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Claim your profileKayla 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 and entertainment space. While Kayla's official journalism career began in Atlanta on the campus of Clark Atlanta University, she always had a love for stories and the journalism industry. From watching celebrity interviews to binge watching Emmy-award winning television shows, everything in her life prepared her to become a journalist.






Master Of Science, Journalism at Northwestern UniversityGraduated: 2022
Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism, Mass Media at Clark Atlanta UniversityGraduated: 2020