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The previous chapters presented evidence on a range of historical and present-day policies, practices, and data collection that have influenced the participation and success of systemically minoritized racial and ethnic groups in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) careers and organizations. Per the committee’s statement of task, this chapter provides evidence from the lived experience and other crucial sources of information beyond traditional quantitative methods. The goal of the chapter is to provide a firsthand account of some of the challenges Black scholars encounter as they navigate in STEMM organizations. The interviews underscore the complex range of experiences, emotions, and situations that confront even the most successful Black scholars. This chapter also provides concrete examples of how the issues identified throughout this report are manifest on a personal …