Days after Killer Mike encouraged the people of Atlanta to move their money to Citizen’s Trust, a black-owned bank located in the city, the bank has reportedly welcomed 8,000 new customers.
According to the New York Post, Citizen’s Trust has seen a “huge influx” of new customers in the days since Killer Mike’s interview on Hot 107.9.
“This movement brought awareness to the importance of community banks, and the strength of community banks, inside the communities they support,” said Diedra St. Julien, Citizens Trust’s marketing director, according to the Post.
Although Killer Mike has continuously stressed the importance of supporting black-owned businesses, it was during a recent interview with Hot 107.9 that he suggested that people take their money to Citizen’s Trust.
“What we can do is go to your banks tomorrow,” he said. “You can go to your bank tomorrow. And you can say ‘Until you as a corporation start to speak on our behalf, I want all my money. And I’m taking all my money to Citizen’s Trust’…Apartheid ended in South Africa because students in America said ‘We not flying Delta anymore. We not drinking Coca-Cola anymore. We’re not supporting any corporation that supports the Apartheid and the enslavement of people that look like us.’ And I’m just saying once again…Take your money out of this dog’s hands. Out of their paws. Take your money.”
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lol watch this bomb harder than russel simmons’ catastrophe of a bank.
Bomb harder? This ain’t a rap album idiot! Black banks have been around forever
Let us assume this fails, how on earth does that benefit you? just wondering.
Russel did not have a bank, he had a prepaid card through a bank you idiot. And citizen trust bank been around for decades already
Sorry gotta double post to point out possibly the stupidest thing killer mike has ever said: “Apartheid ended in South Africa because students in America said ‘We not flying Delta anymore. We not drinking Coca-Cola anymore. We’re not supporting any corporation that supports the Apartheid and the enslavement of people that look like us.’”
South Africa is a great example of where the black man won against the white man. Now…uh, it’s a wonderful and safe country.
I heard that it’s not that safe for a white though… I heard from white guys that if black criminals would rob white peoples house they’d murder everyone but they’ll specifically leave the children alive so they can put them in the oven and burn to death… So Idk what do you mean by “safe”, as for me “safe place” is the place which is save for all it’s citizens, tourists or whoever
You don’t know what you’re talking about . The minority whites of South Africa are controlling more than 80% of the economy. You call that freedom?!
They need some place they can trust to deposit their profits from looting, give them a break.
Why not start a community credit union?
I totally agree with black economics and the establishment of ourselves as a strong financial component in this country, however, my concern is how do we ensure black banks and credit unions remain solvent in this particular climate? We know that the system has shut down black prosperity in the past; how can we come up with a plan to ensure it doesn’t happen again? I.e., Black Wall Street Little Rock Arkansas?
Wade IaI amttat the same thing.
We must come up with a method to ensure our funds that does not involve total dependence on the FDIC. If not, it would be similar to taking all of our worldly possessions, placing it in a house without having a security system or a watchdog and thinking no one will attempt to rob us.
Wade I was thinking the thing.