Monday, July 25, 2016

Rappers In Houston Flood Black-Owned Bank To Open Accounts

 
By Robert Stitt

If you have been following the #buyblack movement, then you are probably also aware of #Bankblack.  What you may not know is that the movement has taken on a whole new dynamic with the national protests over the shooting deaths of Black men by the police.

Michael Grant, the president of the National Bankers Association – a trade association representing America’s women and minority-owned banks believes “These killings released a sense of hopelessness and frustration, and this volcanic eruption happened for us to do something positive, to put our energies into something that can help solve problems.” According to Grant, the positive action is the drive for Black Americans to put their money in minority-owned financial institutions. “The African-American community is turning inward out of frustration…I think the shootings really were a spark, a catalyst that unleashed an energy, a yearning that was bubbling up,” he added. 

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Source: Your Black World News

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