Danyel Smith

7 Apr 2025

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...

insidehighered.com“A Different World” Reboot a “Masterful” Reflection of HBCUsThe Netflix show depicts a fictional campus responding to many of the issues weighing on HBCUs today, including federal funding cuts, terrorist threats and immigration enforcement.

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a time.

themba@themba.bsky.social

Kids will never know how helpful Google used to be. “cached sites”, not-rigged ranking, timespan, functional Boolean and exact spelling/phrases. Few-no ads. sigh.

this makes me happy. we created HRDCVR to inspire. i'd love to hear about what you're working on. reach out anytime

Kay Coghill, PhD.@drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team

One day I will get to chat with @danyelsmith.bsky.social and tell her about how I have been rocking with her since HRDCVR and then I will tell her about @blackskyweb.xyz, my work, and migrate her account.

ktla.comSanta Ana winds fuel extreme fire danger as wildfires burn across Southern CaliforniaPowerful Santa Ana winds, soaring temperatures and dangerously dry conditions are fueling extreme fire danger across Southern California on Friday, as firefighters battle multiple wildfires and for…

those santa ana winds that steely dan sing about? that didion wrote about? wild morning ktla.com/weather/sant...

vox.comThe radical Democratic plan to change the government for goodThe party is finally mounting an aggressive response to Trump’s slash-and-burn second term. Could their ideas for a rebooted, reimagined Washington actually work?

currently reading www.vox.com/politics/505...

my thing is: i buy my dog turkey bacon pet snacks and they look no different than the turkey bacon for humans

Uncle Ant 🤑@antdollaz98.bsky.social

turkey bacon taste like cheap hot dogs

Key says hello from the harbor

almost spit out my ginger ale 😭 also, "banditry"

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september things

ktla.comTrump on war in Iran: ‘Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego’U.S. President Donald Trump seemingly discussed the idea of foreign powers taking out California’s most populated cities while delivering a speech at a Republican rally at the Pinnacle Bank Expo in…

just in CA rn like ktla.com/news/nationw...

🦅 🦅 damn!!!

dammit 🦅🦅 but at least we up

trying to make this work deadline. trying to watch this 🦅🦅 game.

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they really want that little mascot to be Hello Kitty

i see we're up at the half. go Birds

well,

instagram.comMagrAitte | Digital Artist on Instagram: "AInstallation n.88 // “scrolling nowhere” We walk. We scroll. We consume. We keep moving. But are we actually going anywhere? An installation about the stra...22K likes, 259 comments - magraitte on September 21, 2026: "AInstallation n.88 // “scrolling nowhere” We walk. We scroll. We consume. We keep moving. But are we actually going anywhere? An installat...

well: www.instagram.com/reel/DdjmMto...

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it feels religious, but?

Kara McNair@karamcnair.bsky.social

I can help today as long as you don’t care much about which advent ’advent’ refers to!

one day someone is going to explain advent calendars to me

he is a genius. and truly deserves even more credit for his creativity than he already receives

Strictly 4 My Navigators@lizzslockeroom.bsky.social

🗣When can my heart beat again? I felt every word of this song during a certain time in my life..... Babyface's pen>>>> some wack opinion

am i going to watch MLB. that is the question.

nytimes.comMin Jin Lee Was Underestimated for Half Her Life. Then She Started to Write.A torch bearer for the great 19th-century tradition of social realism, she’s become one of the most important novelists of her generation.

worth the read www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/m...

ty ✨ i've been light on this channel and missed the doozy

Warning: Hot Mike!@modernminstrel.bsky.social

I love music and songwriting debates, and @bomani-jones.bsky.social has stirred up a doozy. That said, @danyelsmith.bsky.social already wrote the best take on this discourse that I’ve seen months ago. Have at it folks. I’m just going to sit back and collect a list of more songs to listen to.

nytimes.comDo Families Have a Right to Hug Their Jailed Loved Ones?

diabolical www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

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Wajahat Ali

@wajali.bsky.social

What could go wrong? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

washingtonpost.comOpenAI cancels new AI launch, citing safety issuesThe cancellation of the new release comes days after OpenAI said it stopped training powerful new AI after safety incidents.

i am going to need my 🦅🦅 to get with it pls

i just

NBA@nba.com

MAXEY. VJ. JB. BRON. EMBIID. THESE FIVE IN PHILLY TOGETHER 🤯

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story of my day in any mall

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i know i’m an Eagles fan but how does this not lead this morning’s Philly coverage? especially when the first quote was pumped pumped pumped last week?

youtube.comThe Pivot PodcastAccept, Adjust & Move Forward It's never too late to Pivot!

thankya

Crystal A. Moore, PhD@crystalmooreed.bsky.social

Looks lilely weekly youtube youtube.com/@thepivotpod...

these looks shock me every time

Pop Crave@popcrave.com

“Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars becomes the fastest song in history to reach 4 billion streams on Spotify.

@candicefrederick.bsky.social

is Ryan Clark on somewhere every morning? is it YT? Netflix? what’s the new situation? because

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Candice Frederick

18 Sept

Kadeem Hardison Can Tell You Some Stories About the ’80s www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...

nytimes.comKadeem Hardison Is Back as Dwayne Wayne on “A Different World”On “A Different World” he helped define an era. With a Netflix reboot, he helps pass the torch to a new generation.

18 Sept

so happy to watch a football game when my team isn't playing. no stress. my brother-in-law (an Oregon RB baaack in his day) is all BiIls and I adore my brother-in-law — but I gotta go with Detroit

@lookitsjulianne.bsky.social

15 Sept

facts

Lumpia Nyong'o@creolebabybritt.blacksky.app

You know who I think doesn't get enough credit for her music videos? Erykah Badu.

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Julianne Helinek

14 Sept

But I was told over and over again that Dak is a top 10 quarterback and Jalen Hurts is not ????

14 Sept

😤😮‍💨

Vote The Process@votetheprocess.bsky.social

Jalen Hurts Week 1 highlights

michael strahan w nice things to say about hurts

i would like un cafecito

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Dontayvion said, excuse you, move! go Birds

okay! lfg 🦅 J Hurts to Dallas Christopher Goedert 🦅

10 Sept

i don't have an MLB team rn, and playoffs will be lame without a dog in the race. unless i get some good reccos, i'm going Red Sox, since I'm already a Celtics fan