Maiysha Kai's posts

There’s been this wild theory going around that now that all of us non-essential workers have been working from home…

As a Black girl born in Minneapolis, you’d think I’d have closely tracked the ascension of Somalian refugee turned…

If you’re anything like The Root crew, month upon month of quarantine has deepened your relationship with your…

One of the bright spots in these dark times is that all this extra downtime has provided new opportunities to…

At some point, folks are gonna stop worrying about how Cardi B spends her money, and Cardi is going to stop rising…

Buying Black may be more on-trend than ever, but how do we celebrate and sustain Black businesses to ensure they’re…

So...are you scared yet? Has this year of interminable terrors thrown enough your way for you to grasp the profound…

“Frenemies.” We’ve all had them—those not-quite friendships that seem to thrive on competition rather than…

When one considers the scope of white privilege, it’s difficult to imagine any contemporary entity—or historical,…

One of the buzziest stories of the past weekend was no doubt old news to many Black journalists, particularly those…

When it comes to handing out our annual accolades, we consider ourselves a pretty discerning bunch here at The Root;…

The opening lines of one of Lucille Clifton’s best-known poems read: “Won’t you celebrate with me, what I have…

Triumph amid tragedy is always bittersweet—a unique type of survivor’s guilt many of us have become all too familiar…

If you thought the recent surge in support for Black talent in the fashion industry was a result of the black boxes…

She was a member of the 2018 class of The Root 100, and now, photographer Deana Lawson is the winner of the Hugo…

If, like me, you are currently gazing out of the window listlessly, trying to soak up whatever gray, rainy daylight…

In the lexicon of “boy-meets-girl” romances, there is one love rarely explored: our love of shoes (foot fetishes…

Valerie Jarrett was one of the most trusted advisers in President Obama’s administration, and in the years since,…

Should Kamala Devi Harris be elected vice president in two weeks, she will have achieved several simultaneous…

They were the breakout star of FX’s much-beloved (and now, much-missed) Pose, and now Indya Moore is breaking even…