Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
Date: 2022
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-003
Memoir and cultural history by former Vibe editor-in-chief Danyel Smith, tracing the lives and legacies of Black women pop and R&B singers. Published in 2022 by Penguin Randomhouse, it blends personal narrative with decades of music journalism.