You're listening to the Sunday story, I'm Aisha Roscoe.

Whoopi Goldberg lives her life loudly and unapologetically.

From the color purple.

I'm poor black I may even be ugly but dear God I'm here I'm here.

To the view. This is the view.

With Whoopi.

It all starts now.

She's a familiar face in entertainment. Her work has been widely acclaimed. She's

received all the top awards winning Hollywood's equivalent to the

Triple Crown and E got claiming an Emmy a Grammy a Tony

Ananaska. And the Oscar goes to? The Grammy goes to. And the winner is Whoopi Goldberg.

Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg.

Beyond movies and TV, Whoopi has also worked with UNICEF

as an advocate for children's health globally and founded a medical marijuana company centered on women's well-being.

Rounding out her Renaissance woman characteristic, she's also an author.

She's published children's stories and written about her own path,

including her 1997 book entitled Book.

But up until now, she hadn't shared the details of what her family life was like when she was growing up.

In Whoopi's new memoir, Bits and Pieces,

We get to know her mother, Emma Johnson Johnson and her brother Clyde Johnson.

They both knew Whoopi as Karen Johnson, her given name.

They were a close-knit family of three that Whoopi has said shaped who she is today,

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