What You Didn't Know about Black Women in Music

The music industry has often pigeonholed black women as soul singers and "Divas." But a new book argues for their greater impact in the worlds of folk, blues and other genres, particularly when it comes to songwriting. Today, LaShonda Katrice Barnett, editor of the book I Got Thunder, explains. Also: Ari Roland is a New York-based bassist who has been recently named a State Department jazz ambassador. He joins us to talk about his six-month tour through countries like Russia, Turkmenistan, India and China and about his new album: "Ari Roland: And So I Lived in Old New York."