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OneUnited Bank celebrates New Black Wall Street with Greenwood Visa card

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November 5, 2021

OneUnited Bank, a Black owned digital bank, has introduced its Greenwood Card in celebration of New Black Wall Street. This Visa card showcases images from the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was known as Black Wall Street prior to being destroyed by white supremacists in 1921, according to a press release.

The card is part of a larger project to strength Black-owned businesses through the #BankBlack and #BuyBlack movements. Kevin Cohee, chairman and CEO of OneUnited Bank, is the great great grandson of Charles Cohee Jr., who won 40-agree allotments for Freedmen in Oklahoma that helped build Black Wall Street.

"My ancestors fought for civil rights over 100 years ago and won 40-acre allotments for Freedmen that fueled Black wealth in Oklahoma," Cohee said in the release. "We must continue our legacy by celebrating our amazing past as we build the new Black Wall Street."