About Maiysha Kai

Maiysha Kai is a columnist and Lifestyle Editor for theGrio, covering all things Black and beautiful. Her work is informed by two decades’ experience in the fashion and entertainment industries, a love of great books and aesthetics, and the indomitable brilliance of Black culture.

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Zora Neale Hurston, Zora Neale Hurston books, Zora Neale Hurston novels, Zora Neale Hurston The Life of Herod the Great, The Life of Herod the Great, King Herod, Harlem Renaissance authors, Black books, Black female authors, Black historical novels, theGrio.com
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July 12, 2024
In the posthumously published “The Life of Herod the Great,” Zora Neale Hurston reframes one of the Bible’s greatest villains.
Joy Reid, Joy Ann Reid, The ReidOut, Black hair, Black women and short hair, Black women's hair, short hair for summer, short haircuts for Black women, hair bias, Black women and hair, theGrio.com
Joy Ann Reid on MSNBC's "The ReidOut" on June 17, 2024. (Screenshot: MSNBC/YouTube)
June 18, 2024
MSNBC host Joy Reid debuted a stylish new haircut on Monday, and there are good reasons to follow her lead.
Venus Williams, Venus Williams Barbie, Venus Williams Barbie doll, Venus Williams Barbie Role Model, Barbie Dream Gap Project, Voice in Sports, gender equality in sports, girls in sports, women in sports, Black women in sports, female Olympians, Barbie, Barbie Role Models, Barbie dolls, Mattel, theGrio.com
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May 22, 2024
As part of its 65th-anniversary celebration, Barbie adds Venus Williams and more elite female athletes to its Role Models series.
Tabitha Brown, I Did a New Thing, Tabitha Brown books, Black books, Black authors, Black book podcasts, Writing Black, Writing Black podcast, theGrio podcasts, starting new habits, trying new things, theGrio.com
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April 2, 2024
Tabitha Brown joins the “Writing Black” podcast to discuss her latest bestselling book, "I Did a New Thing."
Tariq Trotter, Black Thought, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Tariq Trotter Book, Black Thought book, The Upcycled Self, The Upcycled Self Tariq Trotter, The Roots, Tariq Trotter memoir, Black Thought memoir, Writing Black podcast, Black books, Black books podcast, Black authors podcast, Black authors, Black podcasts, theGrio Black Podcast Network, theGrio.com
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March 12, 2024
Following the publication of his NYT bestselling memoir, Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter decodes 'The Upcycled Self.'
Rhiannon Giddens, country music, banjo music, Beyoncé, Beyoncé and country music, Black country artists, Black country music, Was country music originally Black?, Black music, Writing Black podcast, theGrio.com
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February 20, 2024
On theGrio’s ‘Writing Black’ podcast, award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens explains why country music was co-founded by Black creativity.
Black love, love and relationships, love over 40, love in midlife, marriage over 40, marriage in midlife, theGrio.com
February 17, 2024
As theGrio wraps its weeklong celebration of Black love, Lisa Pilot and Gregory Slaughter share how they make mature love…
Connie and Chip Dizard, Connie Gilmore Dizard, The Premature Widow, dating a widow, love after widowhood, love after divorce, love and relationships, Black love, What are 3 three things a widow needs, blended families, love and relationships, theGrio.com
Connie and Chip Dizárd Photo: RJ Paulk of Peculiar Images
February 15, 2024
When the founder of Premature Widow met her photographer husband, both realized a second chance could encompass a first love.