Shine Bright: Danyel Smith

About this episode

Danyel Smith discusses her book on the history of Black women in pop music and shares personal connections to iconic artists.

Back for a bonus episode! Join me as I talk with Danyel Smith, author, writer, and host of the Black Girl Songbook podcast about her brand new book, Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop! We discuss the impactful careers of three of the many women highlighted in the book- Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, and Stephanie Mills. Later, we talk about Danyel's connection to these three women, and get up close and personal with her about the music she loves! B...

People in this episode

Host: @TheVixenMemoirs

Guest: Danyel Smith

Topics covered

• Black women in pop culture
• music history
• biography
• Danyel Smith
• impactful careers
• female artists

Keywords

• Danyel Smith
• Shine Bright
• Black women
• pop music
• Diana Ross
• Aretha Franklin
• Stephanie Mills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Girl Songbook

Books & works: Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop

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