performer, activist, and founder of Sisterhood (verb), Inc. A published poet, she has been writing and performing her poetry and written works for over 15 years. She liberates, investigates, and celebrates herself through her written and spoken word and inspires others to do the same. Having taught for over ten years, her undergraduate (Mount Holyoke College) and graduate (New York University) research centered around establishing art as a community norm in disenfranchised schools through arts-integrated curriculum development and community outreach.
Tayllor's journey fighting for justice and healing as a Black woman in America led her to create Sisterhood (verb), Inc., a creative consulting business dedicated to uplifting Black women and youth through art and community and consulting with other organizations in arts education, social justice, and community building with creativity at the center. Currently, Tayllor is in Santa Barbara, CA, finishing up her first poetry book, Sweet Epiphanies: To be Determined, and working to accomplish her mission to find new ways poetry can empower and soothe the wounded and disturb the status quo, setting us all on a path to freedom.
Currently, Tayllor is in Santa Barbara, CA, finishing up her first poetry chapbook, A Wave Reteats, Revives, Returns: A Reflection in Threes, and working to accomplish her mission to find new ways poetry can empower the disenfranchised, soothe the wounded and disturb the status quo, setting us all on a path to freedom.