Former NFL star Warrick Dunn is hosting a conversation centered on diversity and inclusion as part of his charity’s Juneteenth celebration.
Dunn, a three-time Pro Bowl running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, will sit down with NFL Network host Steve Wyche on Thursday evening for a virtual chat featuring guest appearances from various players past and present.
“It’s important to have a conversation just about diversity and inclusion,” Dunn said. “We want to be able to educate companies on the topic but also give them solutions. I just think the biggest step toward that would be starting a dialogue. A lot of times people don’t want to talk about a lot of the issues, but you have to be open and honest and have an open dialogue about the issues. Then, come with how can we solve these problems and make diversity and inclusion and corporation equal for all and not just for the upper echelon.”
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