Danyel Smith
@danyelsmith.bsky.social
NYTM. 3X author. creator/host, Black Girl Songbook podcast. vintage VIBE + Billboard leader. Doc consultant. ESPN. Rock Hall. MacDowell + Yaddo
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https://www.danyelsmithwriter.com/
https://shinebrighthq.substack.com/
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https://www.danyelsmithwriter.com/
https://shinebrighthq.substack.com/
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Danyel Smith
@danyelsmith.bsky.social
· Apr 7
it’s the 110th anniversary of Billie Holiday’s birth: April 7 1915. in Episode 28 of my Black Girl Songbook #podcast, i celebrate the influence of Holiday’s music as it shows up in artists like Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Diana Ross, and more. listen in www.theringer.com/podcasts/bla...
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gon’ stress you out every time but when it clicks…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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JALEN FUCKING HURTS IS HIM!!!!! OH MY GOD WHAT AN AMAZING THROW!! TD DEVONTA SMITH! EAGLES UP 10-0!!!
#GOBIRDS #FLYEAGLESFLY
#GOBIRDS #FLYEAGLESFLY
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
JALEN FUCKING HURTS IS HIM!!!!! OH MY GOD WHAT AN AMAZING THROW!! TD DEVONTA SMITH! EAGLES UP 10-0!!!
#GOBIRDS #FLYEAGLESFLY
#GOBIRDS #FLYEAGLESFLY
let me tell u about THESE EAGLES 🦅
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
let me tell u about THESE EAGLES 🦅
a mess.
I'm going to use sling orange day pass. 5 bucks for access to ESPN for 24 hours. It sucks that it comes to this.
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
a mess.
real 🦅 question: where will I watch #Eagles tomorrow if this YT/Disney thing remains unresolved? network television, or? asking from the West Coast
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
real 🦅 question: where will I watch #Eagles tomorrow if this YT/Disney thing remains unresolved? network television, or? asking from the West Coast
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Young people still want good music! These labels need to get their shit together.
it’s not the fact that this Uber driver is blasting Sade’s “By Your Side’ like it’s the early 2000s. it’s that he’s clearly in his early 20s. and he hit repeat
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Young people still want good music! These labels need to get their shit together.
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it’s not the fact that this Uber driver is blasting Sade’s “By Your Side’ like it’s the early 2000s. it’s that he’s clearly in his early 20s. and he hit repeat
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
it’s not the fact that this Uber driver is blasting Sade’s “By Your Side’ like it’s the early 2000s. it’s that he’s clearly in his early 20s. and he hit repeat
it’s not the fact that this Uber driver is blasting Sade’s “By Your Side’ like it’s the early 2000s. it’s that he’s clearly in his early 20s. and he hit repeat
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
it’s not the fact that this Uber driver is blasting Sade’s “By Your Side’ like it’s the early 2000s. it’s that he’s clearly in his early 20s. and he hit repeat
yes indeed
Jonny Kemp - Just Got Paid 1987
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
yes indeed
this lady at the restaurant bar ordered a merlot and the warm dinner rolls with butter and i’m like well damn
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
this lady at the restaurant bar ordered a merlot and the warm dinner rolls with butter and i’m like well damn
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What’s funny is this was everyone’s reaction when the song came out.
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
What’s funny is this was everyone’s reaction when the song came out.
Regine over everybody
This or That:
Living Single Edition 📺
Regine or Mel
Living Single Edition 📺
Regine or Mel
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Regine over everybody
they are each other
This or That:
Living Single Edition 📺
Maxine or Kyle
Living Single Edition 📺
Maxine or Kyle
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
they are each other
La
This or That:
Living Single Edition 📺
Khadijah or Synclaire
Living Single Edition 📺
Khadijah or Synclaire
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
La
Overton
This or That:
Living Single Edition 📺
Overton or Scooter
Living Single Edition 📺
Overton or Scooter
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Overton
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yes. by design.
The rich have shamed poor people into silence to such an extent that almost no one knows how absolutely crushing it is to be poor in this country.
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
yes. by design.
when it’s night and i get a lady uber driver
a woman with curly hair is laughing with her hands outstretched in front of a pink background
ALT: a woman with curly hair is laughing with her hands outstretched in front of a pink background
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
when it’s night and i get a lady uber driver
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What a peculiar reaction.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What a peculiar reaction.
tomorrow is a microsoft teams morning
a woman with her eyes closed and the words heaven help us all written below her
ALT: a woman with her eyes closed and the words heaven help us all written below her
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
tomorrow is a microsoft teams morning
your new edition of SHINE BRIGHT HQ is here shinebrighthq.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
your new edition of SHINE BRIGHT HQ is here shinebrighthq.substack.com
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Voters of color understood the assignment. And make no mistake, after 2024, Black voters said they were “resting”, not sleeping!
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Voters of color understood the assignment. And make no mistake, after 2024, Black voters said they were “resting”, not sleeping!