MICHAELA ANGELA DAVIS
Michaela angela Davis is a writer, creative director, producer and image activist focusing on the intersections of gender, race, fashion, culture, beauty, and identity. She is the creator and executive producer of HULU’s The Hair Tales, a dynamic six part docu-series celebrating Black women’s identity, beauty, culture and humanity, uniquely expressed through the stories in hair featuring Ayanna Pressley, Issa Rae, Marsai Martin, Chlöe Bailey and fellow executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Tracee Ellis Ross and nominated for 2 NAACP Image Awards. Davis collaborated with Mariah Carey on “The Meaning of Mariah Carey” a memoir of her identity - an instant #1 New York Times Bestseller.
She has spoken globally and has been a cultural contributor and writer for The Atlantic, Allure, CNN, MSNBC, and The BBC. Her most recent project - "Something About Sumter" a short documentary film she directed and co-executive produced about the historic Clyburn's Beauty Salon. She is cofounder of the Sumter CROWN Act Coalition and GUCCI Changemaker councilmember.
Davis wrote tenderheaded : a memoir in her maternal ancestral home in Sumter, South Carolina, publishing October 7th, 2025.