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/
🎶 👩🏽💻 🏈 🎥 📚
https://www.danyelsmithwriter.com/
https://shinebrighthq.substack.com/
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
my Key the Cairn is 4 today 🐾 i love her madly and so does everyone ✨💕✨🐾
November 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
my Key the Cairn is 4 today 🐾 i love her madly and so does everyone ✨💕✨🐾
this week's newsletter centers food stamp culture: 'I’ve checked in on people at County Jail before — and the food stamp office had a similar visitor’s room energy: the guards were blank or sneering.' open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
this week's newsletter centers food stamp culture: 'I’ve checked in on people at County Jail before — and the food stamp office had a similar visitor’s room energy: the guards were blank or sneering.' open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
new newsletter ready for u open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
new newsletter ready for u open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
she is truly my girl: Angela Bofill
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
she is truly my girl: Angela Bofill
'Angie,' Angela Bofill’s debut album, was released on this day in 1978. I’ll never stop listening to her or thinking about her. She’s one of the ones who saved me shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/the-great-...
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
'Angie,' Angela Bofill’s debut album, was released on this day in 1978. I’ll never stop listening to her or thinking about her. She’s one of the ones who saved me shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/the-great-...
new newsletter 👀 shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/vintage-ni...
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 AM
new newsletter 👀 shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/vintage-ni...
newsletter alert: vintage Nia + thinking for a living + the omg-ness of it all shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/vintage-ni...
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
newsletter alert: vintage Nia + thinking for a living + the omg-ness of it all shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/vintage-ni...
people still tag me when they see my book in the wild — it makes me so happy. it’s a joy and a blessing to be in the shop at the Los Angeles Philharmonic ✨🎶✨🎶 Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
October 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
people still tag me when they see my book in the wild — it makes me so happy. it’s a joy and a blessing to be in the shop at the Los Angeles Philharmonic ✨🎶✨🎶 Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
LaWanda “Aunt Esther” Page ✨ born on this day www.nytimes.com/2002/09/18/a... 🎁 link
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
LaWanda “Aunt Esther” Page ✨ born on this day www.nytimes.com/2002/09/18/a... 🎁 link
today, October 15, is Keyshia Cole’s birthday
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
today, October 15, is Keyshia Cole’s birthday
Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔
October 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