"It's just it's like I didn't even know that I had chances you know and maybe I didn't," he says. "My father who passed me a couple years ago but actually today weirdly is his birthday my mom always says that my dad that that his motto was nothing bad will ever happen which I thought about a lot partly" He talks about the way in which society asks you or demands that you think about yourself.
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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