Mychal Denzel Smith

RT @believermag: “After a year of big feelings, I needed a way back to thinking.” —from “Scholar’s Mate,” an essay by @mychalsmith https:…

RT @believermag: “But this ritual does exactly what I want it to do, which is to stimulate the part of my brain left dormant after my mothe…

RT @believermag: “Even when my position is hopeless, I play as if I still have a chance to win. My mother wasn’t wrong when she said I was…

RT @zdch: For everybody who didn’t realize The Believer was back in action, Mychal Denzel Smith’s “Scholar’s Mate” this issue is one of the…

RT @mychalsmith: "On February 4, 2023, my daughter was born; then on October 1, my mother died from leukemia. It has taken the exact emotio…

RT @believermag: “After a year of big feelings, I needed a way back to thinking.” —from “Scholar's Mate,” @mychalsmith's forthcoming essay…

I have an essay coming out in the fall issue of @believermag and I think you should subscribe to @believermag so you can get it in print and read it there

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Our fall issue is on its way! Believer 147 includes essays by @wtmcgrath, @mychalsmith, and @r_emmet; interviews with @BootsRiley, @kathleenhanna, Kaveh Akbar, Kate Zambreno, and @vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton; columns by @girinathan, @nickhornby, and Carrie Brownstein; and much more. https://t.co/R6ootHRcit

protests of an ongoing genocide shouldn't be peaceful anyway

RT @RafeefZiadah: Palestinians are not begging anyone to acknowledge our humanity. It is the world's we are questioning.

RT @TimBarnes451: i had a three-day text message conversation with @mychalsmith. we talked Ninja Turtles, family, writing and more: https:/…

RT @MichaelEDyson: Excellent essay by the always insightful @mychalsmith 👊🏾

RT @mychalsmith: For @espn's "Hip-Hop 50" series, I wrote about Jay Z, Michael Jordan, and how it's the story (true or not) that shapes how…

For @espn's "Hip-Hop 50" series, I wrote about Jay Z, Michael Jordan, and how it's the story (true or not) that shapes how we talk about who's the greatest https://t.co/bdlDuNLCxT

I recently became a father. When @AmyRosary asked if I could write some thoughts about that, I was glad to have the space to explore some of the feelings (and fears) I’ve had, which turned into this piece for @SELFmagazine: https://t.co/6pS5s4hNzi