Taylor Cassidy advocates for better representation, education and creativity on and off the internet.

Why you should listen

Taylor Cassidy is a content creator who gained notoriety from her series "Fast Black History," in which she delivered quick and passionate lessons on Black history to millions on TikTok and other platforms. In 2020, she earned a Creator Honor from Liza Koshy at the Streamy Awards for her online series "Black Girl Magic Minute" and was featured on TikTok's Top 100 list as one of 10 "Voices of Change: Most impactful creators." In 2021, she was on Teen Vogue's "21 under 21" list.

Cassidy is currently a correspondent on Nickelodeon's Nick News, a radio host for Sirius XM's TikTok Radio Channel and recently became the first youth speaker at the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. She is a student at New York University, where she is studying to be a television screenwriter. Generous with sharing motivation and good energy online, she is fervent in encouraging others to dream bigger for themselves.

Taylor Cassidy’s TED talk