by Louis Deas | Jun 9, 2020 | HOPE Office of Government Relations and Public Policy, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights
Rainbows only follow storms. In June 2020 America was living through two at once, a pandemic and a reckoning over race. Operation HOPE answered with a New Marshall Plan for national economic recovery. The plan rests on four pillars: education for all, financial...
by Louis Deas | Jun 5, 2020 | Events & Appearances, The Silver Rights Movement
Image: World Affairs Council of Atlanta Days after George Floyd was killed, the World Affairs Council of Atlanta asked me to speak about racial inequality in America. COVID-19 had already shown us who lacked health care, savings and a safety net. His death put the...
by Louis Deas | May 19, 2020 | Bryant | Media Interview, Entrepreneurship, Media Interview
Image: Roland Martin Unfiltered I joined Roland Martin to talk about what reopening would mean for small businesses: the legal questions, and the need for a COVID-compliant workplace. We also talked about the Paycheck Protection Program. My message to Black business...
by Louis Deas | May 18, 2020 | Financial Literacy, HOPE Office of Government Relations and Public Policy, John Hope Bryant Authored
In 1977, a Bank of America banker walked into my classroom in Compton and taught us about money. He was there because of the Community Reinvestment Act. That one visit set me on the path to everything I have built since. In this op-ed for American Banker, I explain...
by Louis Deas | May 15, 2020 | Bryant | Media Interview, Entrepreneurship, Media Interview
Image: CNBC States were starting to reopen in May 2020. Many small business owners still could not reach the aid that was supposed to carry them through. I went back on CNBC’s Squawk Box to talk about how America recovers. My answer was simple. Give temporary...
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