A Hand Up: Top Black Celebrity Mentors
Susan Taylor
Susan Taylor was the editor in chief for Essence magazine until January 2008. After leaving the publication she turned her attention to mentoring. Essence Cares, which came into being in 2006, morphed into the National CARES Mentoring Movement, which is one of the fastest growing coalitions in the country. As head of the movement Taylor is committed to fulfilling the organization’s mission of expanding the number of Black adult mentors and pairing them with millions of vulnerable children on mentoring waiting lists across the country.