Debra Lee, former CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET), will reflect on her journey from her childhood in the segregated South to the leader of the first Black-owned company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.  Ms. Lee will share insights into her storied career and the many obstacles she faced as a Black woman executive.   She will be joined in conversation by Glory Edim, founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a nationwide book club-turned-literacy non-profit. 

Debra Lee is the former CEO of BET, where she served for over thirteen years.  She is the founder and chair of Leading Women Defined Foundation and the co-founder of the women's mentoring group Monarchs Collective.  She serves as a director on the boards of Warner Bros. Discovery,  Marriott International, and Procter & Gamble.

Glory Edim is the founder of the book club-turned-literacy non-profit Well-Read Black Girl.  She is the author of the anthology, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves.

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