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There’s a moment that comes for every woman when she looks around and realizes that she is, somehow, some way, the adult in the room. Hosts Sandy Pierre and Kathleen Newman-Bremang chat with actress and advocate Taylor Polidore Williams about what it takes to become the person you needed when you were young.
You may recognize Polidore Williams from the hit shows Beauty in Black and Reasonable Doubt, but what you may not know is that she is a proud alumna of Clark Atlanta University. “It’s such a huge part of what has helped me find my voice, my confidence,” she says of her time at CAU. “The experience of going to an HBCU is like no other, just because I think it’s one of the only places in the world literally where your race isn’t a factor.” Though she started acting at a young age, Williams found that both the city of Atlanta and CAU fostered her drive; she was in a place where her determination was celebrated and nurtured. It helped shape her into the woman and artist she is today. “When you know yourself, and you’ve had the experience to come into your own and try things out and fail, and having professors be like, ‘you can do better than that.’ That type of refinement lets you come into the world with ‘I might face all these different things, but I know in this community I’m seen.’”
“Some things you only learn through experience; I don’t regret the ambition I had back then.” Williams goes on to say, “Right now the goal is specificity in my journey.” Right now, that journey includes supporting the next generation through Shelter Rock Foundation, which supports and nurtures youth in the foster system. The foundation also recently launched a housing scholarship for three media arts students at CAU, because let’s be real: the rent is too damn high and it’s hard to be creative when you’re worrying about bills.
As Williams, Pierre, and Newman-Bremang share stories of fighting for internships, working their way up in the world, and realizing that they’re no longer the babygirl, they revel in the ways that others have helped them along the way. Alongside the many mentors and family members who have given her advice, Williams reflects on Clark Atlanta University, which “has carried me through a lot of things in life, because even if you don’t necessarily see a way, there’s always a way.”
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There’s a moment that comes for every woman when she looks around and realizes that she is, somehow, some way, the adult in the room. Hosts Sandy Pierre and Kathleen Newman-Bremang chat with actress and advocate Taylor Polidore Williams about what it takes to become the person you needed when you were young.
You may recognize Polidore Williams from the hit shows Beauty in Black and Reasonable Doubt, but what you may not know is that she is a proud alumna of Clark Atlanta University. “It’s such a huge part of what has helped me find my voice, my confidence,” she says of her time at CAU. “The experience of going to an HBCU is like no other, just because I think it’s one of the only places in the world literally where your race isn’t a factor.” Though she started acting at a young age, Williams found that both the city of Atlanta and CAU fostered her drive; she was in a place where her determination was celebrated and nurtured. It helped shape her into the woman and artist she is today. “When you know yourself, and you’ve had the experience to come into your own and try things out and fail, and having professors be like, ‘you can do better than that.’ That type of refinement lets you come into the world with ‘I might face all these different things, but I know in this community I’m seen.’”
“Some things you only learn through experience; I don’t regret the ambition I had back then.” Williams goes on to say, “Right now the goal is specificity in my journey.” Right now, that journey includes supporting the next generation through Shelter Rock Foundation, which supports and nurtures youth in the foster system. The foundation also recently launched a housing scholarship for three media arts students at CAU, because let’s be real: the rent is too damn high and it’s hard to be creative when you’re worrying about bills.
As Williams, Pierre, and Newman-Bremang share stories of fighting for internships, working their way up in the world, and realizing that they’re no longer the babygirl, they revel in the ways that others have helped them along the way. Alongside the many mentors and family members who have given her advice, Williams reflects on Clark Atlanta University, which “has carried me through a lot of things in life, because even if you don’t necessarily see a way, there’s always a way.”
Watch full episode below: