Episode 6: Attia Taylor
AIR DATE: MAY 17TH, 2021
Episode six features musician and Womanly Mag founder, Attia Taylor. Attia is a Brooklyn-based writer, musician, and content producer. She is the founder of Womanly, The Dorothy and a member of The Art Dept Collective. Her work is rooted in social justice, art, and design, to bring inclusive and culturally relevant content to sound, print and digital realms. She is passionate about building and cultivating communities through journalism, music, storytelling, and research. We touch on the intense nature of New York City and adapting to it, and how family practices and beliefs passed down from generation informs what you eventually believe. How sometimes you go interview at a place where everyone is a clone of you and apparently everyone who grew up in Philadelphia had their first job at Rita’s?? The fallacy of midlife breakdowns mainly happening in your thirties but truly being burnt out in your twenties which leads to reassessing what time and abilities were worth and making mental health a priority. The best way to set up getting out of your boring nine to five, to do the things you enjoy in life which I believe you should break out that notepad app and take some fuckin notes babes. It’s a genius set up. Attia’s dry humor and wit truly shine here and am so excited we could sit and chat and explore. But seriously I still ask, when does she sleep?
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WOMANLY: “Womanly Magazine provides accessible health information to women and non-binary people through visual and literary art. Through our print and digital content, we lift up narratives that are often neglected by the typical women’s magazine. Just like us, our content is diverse. Our subjects include discrimination in the health care system, intergenerational concerns, and physical and sexual health and expression.”
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THE DOROTHY: “The Dorothy is an art and design production house and journal based in New York, NY. We curate, produce, and examine art through storytelling, photography, film, and music. The Dorothy collaborates with gifted artists. “
GIRLS ROCK PHILLY: “Girls Rock Philly is a youth-centered music organization dedicated to building an intergenerational community of girls, women, and trans and gender-expansive people. Through the practice of fearless expression, artistic experimentation, and collaboration, we build the confidence and leadership skills needed to transform ourselves and our communities. Our staff, volunteers, and participants foster a joyful culture of creativity, critical thinking, and collective care in order to build a more safe and equitable world.”
