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    Welcome to the latest episode of Fundamentals with Ian Thomas, a Front Office Sports interview show featuring leading operators and voices of the sports industry.

    Today, Diahann Billings-Burford joins the show.

    Billings-Burford is the CEO of RISE, a national nonprofit whose mission is to use sports as a means of eliminating racial discrimination and acting as a vehicle for social justice and societal equality.

    Today’s episode will begin at 12:15pm ET or shortly thereafter.

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