The Banks We Deserve - In Conversation with Oscar Perry Abello

A public conversation centered on Oscar Perry Abello's book, "The Banks We Deserve: Reclaiming Community Banking for a Just Economy." The conversation explores how community-controlled financial institutions power neighborhood investment and what it takes to start new ones—connecting directly to Detroit's story of Black economic self-determination. Moderated by Jermaine Ruffin, Senior Vice President of Neighborhoods at Invest Detroit, host of The Streets Are Planning podcast, and lecturer at the University of Michigan's Taubman College. Panelist Jordan Miller, Chairman and CEO of Adelphi Bank — the first Black-owned bank to open in the U.S. in 20 years — brings decades of banking leadership and a deep commitment to closing the racial wealth gap through community-controlled capital. Presented in partnership with Next City.