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The mother of Black Hollywood : a memoir /

The star of "Black-ish" traces her journey from poverty to fame, sharing insights into her battles with undiagnosed mental illness and sex addiction while citing the support of loving friends and her philosophy about self-acceptance that enabled her success.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Jenifer, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lewis, Jenifer, > 1957-
African American actresses > Biography.
Actors > United States > Biography.
Manic-depressive persons > United States > Biography.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Actors.
African American actresses.
Manic-depressive persons.
California > Los Angeles > Hollywood.
United States.
African Americans > Biography.
Biography.
Autobiographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Black-ish to greenish
  • Shoulders back, titties first
  • Don't tell Mama
  • Dick diva
  • Love versus Dreamgirls
  • "Ma'am, are you a delegate?"
  • A doll named "Killer"
  • Hollywood not swinging
  • Kinloch
  • "It ain't that kind of call, motherfucker"
  • Dismissing the diva
  • Kicking down doors
  • Jackie's back!
  • Mother Courage
  • On the back of a two-humped camel.