Juneteenth: A Celebration of Liberation and a Call for Continued Progress
Make your money do more for Black communities| BankBlackUSA
Due to a recent surge in bank fraud in the United States, significant concerns are being raised about the safety of keeping money in traditional banks. As detailed in (the appropriately titled article) Defrauded? Banks May Not Give Your Money Back we’re educated on the numerous issues and challenges victims face in recovering lost funds from their […]| BankBlackUSA
In a significant move, Wes Moore’s recent pardon of marijuana convictions represents a crucial step toward rectifying past injustices. According to an article published by the Washington Post Moore’s actions highlight the broader implications of cannabis legalization and its historical consequences. When we discuss laws criminalizing drugs, it is essential to genuinely uphold the belief that these […]| BankBlackUSA
Make your money do more for Black communities| BankBlackUSA
From the beginning of our country’s history, Black communities have been disinvested in — often intentionally. For much of the 20th century redlining and other exclusionary policies forbade lending in Black communities, segregating our cities. While laws such as the Fair Housing Act and the Community Reinvestment Act penalized and curtailed these practices, their legacy […]| BankBlackUSA
The COWRIE Initiative, home of BankBlackUSA, is excited to announce the hiring of six more interns. Thanks to the generous donations from individuals, organizations, and institutions, COWRIE offered paid internships to Kennedy Austin, Bryan Bermeo, Jurnee Jessie, Davion McArthur, Jeffery Sims, and Cailynn Winford this summer. These six outstanding people will play an instrumental role […]| BankBlackUSA
Make your money do more for Black communities| BankBlackUSA
It has been a while since our last newsletter and we have A LOT of great things to catch you up on. BankBlackUSA is on a roll! If you are short on time here is the TL;DR: We recently celebrated our six year anniversary. We hired college interns from Brown University, University of Michigan, and […]| BankBlackUSA
The BankBlackUSA website redesigned through Instrument‘s Build. Grow. Serve. program was recently honored three times at Fast Company Innovation By Design Awards. We join a community of honorees who are creating products, reimagining spaces, and working to design a better world. Here are the categories we were recognized are: The best graphic design of 2022 […]| BankBlackUSA
July 9th marks six years since BankBlackUSA was created. We are so excited to see what this next year brings to the work we’re doing. A big thanks to all of our allies and partnerships in this journey. Check out these reflections from a few of our founders. LaToya Benjamin For the first 6 years, […]| BankBlackUSA
The COWRIE Initiative, home of BankBlackUSA, is excited to announce the hiring of two more interns. Thanks to the generous donations from individuals, organizations, and institutions, COWRIE offered paid internships to Nate Tran and Nikolas Palafox this summer. These two outstanding people will play an instrumental role in our ongoing operational and programmatic work. Nate […]| BankBlackUSA
