and we have collette phillips who is the ceo of her firm that helps to adjust the diversity or lack thereof of the region. welcome to urban update. >> thank you. this will be great. if would be a month from now. >> 3 and a half weeks but who's counting? >> alberto: for those who do not know about alliance for business leadership, what is it? >> it is a coalition of progressive business leaders united in what we think is a not so crazy idea that social responsibility and sustainable economic growth go >> alberto: excellent. so i know that if you are around you going to make sure that day there is some talk about diversity because of the changing demographics in boston. >> absolutely. boston as you know is 53 percent people of color. and as you like to say my friend, if you are not related to a latino, if you're not latino you will be related to one very soon. >> alberto: exactly. and you are 52 percent. >> so the demographics are changing and i'm proud to say as a member of the alliance that they are leading by example. their board of directors is very gender and racially diverse and i am go