Nateya Taylor (she/her) is a multimedia storyteller based in Milwaukee, WI. As a strong advocate for racial equity, health equity, and Black liberation, she intersects written and visual storytelling to interrogate the anti-blackness that is endemic in our social structures and the internalized anti-blackness that accompanies it. Through her work, she reveals the multifacetedness of Blackness.
She incorporates her academic expertise into her storytelling practice to tell informative and educational stories. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and a Master of Science degree in Urban Studies with a certificate in Digital Cultures. Her research focuses on residential segregation, Black geographies, and Black resistance. Her master’s thesis, Black Autonomy as a Form of Resistance and a Symbol of Rebellion is an interdisciplinary study that explores how two majority Black communities in the Midwest practiced resistance through Black autonomous practices in response to racial discrimination during the Great Migration.
Nateya is also the founder of Naesthetycs, an emerging and evolving multimedia production company that aims to use authentic storytelling and aesthetics as a catalyst that inspires empathy, ignites activism, and leads to more equitable futures for Black folks and other historically marginalized groups.
Follow Nateya on:
- Instagram: @naesthetycs
- YouTube: @Naesthetycs – https://www.youtube.com/@Naesthetycs
- Website: https://www.naesthetycs.com/