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Emmy-winning journalist Don Lemon pens a
searingly transparent memoir
 Las Vegas, NV, February 8, 2011 -Since his
shocking revelations of childhood sexual
abuse, the world has waited to hear more
from CNN's Don Lemon. Now at
last, in Transparent (Farrah Gray
Publishing), a poignant new memoir from the
multiple Emmy-winning news anchor, Lemon
reveals the horrific details of his
experience with sexual abuse, its long term
effects on his relationships, and how he
found the courage to put that devastating
chapter of his life behind him to become one
of America's most recognized and successful
journalists.
Through compelling storytelling and rich
detail, Lemon reveals his own painful youth
as a lonely and isolated child who knew his
abuser had made him "different" from the
other children to his current position at
CNN. This unique memoir offers readers a
frank look at the triple impacts of
childhood trauma, colorism and racism, and
then soars to inspirational heights as Lemon
narrates how he beat a gauntlet of low
expectations and daunting odds to rise to
become one of the most prominent African
American men in television news. He digs
beyond the surface and exposes his history
with both wealth and the lack of, with
family secrets and their painful
revelations, and explains how enduring those
early experiences shaped his ambitions and
gave him the tools of empathy and courage
that he brings to his work.
Lemon applies this same searing honesty to
the news industry; taking the reader behind
the scenes of September 11, 2001, the DC
Snipers, the African AIDS epidemic, the
death of Michael Jackson, Hurricane Katrina,
and the election of Barack Obama. His
personal experiences with Barack and
Michelle Obama long before the Presidential
campaign began, and his conversations with
the Jackson family after the death of
Michael, are all recounted in a lively,
engaging and personal style.
Lemon draws upon many years of broadcast
journalism experience during his extensive
volunteer work and journalism lectures at
Brooklyn College.
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