Raqiyah Mays
- Writer
- Producer
- Editor
Author, TV drama writer, and podcaster Raqiyah Mays has consulted and developed for HBO and staffed on an untitled show in Showtime's "Dexter" Universe. Her podcast, Real Black News, is in its sixth season. Named one of the top 50 podcasts in the country in 2019, Real Black News counts down the top five uplifting Black news stories from around the world with special edition episodes interviewing newsmakers from entertainment, politics, activism, and beyond.
In 2015, Simon & Schuster released her critically acclaimed debut book, The Man Curse, which explores a family of cursed women. She's developing a TV series based on the novel while working on a second book.
Raqiyah got her start in music journalism. Raised in New Jersey, she launched her career at VIBE magazine before becoming a freelance journalist reporting on the intersection of social issues, hip-hop, film, and TV. With bylines appearing in outlets like The Associated Press, Billboard, Essence, Black Enterprise, and more, Mays was later recruited to work for Sirius/XM, where she wrote and produced for rock, pop, reggae, and hip hop channels. As a radio personality, her smooth informative voice graced the airwaves on New York's world-renowned hip-hop station Hot 97, 107.5 WBLS, and the morning show on the late 98.7 Kiss FM.
In 2015, Simon & Schuster released her critically acclaimed debut book, The Man Curse, which explores a family of cursed women. She's developing a TV series based on the novel while working on a second book.
Raqiyah got her start in music journalism. Raised in New Jersey, she launched her career at VIBE magazine before becoming a freelance journalist reporting on the intersection of social issues, hip-hop, film, and TV. With bylines appearing in outlets like The Associated Press, Billboard, Essence, Black Enterprise, and more, Mays was later recruited to work for Sirius/XM, where she wrote and produced for rock, pop, reggae, and hip hop channels. As a radio personality, her smooth informative voice graced the airwaves on New York's world-renowned hip-hop station Hot 97, 107.5 WBLS, and the morning show on the late 98.7 Kiss FM.
