Ulrick Cherichel, Senior biological systems engineering student at Florida A&M University, made the decision to join a Black-owned bank in light of growing racial tensions in the U.S.
His bank of choice, “One United” is the largest black owned, FDIC insured bank in the U.S.; founded on the principle of garnering black spending power and redistributing wealth into Black communities.
The resurgence of police brutality has started the rise of a standard within the Black community that arguably may pose a strong counter to the racially charged ideologies that many feel encroach on the civil liberties of Black Americans.
Black figureheads, celebrities, and politicians are growing increasingly involved in the “BLM” movement; many promoting civil defenses against the silencing of recent protests.
The current social climate has inspired many members of the Tallahassee community to intentionally support Black businesses.
The international recycling of “Black dollars” back into communities of color is a course of action that has actuated civil rights movements long before the inception of the “Black lives matter” campaign, the world hasn’t seen in uniformity in this magnitude since the 1950s.
