Sa'iyda Shabazz

freelance writer

Sa’iyda Shabazz is a writer who lives in Los Angeles with her family. Much of her writing focuses on the intersections of race, gender, socioeconomic status, and parenting. A former writer and editor at Scary Mommy, she also has bylines at The New York Times and the Washington Post. Currently she writes for Autostraddle, and has a newsletter about 90s and 00s pop culture on Substack.


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