“…the only way for me to define my message was for me to be the one who delivered it” – Valerie Jarrett (Excerpt from Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward)
Recently, Valerie Jarrett, the former Senior Advisor to President Obama who oversaw the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, sat down with Blackdoctor.org Editor, Bryana Holcomb, to discuss her recent memoir, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward.
In her interview, Ms. Jarrett described what motivated her to find her voice and how she found strength in her failures.
Born in Iran to Black American parents, Valerie’s entrance into the world was different than most American children, yet very