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In 1902, she established a newspaper for the organization The St. Luke Herold. Then after that she created The St. Penny Savings Bank. Mrs. Walker served as the bank's first president which was unheard of back then because she was a woman and African American. Later she agreed to serve as chairman of the board of directors when the bank joined with two other Richmond banks to become The Consolidated Bank and Trust Company. She was important because she paved the way for both African Americans and women.

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