Still Caught Up
Date: 1975
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-008
1975 LP by singer Millie Jackson, whose sexually candid lyricism influenced later generations of women in R&B and Hip-Hop.
Sing a Black Girl's Song: The Unpublished Work of Ntozake Shange
Sing a Black Girl's Song: The Unpublished Work of Ntozake Shange
Date: 2023
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-020
Collection of previously unpublished work by playwright and poet Ntozake Shange, edited with contributions from Imani Perry and Tarana Burke, published in 2024 by Legacy Lit.
Who's Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly's Abuse
Who's Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly's Abuse
Date: 2026
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-019
Memoir by Reshona Landfair recounting her experience of abuse by R. Kelly and her path to reclaiming her story, with a foreword by Drew Dixon, published in 2026 by Legacy Lit.
Black Fashion Legends ABC
Black Fashion Legends ABC
Date: 2021
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-018
Illustrated alphabet book by fashion historian Shelby Ivey Christie celebrating Black fashion icons, published in 2024.
Ode to Hip-Hop: 50 Albums That Define 50 Years of Trailblazing Music
Ode to Hip-Hop: 50 Albums That Define 50 Years of Trailblazing Music
Date: 2023
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-017
Book by journalist Kiana Fitzgerald's profiling 50 albums that define hip-hop's first 50 years, published in 2023 by Running Press Adult.
The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop
The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop
Date: 2021
Medium: paperback book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-016
Book by journalist Clover Hope profiling over 100 women who shaped hip-hop, published in 2021 by Abrams Image . Illustrations by Rachelle Baker.
Moods...Moments
Moods...Moments
Date: 1996
Medium: cd
Object number: GUM-CD-2026-006
Debut studio album by R&B singer Monifah, released in 1996 under Uptown Records, showcasing how closely knit the mid-90s R&B sound was with Hip-Hop.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 2
GUM-VID-2026-003