$5 Billion Claim Filed Against Jay-Z, Bruce Ratner
Submitted by Hahz on February 25, 2008 – 7:43 pmOne Comment
Brooklyn activist Clive Campbell is seeking $5 billion from rapper Jay-Z, developer Bruce Ratner and Barclays bank, filing a “claim of lien” in property records that seeks the money for slavery reparations.
Mr. Ratner, Jay-Z, and Barclay’s are all linked through the $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, for which Mr. Ratner plans to build a Frank Gehry-designed basketball arena for the Nets and more than 6,000 apartments. Jay-Z, a partial owner of the Nets, has been a major supporter of the project, appearing at press conferences to tout its merits. Barclays owns the naming rights to the arena, and has been accused of having links with the slave trade—an accusation the bank denies.
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I am wondering if any one is picking up on the obvious attempts to slander anything that would be connected to sports and the Hip Hop nation. What does Jay-Z putting up an arena and some apartments have to do with,” Barclays owning the naming rights to the arena, and has been accused of having links with the slave trade”? He is apparently not worried about the past but is trying to build on top of it for the future. Take note that the media keeps putting out information on all these black entertainers and there child support, divorces and extc.. As black people we should not only be disrespected we should be more careful on how we as consumers respond to such information. Instead gossiping we should be verify where did the source of information come from and why? They put the information out just because they know some people will run with it and destroy the images of these profound icons with out anything to loose. Check yourself America!