Foxy My Life in Three Acts
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by Pam Grier, Andrea Cagan

Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (April 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446548502
ISBN-13: 978-0446548502    
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches

Read Chapter 1 from Foxy My Life in Three Acts

Some may know her as hot, gutsy, gun-totin' Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, Coffy, and Jackie Brown. Others may know her from her role as Kit Porter on The L Word. But that only defines one part of the legend that is Pam Grier.

Foxy is Pam's testimony of her life, past and present. In it, she reveals her relationships with Richard Pryor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Freddie Prinze Sr., among others. She unveils her experiences as a backup singer and a blaxploitation star. In particularly candid and shocking chapters, she shares-for the first time-her view of those films and the persecution that blacks, especially women, needed to endure to make a name for themselves . . . including how it felt to be labeled one of the most beautiful women alive, yet not be permitted to try on clothes in a department store because of the color of her skin. And in words sure to inspire many, she tells the story of her ongoing battle with cancer.

From her disappointments to her triumphs, nothing is held back. With FOXY, Pam wishes to impart life lessons to her readers-and hopes to touch their hearts.

 

Related Links

Pam Grier on News Talk Nation with Ton Dunne
http://runt.it/pamontom

NY Times Article
Pam Grier’s Collection of Lessons Learned