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Danyel Smith was born on 23 June, 1965 in Oakland, California, U.S., is an American journalist (born 1965). Discover Danyel Smith's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?

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Occupation Journalist, magazine editor, Writer
Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 June, 1965
Birthday 23 June
Birthplace Oakland, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1965

Danyel Smith Wilson (born Danyel Smith; 1965) is an American magazine editor, journalist, and novelist.

Smith is the former and first African-American editor of Billboard and Vibe magazine, respectively.

She is author of two novels and a history of African-American women in pop music.

1983

Smith was born in Oakland, California, and began writing at a young age through keeping journals and creating a newspaper called the Weekly Arrow in the fourth grade. Following a relocation to Los Angeles at the age of 10, Smith graduated high school in 1983 at St. Mary's Academy in Inglewood, California.

Upon graduation, Smith returned to the Bay area to attend the University of California, Berkeley.

1989

Smith started her career in 1989 as a freelance writer, columnist and critic in the San Francisco Bay Area at the San Francisco Bay Guardian and the East Bay Express.

1990

From 1990 to 1991, she served as the music editor of SF Weekly.

1992

By 1992, Smith was freelancing as a reporter for Spin magazine, where she wrote a pop culture/music column called "Dreaming America".

1993

In 1993, Smith moved to New York to become Rhythm and blues editor for Billboard magazine.

At that time, she was also reviewing live shows and recorded music for The New York Times.

1994

In 1994, she became music editor of what was then Quincy Jones' new Vibe magazine.

Two years later, Smith was awarded the National Arts Journalism Program fellowship at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.

1996

Smith began writing fiction in 1996 and authored her first novel, More Like Wrestling (Crown), in 2003.

More Like Wrestling, a coming-of-age story of two sisters growing up in Oakland, drew critical praise and was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller.

The New York Times Book Review called it "lyrical and original", while The Washington Post said that Smith's "prose sings with precision".

1997

After her year in Evanston, Illinois, she was named editor-in-chief of Vibe in 1997 where she was the first African-American, and first female editor.

1998

While at Vibe, she also served as editorial director of its sister publication, Blaze, a monthly hip-hop magazine launched in 1998.

1999

In 1999, she resigned and joined Time Inc. as an editor-at-large.

There she consulted and wrote for magazines including Time, Entertainment Weekly and InStyle' Throughout her career, Smith has served on a number of nominating committees, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and National Magazine Awards.

2001

Smith left Time Inc. in 2001 to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction at the New School University, then published two novels and taught at the university level.

During this period, Smith worked as a workshop leader at the Radcliffe Publishing Course in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and served on the adjunct faculty of the Writing Program at the New School University.

While working on her second novel, Bliss, Smith was on the guest faculty at Saint Mary's College of California.

Smith was also a writer-in-residence at Skidmore College.

2005

The title comes from a quote from philosopher Marcus Aurelius: "the art of living is more like wrestling than dancing." In 2005, Smith published her second novel, Bliss, about a female record executive navigating personal and professional challenges in the late 90s.

Smith's third book, Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop (Roc Lit 101/Random House), previously titled “She’s Every Woman: The Power of Black Women in Pop Music," is a combination of memoir and criticism that tells the "intimate history of Black women’s music as the foundational story of American pop."

2006

In 2006, Smith returned to Vibe as chief content officer of Vibe Media Group, responsible for the digital as well as the paper platforms.

2008

Smith's cover profile of Keyshia Cole was featured in Da Capo Press's Best Music Writing 2008.

After three years, Smith had a short stint at The Washington Post's African-American political site, The Root, before returning to the music industry publication Billboard as editor.

2012

Smith remained at Billboard until 2012 when she resigned.

2014

Smith was a 2014 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University.

In addition to creating the "book-shaped magazine" HRDCVR, Smith and her husband hosted a podcast on iTunes called Relationship Goals, in which they talk about pop culture, hip-hop music and how they make their relationship work.

In 2014, while at Stanford University for a Knight Journalism Fellowship, Smith launched HRDCVR with her husband, Elliott Wilson.

HRDCVR is a bound, hardcover culture magazine "created by diverse teams for a diverse world."

Smith and Wilson crowdfunded the project, raising over $67,000 with support from over 500 "backers."

2015

The bound magazine was printed, distributed to funders, and made available for purchase on the project website in October 2015.

A one-time publication with a print edition of 2,000, HRDCVR includes articles on Drake, Jamal Crawford, and Sasha and Malia Obama, and features contributions from Janet Mock, Big Boi, Michael Arceneaux, Jeff Chang, Kid Fury, and Tinashe, among others.

In addition to the magazine, Smith and Wilson produced a weekly newsletter, HRDlist, that featured similar content.

2016

From 2016 to 2019, Smith was culture editor at ESPN's The Undefeated.

Smith regularly appears on network and cable television outlets to provide commentary on entertainment and pop culture topics.

and hosts the podcast Black Girl Songbook on Spotify.