While on tour promoting the release of her new book 'Uphill: A Memoir,' Emmy Award winning journalist Jemele Hill made time to share stories of growing up Black and proud in Detroit, receiving hate mail and being called the n-word for the first time while attending Michigan State University, and how she came close to receiving an HBCU education after Florida A&M University offered her a scholarship.

Jemele Hill is the former cohost of ESPN’s SportsCenter and 2018 NABJ Journalist of the Year. Hill is a contributing writer for the Atlantic, where she covers the intersection of sports, race, politics, and culture. She is also the producer of a Disney/ESPN documentary with Colin Kaepernick. She grew up in Detroit, graduated from Michigan State University, and now lives in Los Angeles.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

www.RTMpodcastnetwork.com

#JemeleHillUphill #JemeleHill #Detroit #SpartansWill #BlackHollywood #ESPN #WhosWhoInBlackHollywood #RealTimesMedia #WhosWhoInBlack

Support the show: https://omny.fm/shows/who-s-who-in-black-hollywood

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.