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How Famous Black Athletes Like Jaylen Brown, Lebron Are Driving Black Wealth

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Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content. Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown made headlines in 2023 after signing a massive five-year, $304 million contract extension. […]

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How We Move Beyond the Racial Wealth Gap in America: Part II.

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In the second half of this series, I’m exploring current proposals that could help close the racial wealth gap, individual actions you can take to help reconfigure our systems, and a few next steps to help you and your family rise above the statistics. As I wrote in part one of this series, the racial

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How the Racial Wealth Gap Affects Me: Part I

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While the solution and causes behind the racial wealth gap are complicated, the problem itself is simple. The fact is, Black families in the U.S. hold about 15% the wealth of white families. Because it takes wealth (or capital) in this country to create more wealth, it has become mathematically impossible to catch up. One

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