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Mychal Denzel Smith

Biography

Mychal Denzel Smith

Mychal Denzel Smith is the author of the New York Times bestseller INVISIBLE MAN, GOT THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHING (2016) and the forthcoming STAKES IS HIGH (2020). His work has appeared, online and print, in the New York Times, Washington Post, Harper's, Artforum, New Republic, GQ, Complex, Esquire, Bleacher Report, The Nation, The Atlantic, Pitchfork, Bookforum and a number of other publications. He has appeared on "The Daily Show", "PBS Newshour", "Democracy NOW!", "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee", MSNBC, CNN, NPR and more national and local radio/television programs. He is featured in and was a consulting producer for "Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story," the Paramount Network docuseries executive produced by Jay-Z. In 2014 and 2016, TheRoot.com named him one of the 100 Most Influential African-Americans in their annual The Root 100 list. He was also a 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominee. He is a fellow at Type Media Center.

Mychal Denzel Smith

Books by Mychal Denzel Smith