My Mother Taught Me to Jump: What a First Dive and a First eFoil Ride in Turks & Caicos Taught Me About the Woman Who Made Me.

My Mother Taught Me to Jump: What a First Dive and a First eFoil Ride in Turks & Caicos Taught Me About the Woman Who Made Me.

by | May 21, 2026 | Bryant | Breathing, Bryant | Breathing | Diving, Bryant in Remembrance, Bryant on Meaning, Bryant Traveling Man, John Hope Bryant Authored

By John Hope Bryant This past Mother’s Day, I did what I have done every Mother’s Day since September 10, 2023, when my mother, Ms. Juanita Murray Smith, transitioned from this life — I thought about her. I talked to her. And then I tried to live like her....
The Bryants Celebrate Sarah Friar, Friends of Operation HOPE Honored with the 2026 Ellis Island Medal of Honor

The Bryants Celebrate Sarah Friar, Friends of Operation HOPE Honored with the 2026 Ellis Island Medal of Honor

by | May 18, 2026 | Bryant on Good Capitalism, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant on the Move, Bryant Traveling Man, John and Chaitra Bryant Family, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE

On an island that welcomed millions chasing the American Dream, this year’s honorees prove that dream is still very much alive Last night, Chaitra and I had the honor of standing on sacred American ground — Ellis Island — to celebrate some extraordinary people...