Taylor Johnson-Gordon is an independent Black womanist educator, food healer, urban gardener, minister, and a part of the struggle for Black Liberation. She is the founder and creator of Sistah of the Yam LLC, a physical and web space dedicated to Black women and girls who desire to heal and build resiliency through real, affordable food. Taylor has an academic background in both biology and theology and is currently pursuing her masters in integrative nutrition and herbal medicine. Her tools of resistance are her hands, a good knife, and a cast iron skillet, and her approach to plant-based health is always through the lens of affordability, practicality, and Africanity.