{"product_id":"9781250624369","title":"Uphill: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e Oprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Fall Nonfiction Books of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47917805764848,"sku":"9781250624369","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250624369_p0.jpg?v=1763703669","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250624369","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}