Mariah Carey Opens Up About The ‘Harrowing’ Racism She Experienced As A Child

Mariah Carey released her first memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, to critical acclaim. The artist recounts details from her award-winning career, her tumultuous childhood in the '70s and '80s, and her experiences with racism within her family and the industry, as a biracial daughter of divorced parents.

Mariah Carey is continuing to dish on the good, the bad, and the ugly of her life.

While you may not find Mariah Carey shading James Packer in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Mimi made her stance on her ex-fiancé perfectly clear in a new interview with The Guardian on October 5. In case you were wondering why the “Always Be My Baby” singer, 50, didn’t include her relationship with the Australian billionaire, 53, anywhere in her book, it’s because Carey doesn’t think their engagement “mattered.”

new book makes it official: We are in the golden age of the celebrity memoir.“The Meaning of Mariah” — published Tuesday and already a critically acclaimed best seller — follows three recent, blockbuster confessionals by female superstars: “Inside Out,” by Demi Moore, “Open Book,”  by Jessica Simpson, and Michelle Obama’s “Becoming.”All four women have broken barriers. Carey holds multiple Guinness World Records, including the most No.

Mariah Carey is opening up like never before.

Mariah Carey has opened up about her complicated relationship with her mother, and how it still impacts her life and career.In a new interview with CBS This Morning, Carey, who is promoting her new memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey, discussed her mother Patricia’s alleged jealousy over her career.Explaining that Patricia is a “very talented” Juilliard-trained opera singer, the 50-year-old told Gayle King: “I've always credited her with exposing me to music,” and encouraging Carey to say “when I

For years, fans have wondered why Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon divorced. Now, the “We Belong Together” singer is finally opening up about her breakup in her new memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which hit shelves on Tuesday, September 29.

Mariah Carey. In her new memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the five-time Grammy winner pulls back the curtain on her life and career thus far, giving fans an unprecedented look at one of the most accomplished — and private — stars in music history.Carey divides the book into four parts: Wayward Child, Sing.

traumatic childhood, which involved growing up in a “dysfunctional” household and dealing with fear, racism, and jealousy from her mom, Patricia Carey. The songstress discussed the struggles of her younger years, some which still haunt her, during an interview with on Monday.

As Mariah Carey continues to promote her new tell-all memoir, we’re learning more about the painful truth behind The Meaning of Mariah Carey.