A critic's love letter to Black women in pop

In this conversation from <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1092933738/danyel-smith-highlights-black-female-artists-who-defined-pop-music-in-shine-brig">April 2022</a>, former guest host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/313122450/juana-summers">Juana Summers</a> sits down with author <a href="https://twitter.com/danamo">Danyel Smith</a> to chat about her book, <em>Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop</em>. They talk all about Black women in music — like Gladys Knight, Mahalia Jackson and Whitney Houston — whose true genius and contributions have not yet been fully recognized. <br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin"><em>@NPRItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> and email us at </em><a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org"><em>ibam@npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>