Bank of America calls cops for Black man cashing check. Banking while Black. When is enough, enough

Bank calls cops for Black man cashing the check from his boat sale. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler condemns wrongful bank robbery suspicion. TheGrio Staff Mon, March 14, 2022, 6:14 AM·3 min read Almond Brewer was surrounded by Arizona police after a credit union manager doubted the authenticity of an account holder’s check. Authorities were called on a Black Arizona man attempting to cash a check he received after selling a boat. The man, Almond Brewer, went to Pinal County Federal Credit Union in Apache Junction to cash the $3,200 check only to be surrounded by police after a manager doubted its authenticity. According to a local report from 12 News, the incident occurred in October 2021 when the credit union manager called 911 — while Brewer waited — and told them the personal check was fake. The report notes that Brewer told the teller he had received the check after selling his boat to a woman on Facebook Marketplace, “and she looked kind of…