While on tour promoting the release of her new book 'Uphill: A Memoir,' Emmy Award winning journalist Jemele Hill made time to share stories of growing up Black and proud in Detroit, receiving hate mail and being called the n-word for the first time while attending Michigan State University, and how she came close to receiving an HBCU education after Florida A&M University offered her a scholarship.

Jemele Hill is the former cohost of ESPN’s SportsCenter and 2018 NABJ Journalist of the Year. Hill is a contributing writer for the Atlantic, 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.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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This time around on the podcast, host Adell Henderson catches up with Hollywood producer, actor and music legend, Ice Cube to talk about the 5th season of the BIG3, team ownership and partnership opportunities through NFTs, and his Mount Westmore supergroup with Snoop Dogg, e-40 and Too $hort. Beyond his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame music career with N.W.A. and as a multi-platinum selling solo artist, Cube has established himself as one of entertainment’s most reliable, successful and prolific figures. In the film arena, he’s an accomplished producer (Friday, Barbershop 2: Back In Business, Are We There Yet?), writer (Friday, The Players Club, The Janky Promoters) and director (The Players Club) who is best known for his acting.

Founded by Ice Cube, and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, the BIG3 is the global FIREBALL3 basketball league featuring some of the best players to ever play the game. The league’s fifth season can be watched live Saturdays on CBS and Paramount+, and live Sundays on DAZN and VYRE Network.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine. 

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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#IceCube #Big3 #BIG3Season5 #NWA #Cubevision #NFT #MountWestmore #SnoopDogg #E40 #TooShort #BadMFs #BigSubwoofer #FreeGame #Activated #WestCoast #Motivation #Inspiration #SouthCentral #LosAngeles #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Elon D. Johnson is the Senior Creative Executive of Production and Development at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. In this role, she works closely with the President of Production and Development in discovering, fielding, creating, elevating, developing and executing television series and films, along with feature films and OTT content.

With more than a decade of experience in television and film Johnson, an Emmy Award-nominated producer, has facilitated the creation and execution of various critically acclaimed shows on several networks including ABC, NBC, FOX, VH1, MTV, BET and FUSE TV. 

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine. 

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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#ElonJohnson #TylerPerryStudios #Atlanta #TylerPerry #AllTheQueensMen #MTV #BET #LoveAndHipHop #LAHH #MTVNews #SoulTrain #TheSource #HipHop #VH1 #Fuse #Harpo #MobWives #Motivation #Inspiration #MotivationalSpeaker #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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