Valerie Sheppard, a black female executive took us on her journey to the top. Her struggles for acceptance among whites, and not being black enough for blacks. Her call to action were profound.

"I have been acculturated white in a black body. It was always instilled in me that black people have to work twice as hard to get half as much. Like, that was just a given....Outwardly, it's obvious I'm black, I don't pass for something not black, I am black or of black descent but inside..." Valerie Sheppard