Freedman's Bank

The Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, better known as the Freedman's Savings Bank, was a corporation established in 1865 by the U.S. Congress to help newly freed Blacks gain financial footing.

Today in Atlanta, Operation Hope kicks off their 2016 HOPE Global Forums Annual Meeting that brings together 3,000 individuals from over thirty different countries to deal with issues that relate to African-Americans and people of color all across the world. Operation Hope’s Global Forums primarily focus on the issue of economics in communities of color. […]