Political commentator Angela Rye turns the tables on Jemele and interviews her about her new memoir, Uphill. Jemele shares how she navigated her mother and father’s drug abuse growing up in Detroit, and the impact it had on both relationships. Jemele also discusses her storied career, her religious upbringing, and the difficulties she found as a Black woman navigating mostly white corporate spaces. Plus, Jemele shares her thoughts on rapper and podcast host Noreaga’s controversial interview with Kanye West.

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