This woman's column meant everything to me when I was growing up in a let's say less than ideal household. Her words gave me hope and a vision of a future that I could create for myself. I will always be grateful to her.
Ditto! The magazine hasn't been the same since she left. I tried to hold on but after getting the last issue with Usher laid out spread eagle in his tight drawers, I don't need them issues! I am canceling my subscription!!!!!
Amen she was uplifting to me and glad to be apart of the journey. Now I’m 71 and she is so beautiful and grace has given her so much wisdom along with beauty.. God Bless 👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏾
Susan Taylor is a woman who allowed the Holy Spirit to guide her life. She found her purpose in Christ and shared it with the world. Ministry is not always in the pulpit🙏🏽❤️🌹 Thank you.
Me too, Essence was everything ❤ bought every issue since I was a young girl. It broke my heart when she left. I literally spent thousands. I have 1 issue with Whitney on the cover❤
Actually, it was a quiet hostile takeover by Time Warner Group. I didn't find out about it until I read about it 3 months after it took place in Black Enterprise.
Susan Taylor's "In the Spirit" was life changing for me 💕 I recall working in hostile, racist environments. I would read her articles in Essence magazine on my lunch breaks and it always uplifted me. I knew I was worthy 🙏🏾 Such a beautiful soul 🌹
PTL Sherri…you have taken this time slot to a place never imagined! I am thoroughly enjoying this particular segment. Her voice and energy is so serene 💯💌!
Her words really spoke to me and I tell people all the time that my life changed when I started to allow god to be good. Now my circumstances didn’t change or night but my mind was forever changed from that moment. Of course as my mind got stronger, the situation improved!
Susan, I subscribed to Essence magazine because of you!!!!! I'm grateful that you're alive and still here!!!! Thank you so much and may the Creator richly bless you!!!!
I love her. In a speech over 30 years ago, she gave me some advice that I remember today. She is the real deal. I love her spirit. Her voice is soothing. Her knowledge inspiring. Her presence is the warmth that a soul hungers for. She is joy!
I wanted to be like her when I was a teenager in college kept most of her columns pasted on my dorm wall. I do so admire and adore Susan L Taylor 💐💐💐💐 still have her books
Sheri, you keep giving us icons and gems!! This generation needs to see this!! Susan still looks amazing! I remember my mom buying every issue, and I followed!! Essence stood for beauty, integrity, and stories about us!! They should never let this hard work go under.
Love Susan L Taylor! Seeing Her Brings Tears Of Joy! I Read IN THE Spirit At A Time I Needed It The Most As A Young Woman/ Mother! Now As A Middle Aged Woman And Mom I Still Reflect Back To Her Words OF Wisdom!❤️
Susan Taylor's column was the first thing I read before anything else in my Essence magazine since I was 14 or 15 yrs old. Never let my subscription lapse til this day. ❤Legend. Icon.❤ GOD is alive in me‼️🕯️✝️
She looks & carries herself like a lady. I don't know why most black women today insist on the opposite. Acting a fool, twerking. Showing too much skin.. chile ..
Thanks for the gift of Susan Taylor's appearance on your show I appreciate her humanitarian efforts she speaks so eloquently it also speaks of what Sherri Sheperd is about such a beautiful soul 😊😊😊😊
Wow. It’s as if not a second has passed as reflected in Susan physically and the beautiful aura she continues to emanate. Her column resonated with me every month. She is a treasure and I am grateful.✨
So good to see Ms. Susan Taylor still beautiful after all these years. I really appreciated her mentioning the great Marcia Ann Gilliespe. I salute you, Susan Taylor.
I too loved this feature of the Essence magazine, I recall going straight to the back page to get my uplifting message. It was seeds of encouragement that was being planted. I was thrilled when Ms. Taylor wrote her books, they became part of my library. I’m delighted that she was featured in the spotlight. May God continue to bless her legacy of love and encouragement to others. Thank you for being a role model of excellence and perseverance, most of all thank you for INTHE SPIRIT❤️💕❤️💞❤️💕💕❤️💞❤️💕💕
Susan Taylor’s editorial was a great inspiration to me as a young mother. When my daughter went off to college in 1988 I presented her an entire collection which I had saved for all those years. Years later when my daughter graduated she presented me with a copy of “In The Spirit” the inspirational writings of Susan Taylor published in 1993.
