Autry, Turiya

Whether directing youth programs, teaching, rocking the mic or working behind the scenes; Turiya Autry is a positive motivational force. Through her work she encourages people to look more critically & lovingly upon the world around them. For over fifteen years she's taught & inspired children, teens & adults. As a teaching artist, she's provided hundreds of assemblies, workshops & residencies to over fifty different schools K-12. She's taught fifteen unique university courses, totaling over 200 credit hours, across four departments at Portland State University: Black Studies, English, Freshma...