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Solving Poverty: This Generation Needs An Economic Backup Plan

by John Bryant | Apr 20, 2013 | John Hope Bryant Authored

I recently met a very impressive young man while visiting with my father, Mr. Johnnie Will Smith, in Los Angeles, California.  This young man, who lived next door and is the son of one who helps to care for my proud and still self-powered father of 88 years...

Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell to Moderate HOPE Forum Discussion with U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry at HOPE Financial Dignity Center at Ebenezer in Atlanta

by John Bryant | Apr 20, 2013 | HOPE Global Forums

  Other key leaders join for critical dialogue about financial services for underserved communities on 50th Anniversary of Dr. King's Letter from Birmingham Jail ATLANTA, April 16, 2013–  Operation HOPE will host its latest HOPE Forum...

Solving Poverty: Dr. King, Wealth and Poverty, from Birmingham, Alabama to the Black Mecca of Atlanta

by John Bryant | Apr 20, 2013 | HOPE Global Forums, HOPE Office of Government Relations and Public Policy, John Hope Bryant Authored

This past week marked the 50th anniversary of the Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his Birmingham Movement of 1963.  Much is known about Dr. King's now famous Letter, but it is generally less known that the Birmingham...

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