{"id":9635,"date":"2024-02-01T10:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myprospera.com\/blog\/taxes-free-file-2"},"modified":"2026-06-03T01:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:01:31","slug":"black-history-month-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myprospera.com\/es\/blog\/black-history-month-24","title":{"rendered":"Homenaje a los pioneros financieros afroamericanos: Mes de la Historia Negra 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"c-post-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-post-hero__visual\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car-.png\" class=\"c-post-hero__image\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car-.png 1920w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--960x360.png 960w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--480x180.png 480w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--1280x480.png 1280w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--1080x405.png 1080w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--806x302.png 806w, https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yellow-car--640x240.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"c-post-hero__text\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"c-post-hero__heading\">\n\t\t\tHomenaje a los pioneros financieros afroamericanos: Mes de la Historia Negra 2024\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-post-hero__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-entry-meta__posted-on\">Actualizado por \u00faltima vez el <time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T01:01:31-05:00\">3 de junio de 2026<\/time> <\/div><div class=\"c-entry-meta__author\">por <a href=\"https:\/\/myprospera.com\/es\/blog\/author\/prospera_adm\">Uni\u00f3n de Cr\u00e9dito Prospera<\/a> <\/div><div class=\"c-entry-meta__categories\">en <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Categor\u00edas de puestos: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myprospera.com\/es\/blog\/category\/community\" rel=\"category tag\">Comunidad<\/a><\/span> <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header><!-- .c-post-hero -->\n\n\n<div class=\"c-wp-block--paragraph\">\n<p>Al sumergirnos en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackhistorymonth.gov\/\">Mes de la Historia Negra<\/a>En la actualidad, es el momento perfecto para escuchar acerca de algunas personas verdaderamente inspiradoras que han hecho olas en el mundo de las finanzas personales y el empoderamiento de la comunidad. Aqu\u00ed en PCU, estamos encantados de arrojar luz sobre algunas de las impresionantes contribuciones de los afroamericanos a la industria financiera y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. Demos un paseo por los recuerdos y conozcamos a estos incre\u00edbles pioneros que han dejado una huella imborrable en la historia (y en nuestras carteras).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-wp-block--heading h-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eugene Kinckle Jones: A la cabeza de la capacitaci\u00f3n econ\u00f3mica<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-wp-block--columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"c-wp-block--paragraph\">\n<p>Conozca a Eugene Kinckle Jones, un aut\u00e9ntico pionero de su tiempo. A principios del siglo XX, su objetivo era asegurarse de que todo el mundo tuviera una oportunidad justa de triunfar. Como primer secretario ejecutivo de la Liga Urbana Nacional, Jones fue como un superh\u00e9roe de la educaci\u00f3n financiera y el esp\u00edritu empresarial. <em>Cre\u00eda en el poder de la educaci\u00f3n, el empleo y la vivienda para elevar a las comunidades,<\/em> y su legado sigue inspir\u00e1ndonos hoy en d\u00eda. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugene_Kinckle_Jones\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Eugene en Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"c-wp-block--image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2f937fa2244&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a2f937fa2244\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" 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Luke Penny Savings Bank, convirti\u00e9ndose en la primera mujer afroamericana en fundar un banco en Estados Unidos. Su banco no se limitaba a ganar dinero...<em> se trataba de marcar la diferencia en las comunidades desfavorecidas.<\/em> El esp\u00edritu emprendedor y el liderazgo comunitario de Maggie son poco menos que legendarios. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maggie_L._Walker\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Maggie en Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-wp-block--heading h-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Booker T. Washington: Aplausos para la independencia econ\u00f3mica<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-wp-block--columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"c-wp-block--paragraph\">\n<p>Centr\u00e9monos ahora en Booker T. Washington, un aut\u00e9ntico campe\u00f3n de la autosuficiencia econ\u00f3mica. <em>Sab\u00eda que la educaci\u00f3n y el trabajo duro eran las claves del \u00e9xito.<\/em>As\u00ed que fund\u00f3 la National Negro Business League para ayudar a la gente a crear empresas y poseer tierras. La visi\u00f3n de Booker sobre la capacitaci\u00f3n econ\u00f3mica es un recordatorio de que, con un poco de agallas y determinaci\u00f3n, todo es posible. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Booker_T._Washington\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Booker en Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"c-wp-block--image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2f937fa3324&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a2f937fa3324\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mary Church Terrell: Defensora de los derechos civiles y la autonom\u00eda econ\u00f3mica<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-wp-block--columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"c-wp-block--image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2f937fa39ea&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a2f937fa39ea\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"c-wp-block--paragraph\">\n<p>Por \u00faltimo, pero no por ello menos importante, conozca a Mary Church Terrell, pionera en la lucha por los derechos civiles y la autonom\u00eda econ\u00f3mica. Miembro fundador de la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional para el Progreso de las Personas de Color (NAACP) y de la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Mujeres de Color (NACW), defendi\u00f3 incansablemente la justicia social y econ\u00f3mica. <em>Hizo hincapi\u00e9 en la importancia de la educaci\u00f3n y la independencia econ\u00f3mica de las mujeres afroamericanas, <\/em>dejando un legado de empoderamiento e igualdad. La dedicaci\u00f3n de Mary a promover los derechos y las oportunidades de las comunidades marginadas sigue inspir\u00e1ndonos hoy en d\u00eda. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Church_Terrell\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Mary en Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-wp-block--paragraph\">\n<p>As\u00ed que ah\u00ed lo tienen: cuatro personas incre\u00edbles que han tenido un impacto duradero en las finanzas personales, la educaci\u00f3n financiera y el empoderamiento de la comunidad. En Prospera Credit Union, estamos orgullosos de estar en los hombros de estos gigantes mientras trabajamos hacia un futuro m\u00e1s brillante y equitativo. Al celebrar el Mes de la Historia Negra, mantengamos vivo su legado y continuemos promoviendo la inclusi\u00f3n financiera, la educaci\u00f3n y la prosperidad para todos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"c-wp-block--heading -text-center h-2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udc99 \u00a1Feliz mes de la historia negra! \ud83d\udc9b<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"c-callout c-callout__image--6a2f937fa498c -overlay-65 -bg-blue\">\n\t<style>@media (min-width: 67.5em) {.c-callout__image--6a2f937fa498c {background-image:url(https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/referral-bonus-hero-opt-715x480.jpg); }}@media (min-width: 48.0625em) and (max-width: 67.4375em) {.c-callout__image--6a2f937fa498c {background-image:url(https:\/\/myprospera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/referral-bonus-hero-opt-715x480.jpg); }}<\/style>\t<div class=\"c-callout__container\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"c-callout__heading\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-callout__icon -icon-leaf--white\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\tCorre la voz, \u00a1te pagaremos por ello!\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-callout__content\">\n\t\t\t<p>H\u00e1bleles de nosotros a sus amigos. Creemos que una recomendaci\u00f3n es el mejor cumplido.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc99 Mostraremos nuestro agradecimiento en met\u00e1lico. \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-callout__cta-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-callout__cta -button-yellow\" href=\"\/es\/referral-bonus\/\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we dive into Black History Month, it&#8217;s the perfect time to hear about some truly inspiring folks who&#8217;ve made waves in the world of personal finance and community empowerment. Here at PCU, we&#8217;re excited to shine a light on some of the awesome contributions of African Americans to the financial industry and beyond! 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