Philly born + raised, Khaliah D. Pitts is an author, multidisciplinary activist-artist + speaker dedicated to crafting spaces of liberation, celebration + joy.

Her artistic practice is storytelling as a means of cultural, + self-, preservation. She explores in the mediums of literature, poetic ethnography, video art, memory/altarwork, land + kitchen arts. She was awarded a Leeway Transformation Award for her extensive work in socially engaged art.

With over fifteen years of experience, Khaliah is unmatched as a facilitator + public speaker. From community center basements to corporate board rooms, she is very well practiced in delivering audience-specific communication on a variety of subjects. She is a trauma informed facilitator, excelling in training, mediation, influential speaking + audience engagement.

Khaliah is author of we / sun people / mypeople, co-founder / co-director of Our Mothers’ Kitchens, + sits on the Leadership Team of the National Black Food + Justice Alliance.