OMG!! Thank you so much for this. It was like a breath of fresh air to see her again looking just as she always was and walking like she's floating on air!!
Oh, how happy I was to hear her speak again. She holds a dear place in my heart. I could not wait for those columns in Essence as a young woman!!! I remember she said once that when people show you who they are, believe them!!! I took that advice to heart and it has saved me many times. I wonder if she truly realizes the strength of her legacy. I pray blessings over her and offer her my thanks and gratitude.
Back in the day when people read magazines vs smartphones, my ritual involved immersing myself in the pages of Essence, with Susan L. Taylor's editorial serving as the pièce de résistance, saved for the final indulgence. Her words were more than just commentary; they were a guiding light, shaping my perspectives and inspiring me to greater heights. It was a stroke of fortune that brought me to Eso Won books in Los Angeles some three decades ago, where Susan L. Taylor graced us with her presence during a book signing event for her esteemed publication, "In the Spirit: The Inspirational Writings of Susan L. Taylor," released in 1993. Meeting her in person was an experience beyond compare. She exuded a rare combination of beauty, kindness, and elegance, embodying the very essence of class we had all come to associate with her. Her signature adorns the pages of my cherished book, a timeless keepsake that has remained in my possession to this day, holding a special place in my heart.
I love Susan Taylor and miss her Essence commentary Dearly. She was a great inspiration to me during a time when I needed a black women as a positive role model 🙏🏾🥰💃🏾💯
I ditto everyone❤ Susan’s column was the first thing I read in Essence❣️Her and that column was like a needed breath of fresh exhilarating air💕And she still looks amazing💕When you follow your God given passion and live a spirit filled and led life, you age backwards (along with eating healthy too), I love her still💫❣️
As a younger woman I learnt to think about life through her column...I read every single of her columns....i developed ideas, developed creativity, developed my openness to the Creator...I thank you Susan, you changed my life. Thank you Sherrie for this very beautiful interview
Thank you! Sherri for bringing Mrs. Susan L Taylor to your show. I love!!! Mrs. Taylor column " In The Spirit " I read that article every month in Essence I grew up on Mrs. Susan L Taylor column. I always bought essence magazine because of Susan L. Taylor " In The Spirit article. That are was food for thought. Mrs. Taylor look stunning!! and graceful legendary. God bless! Mrs. Taylor.
I've always loved Essence magazine and I've been a fan of the magazine because you turned me into a Queen to make a difference in my life and my community!
I absolutely LOVE Susan L. Taylor. Our paths first crossed back in 1991 at the African-American Women's Conference in San Diego when I was their videographer. I've interviewed her a couple of times. I was there at that same conference in 1992 where Iyanla Vanzant spoke at Susan's recommendation. Susan is still as regal as ever. I adore this awesome lady and love hearing her speak. She represents the best of all of us.
I learned about you Queen Susan Taylor from my mom and Essence Magazine, I remember you can came too Black Expo in Oakland Ca . You are inspiration , beautiful Queen 🤩🤩🤩
She looks and sounds amazing! She is the epitome of class and elegance. She was the heart and soul of the publication!
Susan Taylor is the "Essence" of Beauty, Elegance, Gratitude, Style and Wisdom.
💐🌹🌷🌺🌸🏵️🌻🌼💮🍀
and class. A Class Act.
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Most Definitely!
Well said! ❤
This woman's column meant everything to me when I was growing up in a let's say less than ideal household. Her words gave me hope and a vision of a future that I could create for myself. I will always be grateful to her.
Same here! She deserves her flowers now. 💐 🌸 🌺 🌷 🌹
As a teenager, I, too, was drawn to her column in each edition.
Ditto! The magazine hasn't been the same since she left. I tried to hold on but after getting the last issue with Usher laid out spread eagle in his tight drawers, I don't need them issues! I am canceling my subscription!!!!!
