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Hey, I'm Veronica dagger and this is the Wall Street Journal Secrets of Wealthy Women,

where women share how they tackle career, money, and the world.

For the past few weeks, cities across America and around the world have been rocked by protests and

unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. His death has also

sparked conversations about race on on the streets, at home and at work.

Bleneer Ervin says it's about time.

Bleney is president for the Center for Talent Innovation, a nonprofit that helps leaders create

more diverse and inclusive workplaces.

But before she took on that role, she spent a decade as an executive in Global Finance

at Bank of America, where she became a

well-known advocate for diversity on Wall Street. Today she's here to tell us why

it's important to talk about race at work, how her own personal experience as an LGBTQ person of color has shaped her views,

and how these conversations could help change corporate America. Welcome to Secrets, Lanaya. Thank you for having me.

Our pleasure. Welcome to Secrets, Lanier. Thank you for having me.

Our pleasure.

First, I want to ask, how are you?

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