{"367721":{"#nid":"367721","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Georgia Tech Welcomes Susan L. Taylor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Institute Diversity, African American Student Union and supporting sponsors will provide the Georgia Tech Black History Month Lecture with Susan L. Taylor as the keynote speaker.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter 27 years as the chief editor of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EEssence\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;magazine and the visionary credited with building the brand, Susan L. Taylor left publishing to devote her life to building an organization that is devoted to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty among African Americans. The National CARES Mentoring Movement is that organization: a community transformation crusade dedicated to \u201cchanging the predictable futures defined for our young who are struggling along the margins and living with the indignity of poverty,\u201d she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EEssence\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;magazine, Taylor not only served as chief editor, but also authored the magazine\u0027s most popular column,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIn the Spirit\u003C\/em\u003E\u2014the first in a mainstream U.S. magazine to champion spiritual growth as a pathway to total well-being and a meaningful life. Under her guidance, the publication\u0027s readership soared to eight million in the U.S., the Caribbean, Canada, the U.K. and English-speaking African nations, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EEssence\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;brand expanded into book publishing, broadcasting, eyewear, hosiery and its own fashion catalogue. But nowhere outside the magazine did she bring people and Black culture together so beautifully as with the launching of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EEssence\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;Music Festival and its famous empowerment seminars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFounded by Susan Taylor in 2005 as Essence CARES, the National CARES Mentoring Movement is the fastest growing mentor-recruitment organization in the nation. In 58 U.S. cities, local CARES Affiliates recruit, train and deploy caring adults to schools and a wide variety of youth-serving organizations that are desperate for Black volunteers to serve as mentors, tutors, reading buddies and role models. Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Boy Scouts and U.S. Dream Academy are among the hundreds of organizations for which the CARES volunteer army of passionate CARES Affiliate leaders recruit mentors. To date, National CARES has recruited more than 130,000 mentors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESusan L. Taylor is the editor of eight books, and the author of four books: the best-seller\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIn the Spirit\u003C\/em\u003E;\u003Cem\u003ELessons in Living\u003C\/em\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EConfirmation: The Spiritual Wisdom That Has Shaped Our Lives\u003C\/em\u003E, which she co-authored with her husband, Khephra Burns; and her most recent book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAll About Love\u003C\/em\u003E. Genuine, energetic, and spiritual, Susan Taylor\u2019s passion is to help people realize their strengths and take charge of their lives. She brings her gift of inspiration to every audience, sharing with them her prescription for adopting the best practices, both personally and professionally, that will help them find fulfillment and success in life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESponsors include:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOffice of Institute Diversity\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAfrican American Student Union\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe School of Modern Languages\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe School of Literature, Media and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe School of History, Technology and Society\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Institute Diversity, African American Student Union and supporting sponsors will provide the Georgia Tech Black History Month Lecture with Susan Taylor as the keynote speaker.\u0026nbsp;Susan L. Taylor is an American editor, writer, and journalist. She served as editor-in-chief of Essence from 1981 through 2000. In 1994, American Libraries referred to Taylor as \u0022the most influential black woman in journalism today\u0022.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Black History Month Lecture"}],"uid":"27364","created_gmt":"2015-01-23 16:27:31","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:20:31","author":"Najah Hofman","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-02-11T16:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-02-11T19:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-02-11T19:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-02-11 21:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-02-12 00:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-02-12 00:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"373641":{"id":"373641","type":"image","title":"Susan Taylor","body":null,"created":"1449246186","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:06","changed":"1475894385","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:45","alt":"Susan Taylor","file":{"fid":"75103","name":"susan_taylor_copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/susan_taylor_copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/susan_taylor_copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":12176,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/susan_taylor_copy.jpg?itok=3X51ec7A"}}},"media_ids":["373641"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/susan-taylor-bio","title":"Susan L. 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