Amen she was uplifting to me and glad to be apart of the journey. Now I’m 71 and she is so beautiful and grace has given her so much wisdom along with beauty..
God Bless 👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏾
🎯Same here. So grateful for her impact and influence in my life and our community 🙏🏽❤️
Susan L. Taylor is the epitome of class and calm. Love her
Susan Taylor is a woman who allowed the Holy Spirit to guide her life. She found her purpose in Christ and shared it with the world. Ministry is not always in the pulpit🙏🏽❤️🌹 Thank you.
I always love Susan Taylor. She was the black role model for girls.
Ms. Susan Taylor IS Essence Magazine! Period!!!
I could listen to her all day ❤
Me too sis 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
me too
I lived and breathed ESSENCE until she sold I stop subscribing cause she truly can’t be replaced love her till this day!!!!!!!!!!
🎯💯🤜🏾🤛🏾
Me too, Essence was everything ❤ bought every issue since I was a young girl. It broke my heart when she left. I literally spent thousands. I have 1 issue with Whitney on the cover❤
You better speak ❤.
Speak on it!!!!!! ❤❤❤
Actually, it was a quiet hostile takeover by Time Warner Group. I didn't find out about it until I read about it 3 months after it took place in Black Enterprise.
I so loved when she wrote In The Spirit for Essense, and I still have several copies I saved. Thank you Susan Taylor for you beauty, wisdom and love.
I do too!!!
Me too!! ❤
Me too and I love them
Love how she speaks give wisdom and courage to all the black community ❤
Yah!! Graceful Gorgeous Susan Taylor. Love her! Thank you Sherri you did it again
Still stunningly gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Her column was absolutely wonderful. She was Essence magazine
Susan Taylor's "In the Spirit" was life changing for me 💕 I recall working in hostile, racist environments. I would read her articles in Essence magazine on my lunch breaks and it always uplifted me. I knew I was worthy 🙏🏾
Such a beautiful soul 🌹
❤😊. Ms Susan Taylor what an elegant woman. Beautiful woman. Thank Sherri Shepard for bringing this beautiful woman on your show.
Queen Susan Taylor is absolutely the greatest!!! You helped shape many of our lives thank you.
She has such a beautiful spirit and has so much peace about her, she’s living in her purpose.
PTL Sherri…you have taken this time slot to a place never imagined! I am thoroughly enjoying this particular segment. Her voice and energy is so serene 💯💌!
Natural beauty from the inside out. She just shines...you can see that god is alive in her...
She has done so many positive things for black women and we need more like her and young women that will litsen
Back when Essence was..... different. This woman is a Goddess.
Wow she is truly radiant and timeless ❤❤❤
She looks and is still amaaazing! ❤
Susan Taylor is the definition of a Phenomenal Woman 💖🎉💐💛👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🎉💐💐🥰🥰☺️Love You Always Thank You💐
Absolutely love Susanne. I met her once in NY and she was so kind.
Beautiful powerful woman and life !
Her words really spoke to me and I tell people all the time that my life changed when I started to allow god to be good. Now my circumstances didn’t change or night but my mind was forever changed from that moment. Of course as my mind got stronger, the situation improved!
I started reading Essence as a teenager. Her column was one of my favorite parts. 💛
Yes your in the spirit column changed my life
Susan, I subscribed to Essence magazine because of you!!!!! I'm grateful that you're alive and still here!!!! Thank you so much and may the Creator richly bless you!!!!
I did too!!!!!
Susan L. Taylor 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I could listen to her wisdom all day!
There really should be a documentary created to tell the story of Essence Magazine!
Thank you Sherri for highlighting these wonderful people. I love you!
I love her. In a speech over 30 years ago, she gave me some advice that I remember today. She is the real deal. I love her spirit. Her voice is soothing. Her knowledge inspiring. Her presence is the warmth that a soul hungers for. She is joy!
I wanted to be like her when I was a teenager in college kept most of her columns pasted on my dorm wall. I do so admire and adore Susan L Taylor 💐💐💐💐 still have her books
Always graceful and I tell you Black Don't Crack she is so so gorgeous
This is an amazing Lady, thank God for her.
