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Maiysha Kai

Maiysha Kai

Managing Editor, The GlowUp at The Root

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  • English
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Recent Articles

theroot.com

‘I Am Battle-Tested’: Va. Gubernatorial Candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy Says Her Commitment to Bla...

Former Democratic Virginia delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy almost didn’t live to become a gubernatorial candidate. As she shared with Elle on Monday, she almost died giving birth to her twin boys three years ago, “because, as is the case for many Black women, white doctors and nurses downplayed and di…
about 4 years ago
theroot.com

That’s Dame ‘Mother’ to You: Pat McGrath Is the First Makeup Artist...

Makeup mogul Pat McGrath, fondly known as “The Mother of Makeup” by fashion and beauty insiders, received a well-deserved honor by Queen Elizabeth II for the new year. Previously named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2014 for her services to the beauty and fashion industries, …
over 4 years ago
theroot.com

Wrapping Paper Roll Call: In Celebration of Big Auntie Energy

We aren’t your moms—but we love up on you like you’re our own. We’re always here with an ear and ready to come through in the clutch. We give the best hugs, the best advice, and the best gifts. We know how to turn up—but always hold you down. We’re your aunties...and what have you done for us, latel…
over 4 years ago
theroot.com

It Took Nearly 50 Years, but This Week, Octavia Butler Made the New...

“I write bestselling novels,” Octavia Butler wrote on the inside cover of a notebook in 1988. 32 years later, that affirmation has come to pass. As reported by LitHub, on Wednesday, Butler’s agent, Merrilee Heifetz, tweeted that the author’s 1993 novel, Parable of the Sower, had made it onto the New…
over 4 years ago
theroot.com

An Artist Without ‘Equals’: Remembering Artist-Activist Emma Amos

Emma Amos may not have enjoyed the same level of name recognition of some of her contemporaries in the art world; but as an artist addressing sexism and racism in her work years before the term “intersectionality “ was coined, she was a pivotal figure in what she called “a man’s scene, black or whit…
almost 5 years ago
jacksonvillefreepress.com

The Blacker the Sugaberry: Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph’s New Pla...

The Blacker the Sugaberry: Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph's New Platform Savors the Sweetness of Black Motherhood – Free Press of Jacksonville  Jacksonville Free Press
almost 5 years ago
theroot.com

Paying Tribute to a Fashion Pioneer: Remembering Designer Arthur McGee

Here at The Glow Up, we regularly celebrate the current trailblazers in the fashion industry, but less often do we honor the dwindling number of pioneers who broke ground for those trails to be blazed. One of those groundbreakers was designer Arthur McGee, who we recently learned died on July 1 in N…
over 5 years ago
theroot.com

Shade For Now: Les Moonves Didn’t Do Right By Janet Jackson. Now, H...

The sentient sabotaging sallow sapien known as Les Moonves has $120 million less to account for in his greed-expectant vault.
over 6 years ago
birminghamtimes.com

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Celebrates 60 Years

By Maiysha Kai The Root
almost 7 years ago