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A critic's love letter to Black women in pop

It's Been a Minute

English - December 27, 2022 05:10 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
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In this conversation from April 2022, former guest host Juana Summers sits down with author Danyel Smith to chat about her book, Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop. 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.

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