Angela Yee on Insecurity, Racism, and Exactly How to Roll With The Punches

Media personality and entrepreneur Angela Yee stopped by this week and we had A GOOD TIME. 

Angela Yee currently co-hosts Power 105.1’s nationally syndicated and award-winning radio show The Breakfast Club as well as her popular podcast, Angela Yee’s Lip Service. She owns the Juices For Life juice bar in Brooklyn, NY, has a line of organic pressed juices called Drink Fresh Juice, and recently co-founded Coffee Uplifts People (CUP)—a majority Black-owned coffee company with a brick and mortar location in Brooklyn. In 2018, the New York City mayor officially designated August 28th as Angela Yee Day, now an annual community event spotlighting local Black-owned businesses. Additionally, Yee launched the Angela Yee’s Book Club literacy initiative with WellRead, which showcases authors with unique stories to tell. Her two-decade career has solidified her as this generation’s “go-to” media personality. With her finger on the pulse of hip-hop, culture and business, Angela Yee is indeed a multi-hyphenate in every sense. 

Angela told me about her experience switching schools as a kid and how the racism of her classmates ultimately made her decide to leave. She told me a story about her boss asking her to have sex with him, and when she declined, was fired a few days later. We talked about shame, the ups and downs of friendships, insecurity and how she ultimately got revenge on that former boss of hers…

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