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From W HYY in Philadelphia, I'm Tanya Mosley with Fresh Air Weekend. Today, Barbara Strizand, in her new memoir

she writes about everything, from growing up with a mother who constantly criticized her, to her

love life and her extensive career.

Also we'll hear from Tereke Trotter, co-founder and lead MC for the Roots.

He's best known by a stage name Black Thought, and for always wearing his signature sunglasses.

I think it's just, you know, it's just, it's a line of defense.

It's one more, you know, even if it's a super thin veil,

it's a veil of separation between the world and me.

Trotter was just seven years old when he got his first job at an optician's office.

When he was a teen, he experienced one of the biggest tragedies of his life, the murder of his mother.

And it was his friend and creative partner, a mere Quest Love Thompson, that took him in.

Together, they co-founded the roots.

Hey, it's Manouche Zamorodi from NPR's Ted Radio Hour.

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