John Hope Bryant and Anthony Anderson – A Dual Book Signing at Walmart in Celina, Texas, Reminded Me Why the American Dream Still Works

John Hope Bryant and Anthony Anderson – A Dual Book Signing at Walmart in Celina, Texas, Reminded Me Why the American Dream Still Works

There is something powerful about two kids from Compton, California ending up at the same table — not on a street corner, not in a courtroom, but at a book signing inside a brand-new Walmart Supercenter in one of the fastest-growing cities in America. That is exactly...
Operation HOPE, Inc. and Wells Fargo Open New HOPE Inside Location in Chula Vista, California

Operation HOPE, