Women Who Rock Nashville

Fighting for Our Children

Angela Taylor, Stop the Violence Activist, Writer, Performing and Visual Artist, Playwright and Filmmaker

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nown as “Mz. Breezy, the Hip Hop Activist”, Angela Taylor is passionate about using her life experiences and Godgiven talents to uplift others. A literal one-woman-show, Angela recruits vulnerable youth from Nashville’s projects and re-directs their energy

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By Patricia M. Hammock, M.Ed./AET and talents to positive outlets in the arts, music, theater and film.

Angela began writing short stories at 9 years old as a way to excise the demons of domestic violence, poverty and homelessness. This talent later grew into the spoken word and songwriting as she sought to fill a void in mainstream music which often glorifies violence, self-destructiveness and drug use. She organized a Where is the Peace Panel for the Youth and wrote Peaceful Swagg, choreographed by a youth dancer, Sani and Ms. Angel from ASSET Academy, of such a quality and caliber that they could be performed anywhere.

Through her company, Wings Lifted Productions, Ms. Taylor has produced an album entitled Wingslifted, and singles: Peaceful Swagg, the Women Who Rock Nashville Theme Song, and Salon Life. Her theatrical productions include Let them Shine I and II, God Gave Me Christmas I and II, Shadow of an Eye, I See You (short skit), and I Shall Not Be Moved. Angela spread her wings as a screenwriter with the film adaptation of Shadow of an Eye. A stop-the-violence activist, Angela has penned anti-bullying and antidomestic violence plays, programs and community rallies. “The reason I do this is because I grew up in the projects seeing a lot of this. I heard gunshots; I experienced homelessness and domestic violence as a child and as an adult. “My dream was always to do something about it, but I didn’t know it would be through music.”

Angela’s gifts have afforded her the opportunity to perform locally, nationally and globally, in Atlanta,