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Lee, Debra, 1955-
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Lee, Debra, 1955-
Black Entertainment Television.
Women chief executive officers, Black -- Biography.
Women chief executive officers -- United States -- Biography.
Women executives, Black -- Biography.
Women executives -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks in television broadcasting -- United States.
Women in television broadcasting -- United States.
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Lee, Debra, 1955-
Lee, Debra, 1955-
Black Entertainment Television.
Women chief executive officers, Black -- Biography.
Women chief executive officers -- United States -- Biography.
Women executives, Black -- Biography.
Women executives -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks in television broadcasting -- United States.
Women in television broadcasting -- United States.
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I am Debra Lee : a memoir / Debra Lee.
by
Lee, Debra, 1955-
Legacy Lit, 2023.
Call #:
384.55092 L477i
Subjects
Lee, Debra, 1955-
Black
Entertainment
Television
.
Women chief executive officers,
Black
-- Biography.
Women chief executive officers -- United States -- Biography.
Women executives,
Black
-- Biography.
Women executives -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks in
television
broadcasting -- United States.
Women in
television
broadcasting -- United States.
ISBN:
9780306828591 (hc)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 242 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"A riveting memoir by the former CEO of
Black
Entertainment
Television
(BET), about the glamorous and ugly moments of being a high-powered
Black
woman executive in the
entertainment
industry. As an incredible glass-ceiling breaker and the woman who brought timeless
television
shows like The Game and Being Mary Jane to cable, Debra Lee has been the visionary responsible for elevating
Black
images and storytelling for decades. Now she’s telling her own story, in an intimate and eye-opening tale about the triumphant and tricky moments of a career in
entertainment
. I Am Debra Lee is a page-turner, filled with deeply personal revelations, juicy celebrity intel, and 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 toward the
Black
community. In a rousing narrative, Lee writes: “I don’t just love
Black
culture -- the magic in our hair, the swagger in our steps, the particular way we can say ‘alright now’ to fit our changing moods --
Black
culture saved me.” In her exciting debut, she answers all of our questions about building an unapologetically
Black
enterprise as a
Black
woman. What to do when you’re forced to attend a board meeting eight weeks after a C-section. How to manage a team of men when you’re the first female CEO at the company. How she learned the hard way to say no to those in power when their vision didn’t align with her purpose. I Am Debra Lee tackles lessons that women CEOs rarely dare to. She addresses her personal struggles with motherhood and “having it all,” navigating reproductive choice, fertility, and #MeToo while achieving great professional success. Being
Black
and a woman in corporate life isn’t easy for anyone. But Lee shows how she evolved from a shy girl who dreaded public speaking to becoming a force to be reckoned with as she helped build the leading
entertainment
company for
Black
audiences and consumers of
Black
culture globally. I Am Debra Lee is a must-read for all strivers in any industry. Lee is a truthteller about the critical choices that
Black
leaders face. As she has done her whole career, 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."--Publisher.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Memoirs.
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