Writing Black is an entertaining and compelling podcast featuring Black writers and showcasing the myriad of ways Black people tell their stories, by interviewing writers from across the diaspora. Each week, host Maiysha Kai, theGrio’s lifestyle editor, talks to some of the best Black playwrights, songwriters, comics, journalists, authors and more about process, popular culture, publishing, and how race inherently inspires and informs their work.

Episode 10

Take a Look Inside One of TV’s Biggest Shows’ Writers’ Room With ‘This Is Us’ Writer Eboni Freeman


October 30, 2022 - 44:00

Episode 9

It’s a ‘Big, Black and Queer American Broadway Show’


October 23, 2022 - 40:15

Episode 8

Take a Dive Into an All-Black Fantasy World With Ayana Gray


October 16, 2022 - 35:46

Episode 7

What You Don’t Know About George Floyd


October 9, 2022 - 54:26

Episode 6

Get To Know The Best Selling Author Candice Carty-Williams


September 18, 2022 - 44:00

Episode 5

The Person Behind The Viral Hashtag #DisabledandCute: Keah Brown


September 12, 2022 - 37:24

Episode 4

From The Big Screen To Your Bookshelf, Legendary Actor Omar Epps


September 12, 2022 - 46:11

Episode 3

The Son of Baldwin, Robert Jones, Jr.


August 28, 2022 - 33:03

Episode 2

From SNL to PAUSE, Comedian Sam Jay


August 21, 2022 - 32:44

Episode 1

The Genius Behind Jeen-yuhs, Kanye collaborator J. Ivy


August 14, 2022 - 38:46