Zondra Hughes

Zondra Hughes-Ali is a Chicago-based multimedia journalist, bestselling author, and CEO of Six Brown Chicks Media. A two-decade powerhouse in Black women’s empowerment, she wrote bold sex-and-relationship columns for Ebony magazine and co-authored the bestseller Ritz Harper Goes to Hollywood! with Wendy Williams (Simon & Schuster).

In 2008 she launched Six Brown Chicks, the viral blog network turned digital sisterhood that skyrocketed to fame on OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life and now commands 100k+ followers on X with its iconic #SBCCHAT threads, Spotify podcast, and sold-out events. Her popular published titles include #WednesdayWisdom: 300 Good, Bad & Ugly #SBCCHAT Updates.

Honored as one of Rolling Out’s Top 25 Women in Media, Who’s Who in Black Chicago (multiple years), and recipient of Heineken’s Excellence in Media Award, Hughes remains a fearless voice on relationships, resilience, and the real lives of Black women. In Baddies: The Viral War Destroying Black Girls, she exposes how toxic reality TV and social media harm Black girls—and charts the way forward.