Danyel Smith

Culture Lead

Danyel Smith is the Culture Lead at The Undefeated. She loves tangerine sno-cones, listens to way too much music, and misses Oakland every single day.

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Most dominant athlete of 2018: Simone Biles

This was the year that the greatest gymnast of all time showed that not a damn thing will ever stand in her way

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Premiere Of Disney And Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” – Arrivals

Sam Jackson and friends wow at ‘Incredibles 2’ premiere

Judging by the response of an early audience, sequel is worth the super long wait

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Sydel Curry is brand-new, with a new wine, a new personal brand — and a new fiancé

The former college volleyball player, and younger sister of Stephen and Seth, keeps the faith but also believes in ‘manning up’

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CHRIS PARNELL, JORDAN BUHAT, EMILY ARLOOK, YARA SHAHIDI, TREVOR JACKSON, FRANCIA RAISA, DEON COLE

‘Grown-ish’ gets early renewal for expanded second season of 20 episodes

Yara Shahidi got the news Thursday night in Los Angeles

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Culture
WGN America’s “Underground” Hosts Reception At 2016 NABJ/NAHJ Convention

National Association of Black Journalists receives huge grant for jobs, mission

EBay founder Pierre Omidyar’s bipartisan Democracy Fund donates $200,000

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Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER..L to R: Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), T’Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Okoye (Danai Gurira)..Ph: Film Frame..© 2018

‘Black Panther’ ticket presale is breaking all of the records

It’s even beating ‘Captain America: Civil War’

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It’s so hard to say goodbye: The Undefeated’s In Memoriam 2016

From Natalie Cole to Muhammad Ali to Prince to Philando Castile to Carrie Fisher — it suddenly seems all the heroes are gone

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BNP Paribas Showdown

Serena Williams as a role model

The making of the special ‘Serena with Common’ required true inspiration

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PRINCE ALI

Happy birthday, Prince Rogers Nelson
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