The lady of grace, sophistication, wisdom, spirituality, and elegance.❤❤
Sheri, you keep giving us icons and gems!! This generation needs to see this!! Susan still looks amazing! I remember my mom buying every issue, and I followed!! Essence stood for beauty, integrity, and stories about us!! They should never let this hard work go under.
Love Susan L Taylor! Seeing Her Brings Tears Of Joy! I Read IN THE Spirit At A Time I Needed It The Most As A Young Woman/ Mother! Now As A Middle Aged Woman And Mom I Still Reflect Back To Her Words OF Wisdom!❤️
Essence👑 Queen always number one and always going to be number one🙏🏾🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Susan Taylor's column was the first thing I read before anything else in my Essence magazine since I was 14 or 15 yrs old. Never let my subscription lapse til this day. ❤Legend. Icon.❤ GOD is alive in me‼️🕯️✝️
I loved her column on Essence growing up! The best!
She was such an inspiration!!!!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 she still is today!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I loved absolutely loved In the Spirit! Susan Taylor is a Beautiful Queen!❤❤❤
The first thing I read was … In the Spirit … always an amazing read. Love you❤
Essence was worth buying then.❤
💯💯🎯🎯FACTS!!
Yes!
She looks & carries herself like a lady. I don't know why most black women today insist on the opposite. Acting a fool, twerking. Showing too much skin.. chile ..
Such a gracious and inspiring woman!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✨❤️✨
She was the best. I would look forward to reading her editorials. She is beautiful ❤️❤️👏🏾👏🏾
I thoroughly enjoyed this. I used to buy Essence Mag as a teenage student at varsity in Cape Town, South Africa. I just love her.
I used to buy Essence as a teenager in France,Strasbourg
I love her 🥰and no one could do Essence like her🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I remember her as a kid ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for the gift of Susan Taylor's appearance on your show I appreciate her humanitarian efforts she speaks so eloquently it also speaks of what Sherri Sheperd is about such a beautiful soul 😊😊😊😊
Absolutely stunning. Ageless ❤
I like the little lead in and history on the big features now Sherri.....and i have been a FAN of ESSENCE magazine from the beginning. Bravo!! 😍🤩
Stunning
Wow. It’s as if not a second has passed as reflected in Susan physically and the beautiful aura she continues to emanate. Her column resonated with me every month. She is a treasure and I am grateful.✨
So good to see Ms. Susan Taylor still beautiful after all these years. I really appreciated her mentioning the great Marcia Ann Gilliespe. I salute you, Susan Taylor.
An excellent reminder of the Power of God! Praise the Lord
She is everything!!!
I too loved this feature of the Essence magazine, I recall going straight to the back page to get my uplifting message. It was seeds of encouragement that was being planted. I was thrilled when Ms. Taylor wrote her books, they became part of my library. I’m delighted that she was featured in the spotlight. May God continue to bless her legacy of love and encouragement to others. Thank you for being a role model of excellence and perseverance, most of all thank you for INTHE SPIRIT❤️💕❤️💞❤️💕💕❤️💞❤️💕💕
Susan Taylor’s editorial was a great inspiration to me as a young mother. When my daughter went off to college in 1988 I presented her an entire collection which I had saved for all those years. Years later when my daughter graduated she presented me with a copy of “In The Spirit” the inspirational writings of Susan Taylor published in 1993.
OMG!! Thank you so much for this. It was like a breath of fresh air to see her again looking just as she always was and walking like she's floating on air!!
I would love to see a movie about her life.❤
Susan Taylor = Love and Light ✨️
Susan Taylor 👏🏽💐
So happy to see Ms. Taylor (She is Awesome!!), however..the Interview was too short😢.
Oh, how happy I was to hear her speak again. She holds a dear place in my heart. I could not wait for those columns in Essence as a young woman!!! I remember she said once that when people show you who they are, believe them!!! I took that advice to heart and it has saved me many times. I wonder if she truly realizes the strength of her legacy. I pray blessings over her and offer her my thanks and gratitude.
