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About Kay Wicker

Kay Wicker is a senior lifestyle reporter at theGrio, where she covers the multifaceted ways Black people live and enjoy their lives, focusing on health, wellness, travel, beauty, and fashion. With over a decade of experience in digital and print media, Kay has built a diverse editorial background, reporting on everything from high-profile celebrity news to critical social issues.

Before joining theGrio in October 2022, Kay spent two years in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a staff reporter for the St. Croix Avis, covering the region's culture, art, politics, and daily life. Her previous roles include serving as a reporter and newsletter editor at ThinkProgress and a staff writer at Baltimore STYLE magazine.

Kay’s work has also appeared in the Washington Post Express and The Baltimore Sun.

Areas of Expertise

Black Culture
Lifestyle, Fashion, Health, and Beauty
Travel Journalism
Entertainment & Film Coverage

Professional Experience

Senior Lifestyle Reporter — theGrio (2022–Present)
Staff Reporter — St. Croix Avis (2020–2022)
Guns Reporter — ThinkProgress
Staff Writer — Baltimore STYLE magazine
Editorial Fellow — Washingtonian Magazine

All Articles

Deonna Fletcher, mom gets pregnant while already pregnant, can you get pregnant while already pregnant, Black triplets, Black moms, Black dads, Black pregnancy, superfetation, Black health and wellness, theGrio.com
October 16, 2023
Mom of four Deonna Fletcher shares how she was impregnated twice in the same week, ultimately delivering three healthy baby…
Lisa Springer, There's No Way I'd Die First, Superstitions, Black Superstitions, Friday the 13th, Black religion, Black spirituality, don't cut a Baby's hair, Spooky Season, theGrio.com
October 13, 2023
As spooky season unofficially kicks off on Friday, October 13, theGrio revisits common superstitions in the Black diaspora.
Sharhonda Blue, Black women with IUDs, does getting an IUD hurt, IUD painful, IUD insertion, Black medical provider, reproductive health, theGrio.com
October 12, 2023
Sharhonda Blue, a gynecology physician assistant, is apologizing after learning firsthand that IUD insertion is more than “a little crampy.”
Nicole Ari Parker, COVID-19 vaccine, Black families and COVID-19, Novavax, protein COVID-19 vaccine, what to know about COVID-19 vaccines, Black health and wellness, theGrio.com
October 12, 2023
Actress and advocate Nicole Ari Parker joins a campaign by Novavax and HealthyWomen to encourage COVID-19 vaccines this fall.
How to know when to break up, Black couples, Black relationships, Black relationship counselor, mental health's impact on relationships, BLK dating app, theGrio.com
October 10, 2023
On World Mental Health Day, BLK’s relationship expert sits down with theGrio to discuss healthy communication, how mental health impacts…
Tia Mowry, Cory Hardrict, is Tia Mowry getting back with Cory Hardrict, Tia Mowry dating rumors, Black celebrity couples, Black celebrity divorce, Black relationships, theGrio.com
October 9, 2023
In a candid post on social media, the actress addresses “narratives” being made without her consent.
Usher, Usher at Paris Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week 2023, Black fashion, Black style, theGrio.com
October 7, 2023
Usher proved to be fashion's favorite new “Boyfriend" as he took full advantage of his Paris residency falling during Paris…
Unmarried couples sharing a bed, asking if your partner can share your room, how to ask if you can bring your significant other home, the holidays, Black families, Black relationships, theGrio.com
October 6, 2023
As families throughout the country navigate planning for the holidays, theGrio discusses when adult children want to share a room…
E. Tendayi Achiume, Andrea Armstrong, Courtney Bryan, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Carolyn Lazard, Lester Mackey, Imani Perry, MacArthur Genius fellow, Black artists, Black scholars, Black writers, Black computer scientists
October 5, 2023
The grant recipients each receive $800,000 to spend in a way they see fit.
SZA, Drake, SZA and Drake dating, SZA addresses dating rumors, who has SZA dated, who has Drake dated, black celebrity couples, theGrio.com
October 4, 2023
The singer opens up about dating Drake during the late 2000s when she was 18.
Whoopi Goldberg
October 4, 2023
Goldberg openly rejected false claims and defended her right to choose with Monday's guest on "The View," South Carolina's GOP…
Jimmy Butler, Jimmy Butler's hair, Jimmy Butler perm, Ball Out Boy, Miami Heat media day, Black male hair, Black hair, theGrio.com
October 3, 2023
Butler’s Miami Heat media day hair is making headlines once again and garnering him the nickname “Ball Out Boy.”
national boyfriend day; when is national boyfriend day; international boyfriend day
October 3, 2023
When is National Boyfriend Day? The holiday went from an internet meme to a real celebration for men in your…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2023, Black breast cancer rates, Black women and breast cancer, Black women breast cancer screening, Dr. Tracy-Ann Moo, theGrio.com
October 1, 2023
Studies recommend Black women to begin breast cancer screenings earlier and found a common genomic test is inaccurate for Black…
Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade, celebrity couple style, Gabrielle Union style, Dwyane Wade style, Jason Bolden, Black stylists, Black fashion, theGrio.com
September 28, 2023
Union and Wade’s couple style continues to turn heads and garner headlines.
Naomi Campbell, Azzedine Alaïa, Black supermodels, Black fashion, Black style, theGrio.com
September 28, 2023
In the Apple TV+ docuseries “The Super Models,” Naomi Campbell recalls her relationship with the late designer Azzedine Alaïa.
Megan Thee Stallion, Check In On Your Friends, Seize the Awkward, Megan Thee Stallion mental health, Bad Bitches Have Bad Days Too, Black mental health rates, Black mental health, theGrio.com
September 27, 2023
The rapper and mental health advocate joined the Seize the Awkward campaign to promote having tough conversations about mental health.
Elaine Welteroth, Elaine Welteroth pain, Elaine Welteroth pregnancy, Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction, Black pain inequity, Black health and wellness, pain not being believed, medical myths, National Pain Awareness Month, theGrio.com
September 25, 2023
The Advil Pain Equity Project launched this month is shedding light on the harmful impact of racial bias in the…
Kerry Washington, Thicker Than Water, Black fertility, Black families, Black fathers, Black sperm donors, Kirk Franklin, Kirk Franklin's Father's Day, theGrio.com
September 25, 2023
Ahead of the release of her memoir “Thicker Than Water,” Kerry Washington reveals the moment she learned her father wasn’t…
Oprah Winfrey, Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, weight less drugs, diabetes drugs, Oprah Winfrey weight loss, Black health and wellness, Black women, Obesity, Black obesity, theGrio.com
September 22, 2023
“That’s the easy way out,” Oprah Winfrey said about drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy during a recent panel on the…