Topic: Social Justice

Introducing our 12th Annual “I Got Bank!” Financial Literacy Contest. Your child can win $1,000 savings account at www.oneunited.com/book! To support you, we’re offering a free “I Got Bank” E-Book until June 30, 2022. To participate, simply visit www.oneunited.com/book!

Equal pay for equal work – especially for Black women – is NOT reality, despite legal frameworks like The Equal Pay Act of 1963. Black women live at the intersection of sexism, racism, and discrimination.

Historically, America has ignored one of its most promising investments: Black women. The “how” and “reasons why” this is the norm is an important conversation to have for sure, but we want to focus on why this overlooked part of our community is the most promising.

We need each one to teach one…especially about Black women. Black women fought valiantly to bring civil rights and voting rights into the limelight while not always benefiting from those efforts themselves.

For the New Black Wall Street this Black History Month, let’s focus on our contributions to the universal language of music and its financial impact.

As the largest Black owned bank in the country, OneUnited Bank defines Black Americans by our assets instead of our challenges. That’s the framework we use to explain the untold history of Black owned banks and the 3 reasons they’re important.

Let’s celebrate Kwanzaa, a Pan-African holiday which celebrates Black family, community and culture. Let’s focus on our collective resources to build the New Black Wall Street in 2022.

So, you open your favorite podcast app, and you start scrolling and scrolling and you think, “where are the Black podcasters?”