Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has a plan to tackle Boston's wealth divide

Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has a plan to tackle Boston’s wealth divide. The Georgia native recently made his plan “to launch a project to bring Black Wall Street here in Boston” known, drawing on the historic Oklahoma institution as a model for future prosperity for people of color.

Per Bloomberg’s Randall Williams, Brown has partnered with Harvard Business School, Roxbury Community College and Lauren and Jrue Holiday’s JLH Fund to offer up to $250,000 in investment grants. “To be able to give access to capital, create sustainability and culturally competent initiatives, all of these insights have informed us on how to create this program for Boston,” shared Brown.

“Being able to partner with people who have high influence in other places can make it more impactful,” he added.

Applications to the program can be found at www.bxchange.org and must be submitted by August 15, 2024.

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