Sonya Renee Taylor

Sonya Renee Taylor is an activist, award-winning artist, and transformational thought leader. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book The Body Is Not an Apology, which uses a radical self-love framework to combat body shame. She founded The Body Is Not An Apology, a global movement and digital media company active from 2012 to 2023. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from Hampton University and an M.S.A. in Organizational Management from Trinity Washington University, and won the 2004 U.S. National Individual Poetry Slam Championship.