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The Lakers’ $12.5 Billion Price Tag Reveals the Power of Owning Black Culture

It's also a story about what happens when culture becomes property — and who gets to participate financially when something created generations ago becomes exponentially more valuable.

The Lakers’ $12.5 Billion Price Tag Reveals the Power of Owning Black Culture

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It's also a story about what happens when culture becomes property — and who gets to participate financially when something created generations ago becomes exponentially more valuable.

*The Los Angeles Lakers' $12.5 billion sale isn't only a basketball story.

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It's also a story about what happens when culture becomes property — and who gets to participate financially when something created generations ago becomes exponentially more valuable. *The Los Angeles Lakers' $12.5 billion sale isn't only a basketball story.

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*The Los Angeles Lakers' $12.5 billion sale isn't only a basketball story.

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