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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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Kanye
January 27, 2022
Yer is rumored to be launching a design initiative highlighting Los Angeles' homelessness crisis—but exactly how remains in question.
Mary J. Blige
January 27, 2022
Ahead of her 14th album and anticipated performance at Super Bowl LVI, Blige gets revealing for Elle's State of Black…
January 26, 2022
The celebrated musician is now moving into the athleisure lane in partnership with the women's activewear brand.
January 25, 2022
Telfar may soon be introducing a covetable new bag, but when and how can his followers get their hands on…
Pharrell Tiffany Collab
January 24, 2022
Pharrell will follow Beyoncé and Jay-Z as an ambassador and creative partner of the legacy luxury jeweler.
Andre Leon Talley
January 19, 2022
Vogue's former editor-at-large was a trailblazer in his field. So why did the magazine seem to treat his death as…
Candice Benbow red Lip Theology theGrio.com
January 18, 2022
Candice Marie Benbow's debut memoir is a revealing exploration of Black women's relationship to the traditional Black church.
January 15, 2022
Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful said the African models on British Vogue's February cover "are redefining what it is to be a…
January 15, 2022
Activist-journalist Ida B. Wells' legacy lives on in Barbie's Inspiring Women Series, with help from great-granddaughter Michelle Duster.
Maiysha Kai theGrio
January 11, 2022
The writer, style expert and podcast host finds a new home as theGrio’s lifestyle editor.
Blue Ivy, Beyoncé
January 11, 2022
The public’s urge to prematurely label her or any other prepubescent Black girl “all grown up” isn’t so cute.