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Can Jaylen Brown bring a Black Wall Street to Boston?

Jaylen Brown

Celtics star has been awarded the largest contract in NBA history but financial planner, while commending Brown's efforts, says wealth inequality is a complex issue.

Jaylen Brown plans to use the most lucrative contract in National Basketball Association history to attack the wealth gap.

The Boston Celtics awarded the player a $304 million contract Wednesday. When asked what he plans to do with the money, Brown said he’d like to invest in bringing a Black W

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