I think every Black woman, if she’s lucky, has ways in which she manages those kinds of things. Have you seen in your relationships with Black women in music any ways in which they practice self-care or wellness? So it’s about people singing out those things to share emotion, to try to heal, to communicate. You have the rhythm and blues-blues is just a synonym for sadness, trauma and depression. Music is just a form of processing emotions for so many people, and I think particularly for Black women. I think we would like to think that it doesn’t, but it really does. I think our health shows up in everything we do. How do you think the state of these pop stars’ mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health affects their careers? On the release day of her new book Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop (released April 19 via Roc Lit 101), esteemed journalist and novelist Danyel Smith ( said to her followers on Instagram, “When things are wild, Ell and I always go to a diner.”įor the iconic music journalist, dining with her husband (equally iconic music journalist Elliott Wilson) is a way to keep her mind in check.īlack women pop stars also have their own techniques, as Smith described while talking music and managing one’s health and wellness. Cover of Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop PHOTO COURTESY OF RANDOM HOUSE PUBLISHING GROUP
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