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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Victoria's Secret, NYFW, New York Fashion Week, lingerie, inclusive fashion, VS Angels, VS ambassadors, Victoria’s Secret World Tour, fashion shows, fashion, Black models, theGrio.com
September 7, 2023
The legacy lingerie brand showed off its rebrand with a special screening of its upcoming World Tour and a diverse…
Iconoclast dinner experience, IDE, Lowcountry cuisine, Chef Bernard Bennett, Lezli Levene Harvell, South Carolina, land loss, Montage Palmetto Bluffs, Black chefs, theGrio.com
September 7, 2023
The Iconoclast Dinner Experience's "13 Million Acres" travels to South Carolina's Lowcountry to highlight a shared history of land loss.
College admissions process, HBCUs, HBCU admissions, college applications, Howard University, The Mecca, Black colleges and universities, H.U., Black in college, Black college students, theGrio.com
September 5, 2023
For Miles Marshall Lewis, the college admissions process resulted in sending his son to excel at an HBCU — and letting him…
Rest Is Resistance, the Nap Ministry, Tricia Hershey, rest as spiritual practice, Labor Day, Labor Day and relaxation, theGrio.com
September 3, 2023
As many of us take a much-needed break during the Labor Day weekend, Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones urges us…
Tremaine Emory, Supreme, Denim Tears, Tremaine Emory and Supreme, Black designers, Black in Fashion, Virgil Abloh, Yeezy, Fashion Week, theGrio.com
August 31, 2023
Emory, founder and creative director of Denim Tears and a former Ye and Virgil Abloh collaborator, was Supreme's first creative…
Tattoos, tattoo ink, Magic ink, smart ink, Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy, Rihanna tattoos, LeBron James tattoos, light-sensitive tattoo ink, theGrio.com
August 28, 2023
Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, tattoo artist to Rihanna and LeBron James, has partnered with nanoengineer Carson Bruns on a "smart…
Ida B. Wells, 1893 Chicago world fair, World's Columbian Exposition, white city, Frederick Douglass, Black family reunions, Black protests, theGrio.com
August 27, 2023
From informal congregations to consciousness-shifting protests, both chosen and familial gatherings of Black people remain a source of power.
Nikki Giovanni, Masters of the Game, Black Arts Movement, Black writers, Black poets, theGrio.com
August 25, 2023
Prolific poet, educator, activist and author Nikki Giovanni joins host Maiysha Kai for the second-season finale of “Masters of the…
Black infant mortality, Black maternal health, Black pregnancies, Black health, theGrio.com
August 25, 2023
In several of the most populated U.S. counties, Black women are less likely to carry a pregnancy to term, primarily due…
Caregiving, grief, caring for elders, caring for aging parents, faith and spirituality, notes on faith, theGrio.com
August 20, 2023
Loss is an inevitable part of life, but how can we be more intentional in caregiving and honoring our elders…
Viral fight Alabama ; Montgomery Riverfront fight, Black August, Alabama brawl, Montgomery, Alabama, faith and spirituality, theGrio.com
August 13, 2023
Revs. Alisha Lola Jones and Calvin Taylor Skinner explore Black August's themes of radical unity, faith, and collective action.
Crete, Greece, Greek isles, travel, traveling while Black, traveling to Greece, Miles Marshall Lewis, theGrio.com
August 12, 2023
Author, critic and avid traveler Miles Marshall Lewis discovers food, wine, and fun on Greece's largest isle and hidden gem,…
Wegovy, Ozempic, weight loss drugs, semaglutide, obesity, Black people and obesity, Black influencers, Medicare and weight-loss drugs, Novo Nordisk, Black health, weight loss and Black people, weight loss drugs and Black people, Roland Martin, theGrio.com
August 10, 2023
Novo Nordisk, maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, has partnered with influential Black Americans to push Medicare to cover weight loss…
Black Women's Equal Pay Day, Black women, pay disparity, gender wage gap, pay gap, Black working women, Black church, faith and spirituality, Notes on Faith, theGrio.com
August 6, 2023
Reflecting on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones discusses the consistent devaluation of Black women's work.
Hair relaxers, hair relaxers and cancer, Black hair, hair straighteners, dangers of chemical hair straighteners, hair chemicals, theGrio.com
August 2, 2023
As chemical hair straighteners are increasingly linked to breast and reproductive cancers, Black women confront long-held beauty standards.
Masters of the Game, HOORAE, Issa Rae, Hoorae Team, Black Hollywood, theGrio.com
July 28, 2023
Season Two of "Masters of the Game" continues with HOORAE, led by six industry innovators hand-picked to run Issa Rae's…
Notes on Faith, Carlee Russell, prodigal son, faith and spirituality, Rev. Alisha Lola Jones, Rev. Calvin Skinner, missing Black people, missing Black women, theGrio.com
July 23, 2023
After a week of mixed emotions, Revs. Alisha Lola Jones and Calvin Taylor Skinner reflect on Carlee Russell through a…
AI and faith, AI and church, Should churches use AI, AI, artificial intelligence, AI in worship, Notes on Faith, theGrio.com
July 16, 2023
As AI becomes more ubiquitous in our professional and personal lives, what role should artificial intelligence have in our faith…
Tracy Chapman, Jeffrey LaValley, Fast Car, Luke Combs, Revelations 19:1, Ye, Maverick City, gospel music, country music, faith and spirituality, Notes on faith, theGrio.com
July 9, 2023
Tracy Chapman's return to the top of the music charts and Jeffrey LaValley's enduring gospel classic remind us transcendence has…
Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, Leqembi, lecanemab, Alzheimer’s drug, Alzheimer’s treatment, theGrio.com
July 6, 2023
Black patients and other minorities tend to be diagnosed at later stages of Alzheimer’s, but few Black people were included…