Exclusive: The MacRo Lodge at Sundance Film Festival (www.StayMACRO.com), hosted by MacRo Founder & CEO Charles D. King (Mudbound, Judas and the Black Messiah) and his wife Stacey Walker King, Chief Brand Officer of the company, returns to the Sundance Film Festival for its seventh annual showcase of panels and parties at the iconic film festival to champion inclusion and people of color at its prime location at 136 Heber Avenue in Park City, Ut with three days of programming.
Featured events from January 19-21, 2024 will include appearances by David Alan Grier, Demario Driver, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Jay Ellis, Ji-Young Yoo, Justice Smith, Keir Gilchrist, Michelle Farrah Huang, Normani, director/writer/producers Anna Boden, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Dawn Porter, Kobi Libii and Ryan Fleck, producers Datari Turner, Debby Wolfe, Debra Martin Chase, Jelani Johnson, Leah Smith, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Poppy Hanks, Sonja Warfield and more.
Midnight MacRo, MacRo’s...
Featured events from January 19-21, 2024 will include appearances by David Alan Grier, Demario Driver, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Jay Ellis, Ji-Young Yoo, Justice Smith, Keir Gilchrist, Michelle Farrah Huang, Normani, director/writer/producers Anna Boden, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Dawn Porter, Kobi Libii and Ryan Fleck, producers Datari Turner, Debby Wolfe, Debra Martin Chase, Jelani Johnson, Leah Smith, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Poppy Hanks, Sonja Warfield and more.
Midnight MacRo, MacRo’s...
- 1/12/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC News Studios’ “Impact x Nightline” will return for a second season Thursday, Sept. 21, on Hulu, kicking off with a look inside Tupac Shakur’s murder investigation.
The streaming news program takes an in-depth look at topics dominating American culture and conversations around the globe, featuring investigative reporting from ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer, Juju Chang and Janai Norman, along with correspondents Rachel Scott, Matt Rivers, Selina Wang, Megan Ryte and more.
In the Season 2 premiere, ABC News multiplatform reporter Ashan Singh will document the life of the legendary rapper on the 27th anniversary of his death, with a deep dive into the unsolved drive-by shooting that killed him.
The report, which looks at where his case stands today and the conspiracy theories that exist around his death, will examine newly released body camera footage from a police raid during the investigation. It will also feature interviews with Leila Steinberg,...
The streaming news program takes an in-depth look at topics dominating American culture and conversations around the globe, featuring investigative reporting from ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer, Juju Chang and Janai Norman, along with correspondents Rachel Scott, Matt Rivers, Selina Wang, Megan Ryte and more.
In the Season 2 premiere, ABC News multiplatform reporter Ashan Singh will document the life of the legendary rapper on the 27th anniversary of his death, with a deep dive into the unsolved drive-by shooting that killed him.
The report, which looks at where his case stands today and the conspiracy theories that exist around his death, will examine newly released body camera footage from a police raid during the investigation. It will also feature interviews with Leila Steinberg,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Author Raquel Cepeda once said, "The role of hip-hop journalists is to document hip-hop with integrity." Fifty years ago, that esteemed role did not yet exist, for the culture was too young and too niche to find its way into literary archives and journalistic coverage. But seeing how far hip-hop has come, times have changed, and so have the rules for those documenting it - namely, us women.
The role of women hip-hop journalists, unfortunately by today's standards, is not just to report on the culture earnestly. Thanks to sexism, patriarchy, and misogyny, we don't get that luxury. Our skills and knowledge are always under a microscope in this "boys' club," as we've oftentimes been seen as the ill-informed who stumbled our way into this space and not as the revered who helped build, refine, and make it better; as those who've made it safer to tell ours and others' stories.
The role of women hip-hop journalists, unfortunately by today's standards, is not just to report on the culture earnestly. Thanks to sexism, patriarchy, and misogyny, we don't get that luxury. Our skills and knowledge are always under a microscope in this "boys' club," as we've oftentimes been seen as the ill-informed who stumbled our way into this space and not as the revered who helped build, refine, and make it better; as those who've made it safer to tell ours and others' stories.
- 8/30/2023
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Danyel Smith knows charts and awards are flawed metrics of success, but she also understands they are the ones we have, and wants to see Black women earn their due. This is not an abstract goal to the legendary music journalist. In a call with Rolling Stone from her Southern California home, with her Cairn Terrier puppy playing with a squeak toy in the background, she fires off some means of respecting the genius of Black women in pop: documentaries focused on their art and not their traumas, magazine covers...
