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Encore: From 'Black-ish,' Jenifer Lewis: 'The Mother of Black Hollywood'

Encore: From 'Black-ish,' Jenifer Lewis: 'The Mother of Black Hollywood'

FromIt's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders


Encore: From 'Black-ish,' Jenifer Lewis: 'The Mother of Black Hollywood'

FromIt's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jan 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's Tuesday: In her memoir, "The Mother of Black Hollywood," Jenifer Lewis chronicles a career that has spanned decades, from Broadway to the hit ABC show Black-ish. Along the way, she played fictional moms to Tupac Shakur, Taraji P. Henson, and Whitney Houston. Jenifer talks to Sam about her long career, struggling with addiction and bipolar disorder, growing up in Missouri, and lying her way into the DNC in 2008. Originally released in November of 2017. Email the show at samsanders@npr.org or tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with your feedback.
Released:
Jan 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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A talk show with a heart. Each week, Sam interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists. Join Sam as he makes sense of the world through conversation.