Mayor Kasim Reed and the City of Atlanta partner with Operation HOPE for its HOPE Global Forum, Annual Meeting 2016

by | Dec 11, 2015 | Financial Literacy, HOPE Global Forum, HOPE Global Forums, HOPE Global Initiatives, HOPE Project 5117, HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Book, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

A special thank you to my friend, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and his Reed Administration for agreeing to partner with Operation HOPE around the HOPE Global Forum Annual Meeting, scheduled for January 13-15, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. Mayor Reed also serves as one of...

Operation HOPE brings its ‘silver rights movement’ back home to Atlanta. Partnering with City of Atlanta

by | Dec 11, 2015 | Financial Literacy, HOPE 700 Credit Score Communities, HOPE Global Forums, HOPE Inside, HOPE Office of Government Relations and Public Policy, HOPE Project 5117, HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Book, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

  Every since the day we opened HOPE Inside @Ebenezer in Atlanta, across from the King Center, Operation HOPE has been busy expanding the delivery platform of our empowerment work in underserved communities throughout the nation.  The downside of our robust and...

“The historic renaming of the Treasury Annex to the Freedman’s Bank Building could not have come at a better time. As a community, we are more focused than ever on economic mobility and opportunity. Thank you US Treasury and Secretary Jack Lew for recognizing the achievements of the past, and providing us with a symbol of hope for the future.”   

Vanessa De Luca, Editor-In-Chief, Essence Magazine

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How we Rebuild our American Shrinking Middle Class?

How we Rebuild our American Shrinking Middle Class?

by | Dec 11, 2015 | HOPE 700 Credit Score Communities, HOPE B- Business Compact, HOPE Business-In-A-Box, HOPE Inside, HOPE Inside Certified Plus, HOPE Project 5117, HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Book, John Hope Bryant Authored, Silver Rights

In 1971, the Middle Class was 61% of the U.S. population.  Today, the Middle Class is estimated to be at 49.9%, or less than 50% of the American population for the first time in my lifetime.  This is not only not good news for America, I suggest that it is also one of...