- 5/1/2022
- by Danyel Smith
- Rollingstone.com
Black culture's global influence can never be overstated. But in 1992 - a year that set the stage for further innovation in pop culture and social justice - our impact was at an all-time high. To complement Popsugar's expansive timeline that tracks '92, we gathered some of the top journalists in the industry - Vibe veterans Danyel Smith, John Kennedy, and Datwon Thomas, writer Sowmya Krishnamurthy, and Popsugar editors - for a Twitter Space conversation on the defining year.
"When I took a really good look at 1992, it just became clear to me how effective a year that was."
During the hour-long dialogue on Feb. 15, we gave flowers to all the music, movies, TV shows, and fashion staples from 1992 that greatly influenced us. "When I took a really good look at 1992, it just became clear to me how effective a year that was," Popsugar features director Iyana Robertson says, kicking off the conversation.
"When I took a really good look at 1992, it just became clear to me how effective a year that was."
During the hour-long dialogue on Feb. 15, we gave flowers to all the music, movies, TV shows, and fashion staples from 1992 that greatly influenced us. "When I took a really good look at 1992, it just became clear to me how effective a year that was," Popsugar features director Iyana Robertson says, kicking off the conversation.
- 3/4/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is partnering with Random House to launch a new publishing imprint, Roc Lit 101, The Associated Press reports.
The new venture will focus on “books at the dynamic intersection of entertainment and genre-defying literature,” per a statement. Roc Lit 101 has already announced an initial slate of titles for summer 2021: Till the End, a new memoir from former Yankees star pitcher, Cc Sabathia, and Shine Bright, a comprehensive book about black women in music from journalist Danyel Smith.
Roc Lit 101 is also prepping a new book from Meek Mill about criminal justice,...
The new venture will focus on “books at the dynamic intersection of entertainment and genre-defying literature,” per a statement. Roc Lit 101 has already announced an initial slate of titles for summer 2021: Till the End, a new memoir from former Yankees star pitcher, Cc Sabathia, and Shine Bright, a comprehensive book about black women in music from journalist Danyel Smith.
Roc Lit 101 is also prepping a new book from Meek Mill about criminal justice,...
- 12/15/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
We do a lot of reading and writing here at HuffPost Entertainment, and though we're tuned-in to your many tweets and comments, there are times we find ourselves wondering what you're really looking forward to this week.
That's why Entertainment Editor Kia Makarechi sent out a simple tweet and asked you, our readers, what entertainment "thing" you're most excited about. Is it a movie? An art show? A TV finale or premiere?
Many of you answered, and we've culled your responses in the gallery below. We did some pruning, as some of you tweeted at us to share the news of birthdays, work schedule changes or other events that the rest of us can't really join.
For the record, Kia's looking forward to catching Questlove, Danyel Smith and Toure at their discussion of all things Prince at the midtown Manhattan Hilton's penthouse on Tuesday at 7 pm.
That's why Entertainment Editor Kia Makarechi sent out a simple tweet and asked you, our readers, what entertainment "thing" you're most excited about. Is it a movie? An art show? A TV finale or premiere?
Many of you answered, and we've culled your responses in the gallery below. We did some pruning, as some of you tweeted at us to share the news of birthdays, work schedule changes or other events that the rest of us can't really join.
For the record, Kia's looking forward to catching Questlove, Danyel Smith and Toure at their discussion of all things Prince at the midtown Manhattan Hilton's penthouse on Tuesday at 7 pm.
- 3/25/2013
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
If you're not a fan of "Homeland," you may want to consider tuning in Sunday nights. The Showtime series that cleaned up at the Emmys earlier this year offers a cultural critique on America's war on terrorism and the nation's reliance on drone warfare.
Discussing how "Homeland" portrays terrorism, HuffPost Live's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin questioned "Homeland" Episode Director David Semel and others about what constitutes patriotism and whether America is fighting terrorism with terrorism.
Semel assured viewers that Michael Cuesta, the producing director of the show, tries to make sure the show is as "grounded as much in reality as possible."
"There is actually tremendous attention paid toward authenticity," Semel said.
However, a recent article in the Guardian questioned the "crude" portrayal of Muslims in the show.
Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian-American actress, comedian and producer, agreed that "Homeland" shows a biased representation of the Islam community, but thinks that's not the...
Discussing how "Homeland" portrays terrorism, HuffPost Live's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin questioned "Homeland" Episode Director David Semel and others about what constitutes patriotism and whether America is fighting terrorism with terrorism.
Semel assured viewers that Michael Cuesta, the producing director of the show, tries to make sure the show is as "grounded as much in reality as possible."
"There is actually tremendous attention paid toward authenticity," Semel said.
However, a recent article in the Guardian questioned the "crude" portrayal of Muslims in the show.
Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian-American actress, comedian and producer, agreed that "Homeland" shows a biased representation of the Islam community, but thinks that's not the...
- 10/16/2012
- by Sara Gates
- Huffington Post
If you're not a fan of "Homeland," you may want to consider tuning in Sunday nights. The Showtime series that cleaned up at the Emmys earlier this year offers a cultural critique on America's war on terrorism and the nation's reliance on drone warfare.
Discussing how "Homeland" portrays terrorism, HuffPost Live's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin questioned "Homeland" Episode Director David Semel and others about what constitutes patriotism and whether America is fighting terrorism with terrorism.
Semel assured viewers that Michael Cuesta, the producing director of the show, tries to make sure the show is as "grounded as much in reality as possible."
"There is actually tremendous attention paid toward authenticity," Semel said.
However, a recent article in the Guardian questioned the "crude" portrayal of Muslims in the show.
Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian-American actress, comedian and producer, agreed that "Homeland" shows a biased representation of the Islam community, but thinks that's not the...
Discussing how "Homeland" portrays terrorism, HuffPost Live's Ahmed Shihab-Eldin questioned "Homeland" Episode Director David Semel and others about what constitutes patriotism and whether America is fighting terrorism with terrorism.
Semel assured viewers that Michael Cuesta, the producing director of the show, tries to make sure the show is as "grounded as much in reality as possible."
"There is actually tremendous attention paid toward authenticity," Semel said.
However, a recent article in the Guardian questioned the "crude" portrayal of Muslims in the show.
Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian-American actress, comedian and producer, agreed that "Homeland" shows a biased representation of the Islam community, but thinks that's not the...
- 10/16/2012
- by Sara Gates
- Aol TV.
Billboard has hired former Blender, Maxim and Rolling Stone editor Joe Levy to take over the music industry’s leading trade publication, the company announced on Wednesday. Levy is Billboard's fourth editor in the past four years, succeeding Danyel Smith, who left less than a month ago as part of a larger group of departures. Publisher Lisa Howard and other high-level staffers also exited, and as TheWrap has previously reported, sources close to the situation said that cost-cutting and stagnant pay were a big factor. Bill Werde remains as editorial director. Levy has held the...
- 3/28/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Billboard Magazine is bleeding top talent, with publisher Lisa Ryan Howard and editor-in-chief Danyel Smith handing in their walking papers, TheWrap has learned. In addition, deputy editor Louis Hau and other high-level staffers have exited the music industry's leading trade, according to sources close to the publication. According to those individuals, Billboard is in the process of cutting costs. Raises have also been few and far between. This has produced low morale, and prompted these exits, as well as a fast rate of turnover in general. A Prometheus spokeswoman did not immediately return...
- 3/9/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Prometheus Global Media is the beleaguered media company that owns The Hollywood Reporter and Adweek jettisoned Backstage and the Hollywood Creative Directory. I was tipped this morning that there’s a Billboard exodus underway: popular publisher Lisa Ryan Howard was pushed out and high-profile Billboard editor-in-chief Danyel Smith and Billboard deputy editor Lou Hau have resigned. More staff are expected to follow. “Morale is in the toilet because the level of dysfunction there and inside Prometheus is off the scale,” an insider tells me. ”Lisa was the bright spot in people’s day. She buffered the staff from the dsyfunction.” But now she’s gone. I also hear that Prometheus is stopping annual reviews of employees so it can eliminate 2% raises. Billboard also just cancelled its Billboard Pro project aimed at artists, I’m told. ’The investment in it was insufficient to start with,” my source says. “Prometheus keeps trying...
- 3/9/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Christina Aguilera has been axed from the front cover of Vibe Magazine's October edition in favor of troubled performer Bobby Brown. The star gave an interview and posed for a photo shoot for the publication as part of the publicity for her new album Back To Basics - but the feature has been shelved after new owners took over the magazine. Aguilera's piece was ditched and she was replaced by Brown. Relations between Vibe and Aguilera worsened when the magazine planned to put the sexy photos of the diva on its website but not in the print version. Aguilera's manager Irving Azoff even wrote Vibe a letter accusing its management of a breach of contract. The singer's representative Cindy Guagenti says, "When there's a change at a magazine, you understand that there might be a new direction. But Christina is completely within the scope of the magazine - she is very relevant to Vibe's readers, and we would still like them to honor their commitment. We want them to give us back our cover!" But the magazine's new editor Danyel Smith, who was appointed by the new owners, tells the New York Daily News, "I can't speak on the previous administration and what they did promise or didn't promise. But there was never an article to put anywhere. There was never a written piece. We had considered putting the photos online and then decided against it."...
- 9/13/2006
- WENN
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