Título: I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir
Autor: Debra Lee
Sinopse: 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.
Debra Lee has been the visionary responsible for elevating Black images and storytelling for decades with timeless television shows like The Game and Being Mary Jane. 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 toward the Black community.
Lee 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 as she helped build the leading entertainment company for Black audiences globally. 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.
“Debra Lee is a force! I love her candor and vulnerability within these pages. I Am Debra Lee is designed to make an impact.”
–Alicia Keys
“I was glued to Debra’s every word in this memoir.”
–Taraji P. Henson
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir”, de Debra Lee, publicado pela editora Legacy Lit, em 2023 e com 256 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Legacy Lit
Páginas: 256
Ano: 2023-03-07
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0306828596
ISBN13: 9780306828591
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Legacy Lit costumam trazer narrativas que exploram temas sociais urgentes com um tom direto e envolvente, muitas vezes a partir de relatos pessoais ou análises críticas. A experiência de leitura transita entre o relato íntimo e o ensaio investigativo, com ritmo que varia do envolvimento emocional intenso até a reflexão fundamentada em dados e pesquisas. O catálogo sugere uma atenção especial a histórias de superação, ativismo, e análises políticas contemporâneas, sempre com uma linguagem acessível e, por vezes, com humor ou sensibilidade que humaniza questões complexas.
