Alisha Sahay

Bio

Alisha Sahay is the Social Strategist at Mic, where she oversees all of Mic's social media platforms. Specifically, she manages Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Apple News. She is also a contributor at Mic, writing whenever she has hot takes or bright ideas. Before joining the Mic team, Alisha worked across strategy, editorial, and production with companies like NBCUniversal, CNN, and ViacomCBS. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Barnard College, Columbia University. In her spare time, Alisha likes to remind everyone that she's a zillennial (look it up) and drink matcha. You can follow Alisha on Twitter at @alisha_sahay21.

Oh god, why is Marjorie Taylor Greene challenging AOC to a debate?
By Alisha Sahay
Every time I see Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s name trending on Twitter, I always say a quick prayer before I investigate the cause. Today, I wish I had said a little longer prayer. For reasons unbeknownst to me, Twitter, and America as a…
"It was never meant for us”: BIPOC students on why the Ivy League is failing them
By Alisha Sahay
Eve Washington will forever remember exactly where she was on the night of April 11th, 2019. A freshman at Columbia University, she was at a party for the college newspaper she reports for when she heard the news that then-senior Alexander McNab, an…
Now that Rihanna's got your attention, let's unpack India's farmer protests
By Alisha Sahay
This past Tuesday, Rihanna fired off a tweet heard around the world when she asked her 101.1 million Twitter followers why we aren't talking about India's widespread farmer protests. A few hours later, Greta Thunberg followed suit with a tweet…
Kamala Harris's 'Vogue' cover continues a hurtful trend of diminishing powerful BIPOC women
By Alisha Sahay
Growing up, I always found myself gravitating to the magazine and book aisles of grocery stores. There was something about their glossy covers and glossier subjects that would catch my eyes. Would I ever find myself in their shoes? In those patent…
In Georgia and Florida, mail-in ballots from voters of color are being rejected at higher rates
By Alisha Sahay
Florida and Georgia have long been highlighted during the election cycle as two critical battleground states. Florida's swinginess is rather infamous, while Georgia has quickly become Democrats' white whale in terms of deep-red states they've pushed…
For these first-time women voters, the 19th Amendment looms large
By Alisha Sahay
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that every vote — past, present, and future — matters a lot. And with a pivotal presidential election coming up this November, it's only fitting that this year also marks the 100-year anniversary of the 19th…
8 international students on the fear of being deported during a pandemic
By Alisha Sahay
Just as universities across the country have finally begun to address the heavy uncertainty surrounding the upcoming academic year, college students now face an entirely new hurdle: that their international peers risk losing their U.S. visas. On…