'I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir' recounts triumphs and challenges as the former CEO of BET - podcast episode cover

'I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir' recounts triumphs and challenges as the former CEO of BET

Mar 29, 202311 minTranscript available on Metacast
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Debra Lee is one of the most influential women in the entertainment industry. But as the former CEO of Black Entertainment Television reveals in her new book, I Am Debra Lee:A Memoir, there are both personal and professional obstacles to navigating corporate leadership – especially as a Black woman. Lee opens up to Here & Now's Celeste Headlee about the behind-the-scenes reality of her career, from her friendship with Aretha Franklin to the way she coped with workplace harassment.

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