Kayla Grant
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As seen in:
People,
The Diamond Report,
MSN,
MSN Malaysia,
MSN Philippines,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Business Insider,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Australia,
Yahoo News Malaysia
and
Covers:
I cover entertainment, lifestyle and culture stories.
Writer @people | CAU x Medill Grad👩🏾🎓| Words in: @essencegu, @businessinsider, @byshondaland, @thegrio, @prismreports, @blacklovedoc, etc.
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Kayla Grant’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Kayla Grant has six years of experience working in print and digital media. She joined PEOPLE in 2025 and currently works as a writer/reporter for the Society & Culture team.
Before joining PEOPLE, Kayla served as an associate editor for 21Ninety. She also worked as a freelance journalist, with her byline appearing on ESSENCE GU, Business Insider, Shondaland, theGrio and more. In all of her roles, Kayla used her passion for telling stories to amplify the underrepresented within the lifestyle an…
Kayla Grant’s Journalist Portfolio
Interview
See all 4 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
My first published article came from a story that I did for extra credit in my first journalism class. It was an editorial on cell phones.
Who do you wish followed you?
There are so many journalists that i wish followed me. Here are a few: Don Lemon, Christopher Cuomo, Joi-Marie Mckenzie Lewis + Laura Coates.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
When I was a sophomore at Clark Atlanta University, I wrote the article that I am most proud of writing, which focused on sexual assault.