{"product_id":"i-am-debra-lee-a-memoir-paperback","title":"I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebra Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the former CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET), a riveting memoir about the glamorous and ugly moments of being a high-powered Black female executive in the entertainment industry. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Debra Lee is a force! I love her candor and vulnerability within these pages. \u003ci\u003eI Am Debra Lee\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to make an impact.\" --Alicia Keys \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I was glued to Debra's every word.\" --Taraji P. Henson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Debra Lee has been the visionary responsible for elevating Black images and storytelling for decades with timeless television shows like \u003ci\u003eThe Game\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Being Mary Jane\u003c\/i\u003e. Now she's telling her own story, in a page-turner filled with electrifying behind-the-scenes stories that reveal how she went from a girl raised in the segregated South to leading the first Black company traded on the New York Stock Exchange--and how she juggled social responsibility while managing a company targeted towards the Black community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lee answers all of our questions about building an unapologetically Black enterprise as a Black woman.\u003ci\u003e I Am Debra Lee\u003c\/i\u003e addresses her personal struggles with motherhood and \"having it all,\" navigating reproductive choice, fertility, and #MeToo. In this book, she opens the door for others to come after her, by sharing the truth behind her own inspiring story of power, perseverance, and success.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebra Lee \u003c\/b\u003ewas named one of the Hollywood Reporter's 100 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment and Billboard's Power 100. She serves as a director on the boards of Warner Bros. Discovery, Burberry Group Plc, Marriott International, and Procter \u0026amp; Gamble. Lee is the founder and chairman of Leading Women Defined Foundation, a foundation of Black female thought leaders, which she founded in 2009. She served as the CEO of Black Entertainment Television Networks for thirteen-plus years following the network's founder, Robert Johnson. She is also the co-founder of Monarchs Collective--an organization wholly dedicated to mentoring, supporting, and empowering women and men of color to serve on corporate boards. She lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.16 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550983151923,"sku":"9780306828607","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-debra-lee-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}