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class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >OneUnited Bank<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/black-u-s-banks\/\"  aria-label=\"image image with no title\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-2434' data-av-masonry-item='2434' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-2434 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"\" alt=\"\"  data-av-masonry-custom-link=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/black-u-s-banks\/\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class='avia-curtain-reveal-overlay curtain-reveal-ttb'><\/div><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackoutcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-Design-2.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1);\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Liberty Bank & Trust<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/black-u-s-banks\/\"  aria-label=\"image image with no title\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-2384' data-av-masonry-item='2384' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-2384 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"\" alt=\"\"  data-av-masonry-custom-link=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/black-u-s-banks\/\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class='avia-curtain-reveal-overlay curtain-reveal-ttb'><\/div><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackoutcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-25.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1);\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Adelphi Bank<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/black-u-s-banks\/\"  aria-label=\"image image with no title\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-2389' data-av-masonry-item='2389' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-2389 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"\" alt=\"\"  data-av-masonry-custom-link=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/black-u-s-banks\/\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class='avia-curtain-reveal-overlay curtain-reveal-ttb'><\/div><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackoutcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-29.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1);\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Industrial Bank<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/hbcu-map\/\"  aria-label=\"image image with no title\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-2400' data-av-masonry-item='2400' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-2400 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"\" alt=\"\"  data-av-masonry-custom-link=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/hbcu-map\/\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class='avia-curtain-reveal-overlay curtain-reveal-ttb'><\/div><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackoutcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-32.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1);\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Howard University<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/hbcu-map\/\"  aria-label=\"image image with no title\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-2382' data-av-masonry-item='2382' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-2382 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"\" alt=\"\"  data-av-masonry-custom-link=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/hbcu-map\/\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class='avia-curtain-reveal-overlay curtain-reveal-ttb'><\/div><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackoutcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-14.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1);\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >North Carolina A&T<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/hbcu-map\/\"  aria-label=\"image image with no title\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-2386' data-av-masonry-item='2386' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-2386 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"\" alt=\"\"  data-av-masonry-custom-link=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/hbcu-map\/\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class='avia-curtain-reveal-overlay curtain-reveal-ttb'><\/div><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackoutcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-27.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1);\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 class='av-masonry-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><\/h3><div class='av-masonry-entry-content entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Central State University<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/hbcu-map\/\"  aria-label=\"image image with no title\"  id='av-masonry-1-item-2381' data-av-masonry-item='2381' class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-2381 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image' title=\"\" alt=\"\"  data-av-masonry-custom-link=\"https:\/\/blackoutcoalition.org\/hbcu-map\/\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" ><div class='av-inner-masonry-sizer'><\/div><figure class='av-inner-masonry main_color'><div class='avia-curtain-reveal-overlay curtain-reveal-ttb'><\/div><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class='av-masonry-image-container' style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackoutcoalition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-20.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1);\"  ><\/div><\/div><figcaption class='av-inner-masonry-content site-background'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos'><div class='av-inner-masonry-content-pos-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><h3 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