Khalid Taylor

Khalid Taylor (he/they) is a queer Afrolatinx speaker, personal growth and development consultant, singer, and documentary songwriter. After receiving his bachelor’s in Musical Studies from Oberlin College and Conservatory, he worked at his alma mater as a Student Life Program Coordinator in the Multicultural Resource Center, supporting students from marginalized communities through mentorship and community building programs.

He then launched his own personal growth and development consultation business, Life Liberated, providing individual coaching sessions, delivering keynotes, and facilitating independent school workshops in the Northeast. Most recently, Khalid was a lecturer for the Geffren School of Drama at Yale, co-teaching the course, Towards an Antiracist Theater Practice.

He currently hosts and produces the podcast, ‘Songs Through Their Eyes’, interviewing individuals who captured meaningful lived experiences through song using the documentary songwriting process. His focus continues to remain centered on cultivating mindful spaces for people to intentionally re-shape the conversations they have internally with themselves and externally in the relationships they have with their community.