Here Is A Listing of All the Black Banks in the United States #MustSee

If ever there was a time for community building and cultivation, that time is right now. Though the need to strengthen our communities is apparent, many are left wondering exactly what can be done or what role a single person can play to ultimately generate a lasting impact. Here’s a start—housing your hard earned money in black banks.

According to National Bankers Association (NBA) President, Michael Grant, “This is a movement that began over 100 years ago but had become dormant as a consequence of racial integration. Thousands have been mobilized to protest with their spending power. Many African American consumers are linking the shootings with a sense of powerlessness, feeling undervalued and disrespected.”

Black-owned banks have perhaps never before been in so bright a spotlight nor have drummed up so much excitement in the African American community until recently. The revived interest is considered to have been sparked by the words of rapper Killer Mike during a widely-viewed Town Hall meeting held by MTV and BET. “We can’t go out in the street and start bombing, shooting, and killing. I encourage none of us to engage in acts of violence. I encourage to take our warfare to financial institutions,” he said during the event.

Killer Mike went on to propose that 1 million people should open $100 accounts with black-owned. And people did. In fact, OneUnited Bank thanked Killer Mike personally for giving rise to the #BankBlack movement. OneUnited Bank, which is the nation’s largest black-owned bank, posted on its site that 12 months after Mike’s economic call-to-arms, over $50 million in deposits had been made to black-owned banks.

The following is a listing of all African American banks according to the NBA:

ALABAMA
Commonwealth National Bank
P.O. Box 2326
Mobile, AL, 36652
(251) 476-5938, X105
(251) 476-9488 Fax

Neill W. Wright
President
Liberty Bank and Trust
660 Adams Avenue
Montgomery, AL, 36104
(334) 262- 0800
(334) 262- 0838 Fax
nwright@libertybank.net

CALIFORNIA

Kevin Cohee
President / CEO
OneUnited Bank
3863 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA, 90016
kcohee@oneunited.com

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
B. Doyle Mitchell, Jr.
President & CEO
Industrial Bank
4812 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C., 20011
(202) 722-2014
(202) 722-2040 Fax
dmitchell@industrial-bank.com

FLORIDA
Kevin Cohee
President / CEO
OneUnited Bank
3275 NW 79th St.
Miami, FL, 33147
kcohee@oneunited.com

GEORGIA
Cynthia Day
President & CEO
Citizens Trust Bank
75 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA, 30303
(404) 575-8300
(404) 575-8311 Fax
Cynthia.Day@CTBATL.com

Robert E. James
President
Carver State Bank
P.O. Box 2769
Savannah, GA, 31402
(912) 233-9971
(912) 232-8666 Fax
RJames@carverstatebank.com

KANSAS
Alden J. McDonald
President & CEO
Liberty Bank & Trust
1314 N. 5th
Kansas City, KS, 66101
913-321-7200
ajmcdonald@libertybank.net

KENTUCKY
Pedro A. Bryant
Chairman, President & CEO
Metro Bank
900 S. 12th St.
Louisville, KY, 40210
(502) 775-4553
(502) 775-5323 FAX
pedrob@metrobankky.com

ILLINOIS
Alden J. McDonald, Jr.
President
Liberty Bank & Trust Co.
1111 S. Homan Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60624
(773) 533-6900, X239
(773) 533-8512 Fax
ajmcdonald@libertybank.net

Seaway Bank & Trust Company
645 East 87th Street
Chicago, IL, 60619
(773) 487-4800
(773) 487-0452 Fax
execdesk@seawaybank.us

LOUISIANA
Alden J. McDonald, Jr.
President & CEO
Liberty Bank & Trust Company
P. O. Box 60131
New Orleans, LA, 70160
(504) 240-5161
(504) 240-5166 Fax
ajmcdonald@libertybank.net

MARYLAND
Joseph Haskins
Chairman & CEO
The Harbor Bank of Maryland
25 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD, 21202
(410) 528-1882
(410) 951-1858 Fax
jhaskins@theharborbank.com

MASSACHUSETTS
Kevin Cohee
Chairman & CEO
OneUnited Bank
100 Franklin Street, Suite 600
Boston, MA, 02110
(617) 457-4400
(617) 457-4435 Fax
kcohee@oneunited.com

MICHIGAN
Barry Clay
President & CEO
First Independence Bank
44 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI, 48226
(313) 256-8466
(313) 256-8811 Fax
bclay@firstindependence.com

Alden J. McDonald
President & CEO
Liberty Bank & Trust
9108 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI, 48202
313-873-3310
ajmcdonald@libertybank.net

MISSISSIPPI
Alden J. McDonald
President & CEO
Liberty Bank & Trust
2325 Livingston Rd.
Jackson, MS, 39201
(601) 987-6730
ajmcdonald@libertybank.net

MISSOURI
Alden J. McDonald
President & CEO
Liberty Bank & Trust
1670 E. 63rd St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 822-8560
ajmcdonald@libertybank.net

NEW JERSEY
Preston Pinkett III
President & CEO
City National Bank of New Jersey
900 Broad Street
Newark, NJ, 07102
(973) 624-0865
(973) 624-1879 Fax
ppinkett@citynatbank.com

NEW YORK
Preston Pinkett III
President & CEO
City National Bank of New Jersey
382 W. 125th St.
New York, NY, 10027
(212) 865-4763
ppinkett@citynatbank.com

NORTH CAROLINA
James H. Sills III President & CEO
Mechanics & Farmers Bank
P. O. Box 1932
Durham, NC, 27702
(919) 687-7800,X-816
(910) 687-7821 FAX
Jim.Sills@mfbonline.com

PENNSYLVANIA
Evelyn F. Smalls
President & CEO
United Bank of Philadelphia
30 S. 15th Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA, 19102
(215) 351-4600 X105
(215) 231-3673 Fax
esmalls@unitedbankofphiladelphia.co

SOUTH CAROLINA
John Kreighbaum
President and CEO
South Carolina Community Bank
P. O. Box 425
1545 Sumter Street
Columbia, SC, 29202
(803) 733-8100, X1104
(803) 254-0150 Fax

TENNESSEE
Deborah A. Cole
President & CEO
Citizens Bank
1917 Heiman Street
Nashville, TN, 37208
(615) 327-9787
(615) 329-4843 Fax
dcole@bankcbn.com

Jesse Turner, Jr.
President & CEO
Tri-State Bank of Memphis
180 S. Main
P. O. Box 2007
Memphis, TN, 38101
(901) 525-0384
(901) 526-8608 Fax
lshaw@tristatebank.com

TEXAS
John Scroggins
President & CEO
Unity National Bank
2602 Blodgett Street
Houston, TX, 77004
(713) 387-7401
(713) 387-5040 Fax
jscroggins@unitybanktexas.com

VIRGINIA
Kelvin G. Perry
President
First State Bank
PO Box 6400,201 N. Union Street
Danville, VA, 24541
(434) 792-0198
(434) 792-4978 Fax
Kperry@efirststatebank.com

WISCONSIN
Seaway Bank & Trust Company
645 East 87th Street
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 487-4800
(773) 487-0452 Fax
execdesk@seawaybank.us

-Editor’s Note: This article originally published July 2016 

 

 

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