Rapper Killer Mike Urges People to #BankBlack to Save Disappearing Black Banks
Rapper Killer Mike, who started a #BankBlack movement in 2016, is urging his fans to invest their money in Black banks once again....
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Economist Offers $50 Billion Federal Solution to the Black Banking Crisis
Economist William Michael Cunningham says one solution to the black banking crisis is to have the FOMC create a black bank liquidity pool totaling at...
Looking Back at the History of America’s Black Banks, Even as They Strive For Vitality
In their prime, black banks across the country were a financial shelter for their customers but today the number of black banks is collapsing...
New Bill Could Help Black Banks Raise Capital, Cut Costs, and Attract Black Investors
A new bill could help black banks raise more capital, boost small business lending in the African American community, and attract more black investors....
Why ISF Bank, the Last Black-Owned Bank in Illinois, Is Changing Its Name
In efforts to expand across the United States and beyond, the owners of Illinois Service Federal Savings & Loan Association (ISF Bank) will change its...
President of Largest Black-Owned Bank: Boomers Can Learn Economic Optimism from Millennials
As president and owner of OneUnited Bank, the largest black-owned bank in America, I have the opportunity to speak about financial literacy with many black...
How Black Lives Matter Powered The #BankBlack Movement
Texas' only black-owned bank just opened its first out-of-state branch in Atlanta. A few years ago, many of these banks were in the dangers of...
Two Millennials Help Modernize a Historic Black-Owned Bank
Twenty-six is typically not the age when someone is appointed to a bank’s advisory board. However, black-owned Mechanics and Farmers (M&F) Bank bucked tradition and appointed...
45 Great Moments in Black Business: No. 45- #BankBlack
With this viral movement and renewed focus, BE 100s banks are also reaching a new generation of Millennials while meeting their historic mission....
Why the Bank Black Movement Is Essential to Small Businesses
At the 2017 Entrepreneurs Summit, a panel of bank owners and professionals discussed the #BankBlack wave and how black banks support entrepreneurs of color...