Bank of America: "We Invite You to Use The Convenience of Our ATMs to Bank on Your Time....Unless You Are Black. If So, Then Please Do So By 6pm!"

<p><strong>Bank of America turns off ATMs at 6pm in black neighborhoods for what they describe as "safety reasons"</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.kmov.com/news/bank-of-america-shutting-down-some-atms-early-in-north/article_d815659a-30d2-11ea-8f41-4be1dd20b3aa.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter"><strong>https://www.kmov.com/news/bank-of-america-shutting-down-some-atms-early-in-north/article_d815659a-30d2-11ea-8f41-4be1dd20b3aa.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter</strong></a></p> <p><strong>This has been the topic I was the most nervous talking about. But a news story from St Louis TV Station KMOV made me decide it needs to be discussed. This has a section in my upcoming book</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Here's the thing: Bank of America managers are tasked to thin out the line in the branches, and are even incentivized in their bonuses by it. They call it "digital migration". When you tell a client to go to the ATM, the expectation is they can do it anytime.</strong></p> <p><strong>Tell that to the folks on </strong><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/2907+Crenshaw+Blvd,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90016/@34.0290246,-118.335155,3a,90y,298.98h,91.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sh9_qr5cEvoUo8t-e9dKykw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2b848b08bb05f:0xda9fbc1c41fc16dc!8m2!3d34.0290906!4d-118.3353786"><strong>29th and Crenshaw in Los Angeles</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Tell that to the folks in </strong><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Howell+St+%26+Goodfellow+Blvd,+St.+Louis,+MO+63147/@38.7221165,-90.2421384,3a,75y,28.28h,95.88t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s23ixlQ22RHJrFwCa0KjQjA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D23ixlQ22RHJrFwCa0KjQjA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod%2Flocal-details-getcard.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D22.654118%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x87df4be9eaae276b:0x4c81773323ad84a6!8m2!3d38.7220885!4d-90.2420815?hl=en"><strong>North City in St. Louis</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Their ATMs close at 6, leaving one of