Titus is a lifelong resident of Queens and graduated from John Adams High School.

[5] Before her election to the Assembly, Titus served as Chief of Staff to Senator Ada Smith and an executive director for the New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus.

She served on several standing committees, including Children and Families, Codes, Judiciary, Small Business and Local Governments, among others.

[5] In 2017, Titus made headlines when she and her husband, Eric DeBerry, sued the state's Unified Court System.

The suit alleged that DeBerry had been wrongfully terminated from his job as a court officer; it included a claim that the defendant's actions had affected the couple's sex life.