Nations Largest Black-Owned Bank Launches Debit Card To Honor The Lives Of Slain Black Boys

Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice are three of the young black m who lives we've lost to unjust violence over the last several years. There have been countless others. The #BlackLivesMatter movement was sparked as part of the outrage for justice against brutality, especially police brutality, towards our nation's young black males. 

Well, now OneUnited Bank, the largest black-owned bank in the nation, is doing their part for the cause by launching a debit card honoring the lives of the many slain black boys in America.

OneUnited has launched a debit card, named 'Doonie', to embrace the important tradition in the black community of nicknaming our children. The card features an image of a innocent young black boy draped in an American flag. 

The image, originally painted by acclaimed artist and muralist Addonis Parker, who also went by the nickname 'Doonie' as a child, was meant to pay homage to the lives of young black boys lost over the years.

“OneUnited Bank encourages our community to be unapologetically Black and honor our traditions – including the loving tradition of nicknaming our kids,” OneUnited Bank President,Teri Williams, told The Grio. “We have so many unmet needs that can only be filled when we speak in our authentic voice.”

This is not the first time the black-owned bank has launched artistic debit cards in honor of a righteous cause. Earlier this year, OneUnited launched the 'Amir' Visa Debit in partnership with #BlackLivesMatter.

The 'Doonie' Visa debit card gives customers access to 25,000 surcharge-free ATMs across the country and shows the power of the $1.2 trillion of annual spending of the black community. 

With every swipe, customers not only honor our children and our black boys, but they're showing that black lives and #BlackMoneyMatters.