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A new Sixers arena could come with $50 million in community benefits. Critics ask who would gain.

Philadelphia’s deal with the team calls for a $50 million outlay for the community. Some ask: Who stands to gain?

The Rev. Leslie Callahan, of St. Paul’s Baptist Church, speaks during a press conference of clergy with POWER, an interfaith, multiracial coalition that gathered on front steps of Mother Bethel AME Church on Oct. 8. The clergy questions the $50 million community benefits agreement related to a Center City Sixers arena.
The Rev. Leslie Callahan, of St. Paul’s Baptist Church, speaks during a press conference of clergy with POWER, an interfaith, multiracial coalition that gathered on front steps of Mother Bethel AME Church on Oct. 8. The clergy questions the $50 million community benefits agreement related to a Center City Sixers arena.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer