I am these truths : a memoir of identity, justice, and living between worlds / Sunny Hostin, with Charisse Jones

The Emmy Award-winning legal journalist and co-host of The View Sunny Hostin chronicles her journey from growing up in a South Bronx housing project to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney and journalist in this powerful memoir that offers an intimate and unique look at identity, intolerance, and injustice. “What are you?” has followed Sunny Hostin from the beginning of her story, as she grew up half Puerto Rican and half African-American raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx. Escaping poverty and the turbulence of her early life through hard work, a bit of luck and earning academic scholarships to college and law school, Sunny immersed herself in the workings of the criminal justice system. In Washington, D.C., Sunny became a federal prosecutor, soon parlaying her wealth of knowledge of the legal system into a successful career as a legal journalist. She was one of the first national reporters to cover Trayvon Martin’s death—which her producers erroneously labeled “just a local story.” Today, an inescapable voice from the top echelons of news and entertainment, Sunny uses her platform to advocate for social justice and give a voice to the marginalized. In her signature no-holds-barred, straight-up style, Sunny opens up and shares her intimate struggles with fertility and personal turmoil, and reflects on the high-stakes cases and stories she worked on as a prosecutor and during her time at CNN, Fox News, ABC and The View. Timely, poignant, and moving, I Am These Truths is the story of a woman living between two worlds, and learning to bridge them together to fight for what’s right. The Emmy Award Winner, Co-host Of The View, And Abc News Senior Legal Correspondent Chronicles Her Journey From Growing Up In A South Bronx Housing Project To Becoming An Assistant U.s. Attorney And Journalist In This Powerful Memoir That Offers An Intimate And Unique Look At Identity, Intolerance, And Injustice. As A Child In The South Bronx Who Spent Her Earliest Years In Tenements And Public Housing, Sunny Hostin Understands Poverty Intimately. As A Mother Of A Black Son, She Deplores The Scourge Of Police Violence Erasing The Lives Of Too Many Black Boys And Men. As A Biracial Woman, She Has A Unique Vantage Point On Identity, And The Shades Between Black And White. I Am These Truths Blends Her Compelling Chronicle Of Her Personal Journey With Her Reflections On The High-stakes Cases And Stories She Has Worked On As A Journalist And Prosecutor. As The Child Of Teenaged Parents, Sunny Escaped The Violence Of Her Childhood Through Hard Work, Some Luck, And A College Scholarship That Led Her To Law School, Where She Became An Assistant U.s. Attorney In Washington D.c. Transitioning To Journalism, She Was The First National Reporter To Cover Trayvon Martin's Death--which Her Producers Erroneously Believed Was Just A Local Story. Today, At The Top Echelons Of News And Entertainment, Sunny Fights For Social Justice And Giving Voice To The Other--those Forgotten And Marginalized Americans. Inspiring And Informative, I Am These Truths Offers Encouragement To Those On The Verge Of Giving Up Their Dreams And Implores Us To Rethink Our Biases--to Not Underestimate Someone Because Of Their Gender, Dismiss Another Because Of Their Ethnicity, Or Prejudge Someone Because Of Their Economic Circumstances. Her Life Is Proof Of What Each And Every One Of Us Can Achieve, Given The Support And Opportunity. Asuncin Sunny Hostin, la clebre coanfitriona de The View , siempre sinti que perteneca a diferentes mundos y que deba elegir uno de ellos. De madre puertorriquea y padre afroamericano, dej atrs la pobreza y los obstculos de su niez en el sur del Bronx gracias a una combinacin de esfuerzo, algo de suerte y becas universitarias. Al acabar sus estudios de Derecho, se sumergi de lleno en el sistema de justicia criminal y ejerci como fiscal en Washington, D.C. Ms adelante, apost todos sus conocimientos para convertirse en periodista legal. Fue una de las primeras que cubri el caso de Trayvon Martin, contra el criterio de sus productores, que lo consideraban una historia local. Hoy, Sunny Hostin es una de las voces ineludibles del mundo de las noticias y entretenimiento y aprovecha su enorme visibilidad para abogar por la justicia social y los marginados. En este libro, Sunny reflexiona sobre su lucha por tener hijos, sus dilemas personales y muchos de los casos de alto perfil en los que trabaj en CNN, Fox News, ABC y The View , siempre con ese estilo incisivo y sin pelos en la lengua que tan bien la define. Yo soy estas verdades son las conmovedoras memorias de una mujer que supo compaginar varios mundos sin abandonar las races de su identidad, y logr el xito profesional sin renunciar a sus ideales. Sunny Hostin es la galardonada periodista, reportera y coanfitriona de The View . Anteriormente fue analista legal y presentadora en CNN. Ha escrito para Forbes Woman , Essence , New York Post , Wall Street Journal , Latina y Ebony . Es neoyorquina de pura cepa y vive con su esposo y dos hijos en Westchester, Nueva York. The Emmy Award winner, co-host of The View, and ABC News senior legal correspondent chronicles her journey from growing up in a South Bronx housing project to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney and journalist in this powerful memoir that offers an intimate and unique look at identity, intolerance, and injustice. "What are you?" has followed Sunny Hostin from the beginning of her story, as she grew up half Puerto Rican and half African-American raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx. Escaping poverty and the turbulence of her early life through hard work, a bit of luck and earning academic scholarships to college and law school, Sunny immersed herself in the workings of the criminal justice system. In Washington, D.C., Sunny became a federal prosecutor, soon parlaying her wealth of knowledge of the legal system into a successful career as a legal journalist. She was one of the first national reporters to cover Trayvon Martin's death?which her producers erroneously labeled "just a local story." Today, an inescapable voice from the top echelons of news and entertainment, Sunny uses her platform to advocate for social justice and give a voice to the marginalized. In her signature no-holds-barred, straight-up style, Sunny opens up and shares her intimate struggles with fertility and personal turmoil, and reflects on the high-stakes cases and stories she worked on as a prosecutor and during her time at CNN, Fox News, ABC and The View. Timely, poignant, and moving, I Am These Truths is the story of a woman living between two worlds, and learning to bridge them together to fight for what's right Growing up half Puerto Rican and half African-American, raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx, Hostin escaped poverty and the turbulence of her early life through hard work, a bit of luck and earning academic scholarships to college and law school before immersing herself in the workings of the criminal justice system. She became a federal prosecutor, then a legal journalist. She was one of the first national reporters to cover Trayvon Martin's death-- which her producers labeled "just a local story." Here she shares her personal turmoil, and reflects on the high-stakes cases and stories she worked on as a prosecutor and during her time at CNN, Fox News, ABC and The View. -- adapted from jacket The co-host of "The View" and ABC News senior legal correspondent traces her journey from a biracial child in a South Bronx housing project to a successful and influential Washington, D.C. attorney and journalist