Former BET CEO's memoir reflects on Aretha Franklin, Chris Brown and her own #MeToo moment

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Debra Lee’s new memoir reflects on her life and time as CEO of Black Entertainment Television. (Anderson Hopkins)

Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee speaks with former Black Entertainment Television CEO Debra Lee about her new memoir “I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir” in which she looks back at her life as well as her time at the network.

“I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir” book cover. (Courtesy of Legacy Lit and Hachette Book Group)

Book excerpt: ‘I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir’

By Debra Lee

From “I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir” © 2023 by Debra Lee. Reprinted by permission of Legacy Lit and Hachette Book Group.

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