Freedman’s Bank Renaming Ceremony: Full Text Remarks by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew

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I was without words yesterday at the formal ceremony for the formal renaming of the Freedman’s Bank Building in Washington, D.C., across from the U.S. Treasury Department and the White House. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and his team could not have been more...

“We applaud and thank Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew for his wisdom in renaming the Treasury Annex in honor of the historic Freedman’s Bank Building that once sat in its footprint and provided a pathway for economic opportunity for newly freed slaves. The renaming of the building is profoundly important because of its power to keep our national attention focused on the need that continues to this day for advancing the bank’s mission and legacy of promoting economic prosperity for all.” 

— Tom McInerney, President and CEO, Genworth Financial

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Just In: Mayor Kasim Reed to join “The Aspirational Future of Black Men in America.”

by | Jan 8, 2016 | Financial Literacy, HOPE Global Forums, HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Book, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

I am honored and pleased to report that our friend and HOPE Global Forum Co-Chair, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, has graciously agreed to speak in the power session, entitled “The Aspirational Future of Young Black Men,” during our Opening Session of the 2016...