Writing Black with Maiysha Kai

Maiysha talks with New York Times Best Seller author and Son of Baldwin creator Robert Jones, Jr. about his book "The Prophets." Robert explains how he came up with the concept of a novel about Black queer love during slavery, and how his identity influences his writing and the writers that influenced him.

Maiysha sits down with Comedian and TV writer Sam Jay about her HBO hit series "PAUSE", what it is like to work with her friends on her Peacock show "Bust Down", her time on SNL and making space in comedy and TV for others like her. 

TheGrio Black Podcast Network presents Writing Black with Maiysha Kai, with special guest J. Ivy, the Grammy-nominated poet, songwriter, and writer of the hit Netflix Kanye West documentary "#Jeenyuhs" 

Writing Black features wordsmiths across mediums and genres.  Kai's podcast showcases the myriad ways Black people tell their stories and how identity informs and intersects with craft and language. Each episode will be a unique conversation with Black authors, journalists, poets, playwrights, songwriters, comics, and more from across the spectrum of Black culture and experience.