My dad wanted me to go be a cop because he's like that's guaranteed income you can and you can do it but I just had other aspirations. So it was a weird thing between growing up in a white world that didn't necessarily believe in me and growing up in my black family who kind of had a way of thinking that wasn'tdidn't understand what I was trying to do. Now I understand why he did but you know when you have a dream and something you want to accomplish hearing things like that don't instill confidence in you.
Today, we dig into the fascinating life of someone Malcolm knows very well: fellow Pushkin host Justin Richmond. Malcolm and Justin talk about being the product of biracial marriages, surviving racist bullies, and Justin's chance dinner with a megastar that changed his life.
Justin created his newest show, Started from the Bottom, to talk with successful people who grew up as outsiders about how they made it against the odds. Origin stories of mostly men and women of color and brilliant people who others counted out. How they climbed their way up the ladder, and the obstacles they overcame along the way.
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