Sonaiya Kelley is a freelance reporter and former staff member at The Los Angeles Times.
 
The Bronx, NY native has also worked as a digital producer at ESSENCE and Allure magazines and has contributed bylines to The New York Times, Keyframe Magazine and Complex, among other publications.
 
An alumna of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism and the Bronx High School of Science, you can find her on Threads and Instagram  @sonaiya_k.