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. [11] [12] While at Vibe, she also served as editorial director of its sister publication, Blaze, a monthly hip-hop magazine launched in …

Miss Jackson talks about the pleasure in pain—and vice versa. By Danyel Smith. This article originally appeared in the Dec. 1994 / Jan. 1995 issue of VIBE Magazine | Written by Danyel Smit...

Nov 24, 2021 · Danyel Smith Details Importance Of ‘Black Girl Songbook,’ Talks Tenure At ‘VIBE’ "I had big dreams for the show, but it's gone beyond," Smith shared. By Mya Abraham

Jan 27, 2025 · In a new Investigation Discovery docuseries, Vibe Editor-in-Chief, Danyel Smith shares a horrifying memory of a late-90s encounter with Combs. By. Angela Johnson. Published January 27, 2025.

Jul 12, 2024 · Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly threatened Vibe magazine editor Danyel Smith in 1997, telling her that she would end up “dead in the trunk of a car” over a dispute about his cover story, Smith...

Jul 12, 2024 · Sean “Diddy” Combs threatened that he’d see Vibe magazine ’s editor in chief Danyel Smith “dead in the trunk of a car” after she refused to let the music mogul see an advance cover of the...

Jul 12, 2024 · Danyel Smith, author of 'Shine Bright' and former editor-in-chief of 'Vibe,' says Diddy told her he would see her "dead in the trunk of a car."

Mar 18, 2021 · She’s served as editor-at-large at Time Inc., editor at Billboard, and twice as the editor-in-chief of Vibe, where she was both the first African-American and first woman to hold that position. Smith has made a career out of asking athletes, entertainers and specifically Black women in hip-hop and R&B the questions no one else asks them.

Jul 12, 2024 · Former Vibe editor in chief Danyel Smith recalls an alleged death threat and frightening encounter in the office with Sean “Diddy” Combs in a feature for The New York Times Magazine.

She was editor of Billboard, and the first woman and first black person to serve as editor-in-chief of VIBE. She has written two novels — More Like Wrestling (Crown, 2003) and Bliss (Crown, 2005), and Danyel’s recent work appears in the New York Times Magazine, and at NPR.