Deya Smith

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, then like the rest of us you’ve heard about award-winning gospel singer Kim Burell’s anti-homosexual sermon and subsequent mea culpa. It’s blowing up in her face all over social media and has potentially destroyed her career and mainstream crossover in the entertainment industry. Beyond this story, the truth is that […]

Deya Smith sits down with WUSA 9 to discuss her new book Soft Is The New Power: Embracing Your Feminine Edge To Win In Love & Life and her theory behind the book. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

  12/30/15- It’s the last hump day of 2015 and Skip Murphy, Comedian Damon Williams and Deya Smith are discussing the top stories of the morning, including a head coach who had to fire himself and if LeBron James should boycott playing to support the civil injustice in the case of Tamir Rice. Click the […]

Is your heart home ready for LOVE? If not, check out this video on what you should do to get ready to receive the love you’ve been waiting for! I was inspired to talk more about love and how to receive it after hearing about about Terrance Howard’s latest divorce drama. If you’ve been paying […]

Sometimes we feel like failure is the worst thing that has ever happened to us. But how many times have you realized, in hindsight, how that failure turned out to be a blessing in disguise? Failures can actually teach you something if you allow them to. And that’s what singer Fantasia did. Here’s what she […]

Ladies, are you successful but still single?  If you’re ready for that the change, what are you willing to do differently? How about an exchange of power? Don’t be afraid to tap into the soft and feminine side of your power. Trust me, that does not make you weak. It makes you wise. If the […]

Branding is about being authentic, owning your story and using  it to relate & reach others. Contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to with perfection. Look at Oprah Winfrey. Do you think she won the world over by only expressing how much she had it together? Or was it her courage to stand in […]

Since every human being with a beating heart ultimately wants to love and be loved, why are so many still on the search to find the love of their lives? Obviously there are too many factors and variables to consider. So let’s focus on what may be preventing you from getting what you want and […]

Flying requires faith. What is faith? Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not yet seen (Hebrews 11:1). Basically, it means that even when it’s foreign, scary, uncomfortable and inconvenient, you’re willing to do it because of what you are hoping for. For most, going to the airport is […]

Deya Gets Direct with the Three Winans Brother’s (3WB) about new music and their personally journey’s personally & in ministry.

To my regret, I’ve never joined a sorority, but I must tell you there is a special sisterhood that I experienced this past weekend when I attended the Essence Festival. There is something so heart-warming when you’re in an atmosphere that literally celebrates the essence of who you are as a black woman… – your […]