Taliyah Taylor is an alumni of the New York Theological Seminary where she earned a Master of Professional Studies in Ministry and Leadership. She is also a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College where she earned her Associate and Bachelor of Arts degrees. Taliyah is a member of the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences.

Taliyah is currently an administrative clerk for Hudson Link, a peer counselor for the Women's Prison Association, and a prominent leader of the Church of Christ. Taliyah is currently pursuing clemency and resentencing under the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act.