ReShonda Young

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ReShonda Young is an American entrepreneur who founded the first Black-owned bank in the United States in over twenty years.[1] She started and franchised a popcorn business, Popcorn Heaven.[2] In 2020, Young won a lawsuit against the United States Government.[3] She claimed that the government's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was not following the law to help end discrimination against women-owned and Black-owned businesses.[3] Young is also the director of an organization that supports Black business owners in Waterloo, Iowa, United States.[2]

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  1. Hopkins, Jamie Smith. "Closing the wealth gap: An entrepreneur's mission to open Iowa's only Black owned bank". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Center for Public Integrity (2022-02-22). "Get to know ReShonda Young". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. 3.0 3.1 KUIPER, M. (2022, August 11). Mathis talks information gaps with Black business owners. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA).