Meet Torie,
with an "e"

Torie J. Anderson-Lloyd, M.A.Ed, M.Ed, is a Detroit-based educator, curriculum designer, and cultural organizer committed to transforming education through joy, justice, and culturally responsive teaching. As the founder of Teaching It Trill and Executive Director of BLK GRL Conglomerate, Torie blends storytelling, strategic design, and social justice into powerful learning experiences.

Her leadership includes curriculum authorship for Detroit Public Schools, literacy workshops, antiracist training, and pioneering initiatives like Black Readers Matter and the Freedom Dreaming Curriculum for The Institute for Anti-Racist Education.

With over a decade of classroom experience and a visionary approach to community engagement, Torie builds spaces where Black folx can bloom. Whether facilitating at national conferences or writing from the heart of Detroit, she turns lived experience into legacy work centered on healing, equity, and creative liberation.