Farai Chideya (/fəˈraɪ tʃɪˈdeɪ.ə/;[1] born July 27, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American novelist, multimedia journalist, and radio host.

Additionally, since 2012 Chideya has held the position of distinguished writer in residence at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University, where she teaches courses in radio production and media economics.

[5] In May 2009, Atria Books published Chideya's first novel, Kiss the Sky, which details the life of a black female rock musician making a career comeback in New York.

Chideya is also part of The Finish Party writing group,[6] and is the author of three non-fiction books about race and politics: Don't Believe the Hype, The Color of Our Future and Trust: Reaching the 100 Million Missing Voters.

From 2014 to 2015, Chideya produced and hosted One with Farai, a podcast for Public Radio International (PRI), in which she interviewed distinguished individuals with a range of stories and opinions, including Melissa Harris-Perry, Urvashi Vaid, and Alec Ross.