About the Artwork

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The Hero Image

Maggie L. Walker was the first Black woman to charter a bank and serve as its president in the U.S. A businesswoman and visionary, during the early 1900s, she chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. For many generations to come, her bank served purposely marginalized individuals of Richmond, VA. Her early pioneering and ability to reimagine Black wealth vividly captures the spirit of RUNWAY’s futurist reimagining - a financial system that loves Black people.

The image you see at the top of most of the pages on this site features Black bankers she worked with, in front of St. Luke Penny Savings Bank.

RUNWAY SITE & BRAND CREATORS

Bombilla, Identafire, Lauren Rascoe, Megan Totah Design, MVBD