Fasaha M. Traylor
Fasaha co-authored the groundbreaking book They Carried Us: The Social Impact of Philadelphia’s Black Women Leaders, published in 2020.
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Fasaha M. Traylor Bio
Fasaha co-authored the groundbreaking book They Carried Us: The Social Impact of Philadelphia’s Black Women Leaders, published in 2020. She also founded and directed an independent school, administered a program to link resources of a local university with community needs, served on the board of a national human rights group, and chaired the boards of a child advocacy and a grant makers organization. She is a 22-year veteran of philanthropy and now a principal of Lift Every Voice, LLC. She was awarded a National Science Foundation fellowship, the Art Peters Memorial Fellowship (journalism) and the Temple University Urban Fellowship.