Danyel Smith on the Black Women Artists Who ‘Shine Bright’ in Pop Music History

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🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In her new book “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop,” music journalist Danyel Smith highlights the genius and cultural impact of artists like Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson and more. Pulling not just from research but from her own experiences interviewing a number of the pop icons featured, the book presents a unique mix of memoir, criticism and music history that demands Black women artists get their due recognition. Smith joins us to talk about pop stars of “Shine Bright” and the influence they had on her own life as a Black girl growing up in Oakland and Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.5	Coming up on Forum in her new book, Shine Bright,
0:47.8	a very personal history of black women and pop,
0:50.6	music journalist Danielle Smith highlights the genius and cultural impact of artists like Whitney
0:55.4	Houston, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, and more.
1:01.3	Pulling from her own experiences, interviewing a number of the pop icons featured, the book
1:05.3	is a unique mix of memoir, music history, and criticism that demands that black women artists
1:10.7	get their due recognition.
1:12.4	We'll talk with Danielle Smith about the influence the pop stars had on her own life
1:16.6	as a black girl growing up in Oakland and Los Angeles. Join us.
1:22.3	We was one babe for a moment in time
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