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OneUnited Bank Launches Socially Conscious Card
OneUnited Bank, the largest black-owned bank, has launched another socially conscious bank card. The Solidarity Visa Debit card, which features a raised black fist, is a way for bank users to take a stand against racism.
“The Solidarity Visa Debit Card and the bank’s other unapologetically Black Visa Debit Cards offer its new AutoSave service that automatically transfers change from card purchases to a savings account. AutoSave makes saving easier to help Black Americans build wealth,” said the bank in a press release.
This isn’t the first time OneUnited Bank has used a bank card to highlight African-American history. Previous bank cards have highlighted African kings and civil rights icon Harriet Tubman. The Tubman card, released last year, featured her making the Wakandan salute (arms raised in a cross sign.)
The card was featured on TMZ and “Saturday Night Live,” according to Kevin Cohee, OneUnited Bank president.
The timing of the Tubman card was important too. It came out during a time when the Trump administration refused to put Tubman’s image on the $20 bill, even though a poll had requested this. Cohee said the…
