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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NBA Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood came through and talked about him being portrayed in the controversial drama series 'Winning Time' on HBO, what great athletes and entertainers to expect as guests on his new 'Spencer Haywood Rule' podcast, and how his Supreme Court ruling allowed former high school and college athletes to become eligible to enter the NBA and NFL.

Haywood is an NBA champion, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a 4 x NBA all-star. During his current tenure as chairman of the National Basketball Retired Players Association, he promised and succeeded in his fight for full health care for retired players.

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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#SpencerHaywood #NBA #SpencerHaywoodRule #MichaelJordan #AllenIverson #KobeBryant #BarrySanders #NFL #HallOfFame #Detroit #WinningTime #HBO #WoodHarris #Lakers #Showtime #Motivation #Inspiration #MotivationalSpeaker #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Entertainment Attorney Tony Mulrain is a prominent sports, entertainment, and social media attorney with 25 years of practice experience. In this episode he talks about going to high school with Sean 'Diddy' Combs, how Tichina Arnold put him in the game, strategies on negotiating the best TV/film deals, and how he ended having lunch every other week with Clarence 'The Black Godfather' Avant. 

Mulrain is a Partner at Mintz law firm. He's a nationally recognized sports and entertainment attorney and Co-Chair of Mintz's Sports and Entertainment Group, Anthony has been named a "Sports and Entertainment Industry Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal and  "Power Player" by Sports Business Journal.

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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#TonyMulrain #Mintz #SeanCombs #Diddy #ClarenceAvant #TheBlackGodfather #TichinaArnold #Bronx #GeneralCounsel #EnterainmentLaw #Entrepreneur #EntertainmentBusiness #Sports #Community #ShowBusiness #Change #ChangeMakers #MoreThanEntertainment #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Datwon Thomas is a hip-hop aficionado/media mogul who is currently Editor-In-Chief of VIBE Magazine, but is extremely well known for imagining and delivering the iconic men's lifestyle guide, KING Magazine. He stopped by the podcast to talk about how his career journey in journalism went from dealing with the hottest rappers, models, entertainers and professional athletes, to producing television for the American Music Awards, Country Music Awards and the Billboard Music Awards. 

These days Datwon is also the Vice President of Cultural Media for PMC/MRC. His resume also includes Founder and Editorial Director of the urban car enthusiast's favorite, RIDES Magazine, Editor-in-Chief of hip-hop's street authority, XXL Magazine, and Founder/Editorial Director of XXL Presents Hip-Hop Soul, a publication dedicated to documenting the successful hybrid genre of R&B and Hip-Hop.

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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#DatwonThomas #VIBEMagazine #KINGMagazine #KINGCrownJewels #XXL #RIDESMagazine #AmericanMusicAwards #CountryMusicAwards #BillboardMusicAwards #HipHop #Brooklyn #Motivation #Inspiration #MotivationalSpeaker #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Such a great inspirational conversation with the Fortune 500, NFL and NBA motivational speaker Inky Johnson. He talks about overcoming the countless amount of challenges he faced when his NFL dreams were crushed after a life threatening, career ending injury which paralyzed his right arm and hand. He explains how his faith literally put him next to Oprah so he could see what was possible. He spoke on the process that took him from living in a two bedroom home with 14 people to becoming one of the most sought after speakers in the world.

Inky can also be seen and heard each week on his podcast, 'Serendipity With Inky Johnson,' which is described as an insightful dialogue about the occurrence and development of events in one's life that happen by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

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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#InkyJohnson #SerendipityWithInkyJohnson #Inkspiration #OprahWinfrey #EricThomas #NFL #Motivation #Inspiration #MotivationalSpeaker #Atlanta #VFL #Hollywood #WWIBH

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This episode we sit with Hollywood publicist turned investor Arian Simone. During this conversation, the Detroit native talks about how her entrepreneurial journey at Florida A&M University took her from retail to placing Nelly's Apple Bottom jeans products on Tyra Banks and Oprah to homelessness. Her fearless hustle enabled her to bounce back securing major success as a A-List publicist with clients that included Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and up and coming Hollywood producer Will Packer (Stomp the Yard, Ride Along).

Arian is also a co-founder of the Fearless Fund, which invests in women of color led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing. 

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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#ArianSimone #VCFund #FearlessFund #OprahWinfrey #TyraBanks #LilWayne #ChrisBrown #FAMU #HBCU #Hollywood #WWIBH

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