Bonita Elaine Taylor

Bonita will lead a series of workshops for low income, predominantly Black children to use their imagination and self-expression to design and sew one-of-a-kind custom-made clothing that reflects their Black culture. This will ensure that the cultural preservation of Black inspired clothes making is not lost. Participants will find creative innovative ways to earn a living by marketing and selling custom-made clothing as a hobby or as an entrepreneurial endeavor.

Bonita Taylor is a business owner and community leader who nurtures entrepreneurship through teaching sustainability skills (i.e. sewing, cooking, jewelry making, gardening, and farming) to children and youth in her community. She holds a B.S. in General Dietetics from Cheyney State University and an M.S. in Health & Nutrition Education from St. Joseph’s University. Bonita is the recipient of a 2017 Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant, where she led workshops for predominantly black children from the Sun Village section of Chester, Pennsylvania, and taught them to use their imagination and self-expression to create jewelry that reflects their culture. Her goal is to preserve the art of sewing by teaching it to as many people in her community as possible, and for them to use these skills to find creative ways to sustain themselves. 

Bonita will lead a series of workshops for low income, predominantly Black children to use their imagination and self-expression to create jewelry that reflects the Black culture. This will ensure that the cultural preservation of Black jewelry making is not lost. The participants will find creative ways to make a living by selling jewelry as a hobby or as an entrepreneurial endeavor.