An Honest President in Great Africa

I could not be more impressed with a Head of State, yet alone a pioneering African Head of State.  I first met His Excellency Paul Kegame, President of Rwanda, at a private dinner at the home of my friend and mentor Quincy Jones last year, attended by me and my...

Leadership Memphis, Tennessee

Mayor Roosevelt Dorn of Inglewood, California, president of the National Council of Black Mayors, stands with Ambassador Andrew Young, Ambassador Young’s brother Walter Young, other delegates to the Mayor’s conference and myself in Memphis, Tennessee for...

The Killing of a Dreamer

Recently during a speech trip to Memphis, Tennessee to speak before the National Council of Black Mayors I took a required detour to the Lorraine Motel, the location of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death on April 4th, 1968. A great man. A tragic end. An...

Hanging Out with HOPE

A couple classy ladies of HOPE (members of our team) hanging out with our chief operating officer, Bill Hawkins, at the recent Black Business Association of Los Angeles dinner where Operation HOPE received the "Business of the Year" Award. Bravo, onward and...