{"product_id":"uphill-a-memoir-9781250624369","title":"Uphill: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e Oprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Fall Nonfiction Books of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn empowering, unabashedly bold memoir by the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic \u003c\/i\u003ejournalist and former ESPN \u003ci\u003eSportsCenter\u003c\/i\u003e coanchor about overcoming a legacy of pain and forging a new path, no matter how uphill life's battles might be.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJemele Hill's world came crashing down when she called President Trump a \"white supremacist\"; the White House wanted her fired from ESPN, and she was deluged with death threats. But Hill had faced tougher adversaries growing up in Detroit than a tweeting president. Beneath the exterior of one of the most recognizable journalists in America was a need--a calling--to break her family's cycle of intergenerational trauma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in the middle of a lively routine Friday night Monopoly game to a teen mother and a heroin-addicted father, Hill constantly adjusted to the harsh realities of not only her own childhood but the inherited generational pain of her mother and grandmother. Her escape was writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHill's mother was less than impressed with the brassy and bold free expression of her diary, but Hill never stopped discovering and amplifying her voice. Through hard work and a constant willingness to learn, Hill rose from newspaper reporter to columnist to new heights as the coanchor for ESPN's revered \u003ci\u003eSportsCenter\u003c\/i\u003e. Soon, she earned respect and support for her fearless opinions and unshakable confidence, as well as a reputation as a trusted journalist who speaks her mind with truth and conviction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Jemele Hill's journey \u003ci\u003eUphill\u003c\/i\u003e, she shares the whole story of her work, the women of her family, and her complicated relationship with God in an unapologetic, character-rich, and eloquent memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJemele Hill \u003c\/b\u003eis the Emmy Award-winning former cohost of ESPN's \u003ci\u003eSportsCenter \u003c\/i\u003eand 2018 NABJ Journalist of the Year. Hill is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, where she covers the intersection of sports, race, politics, and culture. She is also the producer of a Disney\/ESPN documentary with Colin Kaepernick. She grew up in Detroit, graduated from Michigan State University, and now lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613435498770,"sku":"9781250624369","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_052178cf-b581-4948-aefa-f4a878f48ce3.jpg?v=1771334067","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/uphill-a-memoir-9781250624369","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}