After two years, it's clear that the main beneficiaries of the Sixers' proposed arena would be the billionaires who own the team. And once again in Philadelphia, people of color have the most to lose.

The fight to stop 76 Place is a fight to save Chinatown, the last working class community of color in Center City. But this is bigger than any one neighborhood.

• Sports arenas have a long and ugly history of exploiting communities of color.
• Arenas rely on low-wage, part-time, seasonal service workers—jobs that keep Black and brown folks stuck in a cycle of poverty.
• Congestion and traffic from an arena will slow down emergency vehicles like ambulances and endanger access to Jefferson Hospital, just a block and a half away. 
• The billionaires behind the 76 Place plan to not pay property taxes—taking a handout of $270 million taxpayer dollars. 

It's clear the risks and harms of 76 Place outweigh any imagined benefits. 

Now the question is: Does this city belong to the people, or billionaires? What City Council and Mayor Parker do next will answer that, and there's only one right answer.