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Cobey1 t1_jdg0i40 wrote

Reply to comment by Civil_Peak in Black clergy and businesspeople support Sixers arena proposal by dc122186

I get the 40% for vendors stuff, but why is the Black Clergy getting involved? That is very weird to me and makes me skeptical about what is being said behind closed doors. To me, idk why any leader of any faith would get involved in a debacle about the location of a sports arena. They could be advocating for more affordable housing, cheaper public transit fares, public ed, etc, not the construction of a sports complex. That itself rings red flags 🚩

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Civil_Peak t1_jdg25mq wrote

clergy is how people get things done. When a politican wants to get elected one of the people he convinces is your local clergy so that clergy member can advocate for you. It the same thing with projectors. You might say "did you hear Pastor so-so talk about how great that new project would be for our community".

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msbfromthep t1_jdi331i wrote

Hmm as a person of Faith and a black woman, I agree with you. There are many others things, that the black clergy and business persons should be focused on. I get wanting to help “minority” trade workers with contracts but this is one the BC/business people can sit out!

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