OneWest Bank Announces Pledge to Secure 100 HOPE Inside Locations in Los Angeles at Freedman's Bank 150th Anniversary

by | Mar 10, 2015 | Financial Literacy, HOPE 700 Credit Score Communities, HOPE Inside, HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Book, John Hope Bryant Authored, Silver Rights

I was honored to stand with Joseph Otting, President and CEO of OneWest Bank and a friend of mine. I have known Joseph for more than a decade, but I gained genuine respect and high regard for him when I heard he was part of a group that had acquired a true problem...

VIPs and Leaders Come Out for 150th Anniversary of President Lincoln's Freedman's Bank at the National Archives

by | Mar 10, 2015 | Bryant Traveling Man, HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Book, John Hope Bryant Authored, Silver Rights

A special thank you to TVOne's Roland Martin, US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and countless others that joined civil rights icon Ambassador Andrew Young, Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of the King Center and myself (the three co-chairs for Project 5117) at the...

Inspiring Remarks by the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency at the 150th Anniversary of the Freedman's Bank Last Week

by | Mar 10, 2015 | Bryant Traveling Man, Financial Literacy, HOPE Inside, HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Book, John Hope Bryant Authored, Silver Rights

Operation HOPE was honored to collaborate with the U.S. National Archives on the recognition of the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Freedman's Bank, on March 3rd, 2015 in Washington, D.C.  In this regard, it was especially important to...