Forever GRATEFUL FOR THIS QUEEN 💞🙏🙏
Back in the day when people read magazines vs smartphones, my ritual involved immersing myself in the pages of Essence, with Susan L. Taylor's editorial serving as the pièce de résistance, saved for the final indulgence. Her words were more than just commentary; they were a guiding light, shaping my perspectives and inspiring me to greater heights.
It was a stroke of fortune that brought me to Eso Won books in Los Angeles some three decades ago, where Susan L. Taylor graced us with her presence during a book signing event for her esteemed publication, "In the Spirit: The Inspirational Writings of Susan L. Taylor," released in 1993. Meeting her in person was an experience beyond compare. She exuded a rare combination of beauty, kindness, and elegance, embodying the very essence of class we had all come to associate with her.
Her signature adorns the pages of my cherished book, a timeless keepsake that has remained in my possession to this day, holding a special place in my heart.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Sherri girl, you just keep getting better with these fabulous guests. Black women are just so beautiful and awesome!!!
Awesome lady
The Spirit of God is Alive in me 🙏🏽
And in me too🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Classy and elegant...always!!! The magazine changed so much when she left. Her legacy is everlasting!
🩵🩵🩵 you go girl, she looks fabulous
Incredible interview. So well done. Susan Taylor is an icon!
It's always good for the legendary editor like Susan Taylor. Good point. ❣️🩷❤️
Susan Taylor - We love you. Just purchased your book (In The Spirit) again. 🙂
Susan Taylor ❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹❤️🙏💯
I met her when i was a young adult she was a key note speaker at my school. She is a humble, wonderful kind and classy woman.
I love Susan Taylor and miss her Essence commentary Dearly. She was a great inspiration to me during a time when I needed a black women as a positive role model 🙏🏾🥰💃🏾💯
Love love love ❤❤😂😮 Susan Taylor. Thanks for your heartfelt words judt as you soeak on this show. God bless yo and stay blessed
Susan is a legend.
Susan Taylor just popped into my mind and looked her up to see what she’s doing now and I am so happy to see this. ❤❤❤
I ditto everyone❤ Susan’s column was the first thing I read in Essence❣️Her and that column was like a needed breath of fresh exhilarating air💕And she still looks amazing💕When you follow your God given passion and live a spirit filled and led life, you age backwards (along with eating healthy too), I love her still💫❣️
As a younger woman I learnt to think about life through her column...I read every single of her columns....i developed ideas, developed creativity, developed my openness to the Creator...I thank you Susan, you changed my life. Thank you Sherrie for this very beautiful interview
*"It's **_not_** work. It's **_love."_* 💓
I luv ❤️ her
She’s such a gem
Thank you! Sherri for bringing Mrs. Susan L Taylor to your show. I love!!! Mrs. Taylor column " In The Spirit " I read that article every month in Essence I grew up on Mrs. Susan L Taylor column. I always bought essence magazine because of Susan L. Taylor " In The Spirit article. That are was food for thought. Mrs. Taylor look stunning!! and graceful legendary. God bless! Mrs. Taylor.
I've always loved Essence magazine and I've been a fan of the magazine because you turned me into a Queen to make a difference in my life and my community!
“ Challenge is the very essence of all our learning “ Susan Taylor
She looks FABULOUS!
I absolutely LOVE Susan L. Taylor. Our paths first crossed back in 1991 at the African-American Women's Conference in San Diego when I was their videographer. I've interviewed her a couple of times. I was there at that same conference in 1992 where Iyanla Vanzant spoke at Susan's recommendation. Susan is still as regal as ever. I adore this awesome lady and love hearing her speak. She represents the best of all of us.
I learned about you Queen Susan Taylor from my mom and Essence Magazine, I remember you can came too Black Expo in Oakland Ca . You are inspiration , beautiful Queen 🤩🤩🤩
Susan Taylor WAS Essence Magazine. I loved her “In the Spirit” writings!
Love it
Love her hair! 👀
Sherry is so sweet & honoring. I like the hairstyle ode.🎉❤
We love susan Taylor
I LOVE SUSAN TAYLOR