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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Following the publication of his NYT bestselling memoir, Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter decodes ‘The Upcycled Self.’
Vanity Fair Oscar Party, 2024 Vanity Fair Oscars Party, 96th Annual Academy Awards, the Oscars, Black Hollywood, Black A-listers, Black style, Black fashion, red carpets, red carpet style, red carpet recap, theGrio.com
March 11, 2024
After the Academy Awards, celebs brought afterparty excellence to the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet.
ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards, 2024 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards, Black Hollywood, Black celebrity style, red carpet style, awards season, awards season style, Black celebrity fashion, Zendaya, Zendaya fashion, Law Roach, Essence magazine, theGrio.com
In its 17th year, the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards drew some of the industry’s biggest names to its red carpet.
ABFF 2024, ABFF red carpet, red carpet style, celebrity style, Black celebrity style, awards season, Black Hollywood, theGrio.com
As awards season continues, the sixth ABFF Honors drew a bevy of stylish stars to its red carpet.
Screen Actors Guild Awards, SAG Awards, 2024 SAG Award, Red Carpet Stlye, Celebrity Style, Black Celebrity Style, Black Hollywood, Awards Season, 2024 Awards Season, Fashion, theGrio.com
Amid an evening of diverse wins, Black celebrity style at the 2024 SAG Awards was also worth rooting for.
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
February 20, 2024
On theGrio’s ‘Writing Black’ podcast, award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens explains why country music was co-founded by Black creativity.
Awards season, BAFTAs, BAFTA Awards, Red carpet style, celebrity style, Black celebrity style, British Academy of Film and Television Awards, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Cord Jefferson, Fantasia Barrino, Naomi Campbell, theGrio.com
February 19, 2024
The BAFTAs brought big wins to Black talent and big style to the red carpet.
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 fun.
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
February 15, 2024
When the founder of Premature Widow met her photographer husband, both realized a second chance could encompass a first love.
Natasha Alford, American Negra, Afro-Latinos, Afro-Latinx, Afro-Latina, Black authors, Black journalism, Black memoirs, Black autobiographies, Black books, Writing Black podcast, TheGrio Black Podcast Network, theGrio.com
February 13, 2024
On the latest episode of theGrio’s “Writing Black” podcast, Natasha Alford discusses her striking debut memoir, “American Negra.”
Love after 40, marriage after 40, love in midlife, marriage in midlife, marriage over 40, Is it OK to be married after 40?, Black love, Black women and marriage, theGrio.com
February 12, 2024
Kicking off theGrio’s annual celebration of Black love, Lifestyle Editor Maiysha Kai shares her story of finding love in mid-life.
Jon Batiste, Black music, We Are the World, art activism, music activism, Christianity, Faith and Spirituality, Grammy Awards, Grammy winners, Worship, praise and worship, Dr. Alisha Lola Jones, theGrio.com
This Black History Month and Grammy weekend are prime moments to remember the universal power of Black music.
James Baldwin, Google, Google Doodle, Black History Month, Black writers, Black activists, civil rights movement, theGrio.com
In honor of Black History Month and James Baldwin’s centennial birthday, Google unveiled a Doodle in his honor.
Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama 60th birthday, How old is Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama turns 60, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama marriage, theGrio.com
January 17, 2024
Among many online tributes for former first lady Michelle Obama’s 60th birthday was a sweet post from her husband, Barack Obama.
Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, MLK Day, Martin Luther King Day, Books on Martin Luther King Jr., Books on MLK, MLK Books, MLK speeches, Martin Luther King Jr. speeches, Black authors, Black books, Coretta Scott King, Yolanda Renee King, Black authors, Nic Stone, Jonathan Eig, Henry Louis Gates, Kadir Nelson, theGrio.com
January 15, 2024
From preschool primers to Martin Luther King Jr.’s essential speeches, these books confirm his eternal relevance.
14th Annual Governors Awards, 2024 Governors Awards, 2024 Governors Awards red carpet, Angela Bassett, red carpet style, awards season, Black celebrity style, 2024 Academy Awards, theGrio.com
As Angela Bassett received an honorary Oscar, Black Hollywood kept awards season glamour going strong at the Governors Awards.
81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, 2024 Golden Globe Awards, 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards red carpet, 2024 Golden Globe Awards red carpet, 2024 Golden Globes, red carpet style, Black celebrity style, theGrio.com
What was black, white and red all over? The 2024 Golden Globes red carpet — yes, even in the year of Barbie.
2024 fashion trends, Spring-Summer 2024 Fashion Month, Black fashion designers, Black in Style, theGrio.com
December 30, 2023
Spring 2024 will be here before we know it, so what fashion trends are worth shopping now?
Holiday gifting, coffee table books, Black art books, Ruth E. Carter, Black design books, Ann Lowe book, books for gifting, gift guides, theGrio.com
Stumped on what to get? Don’t underestimate the beauty of a great coffee table book — theGrio has some Black-centric suggestions!
Black Books, Inspirational books, Faith-based books, celebrity memoirs, Black authors, Black books to gift, Jeezy book, Rich Paul book, T.D. Jakes books, Pinky Cole Books, theGrio.com
From celebrity come-up stories to faith-based meditations, these Black-centric books will support a new year of inspiration and healing.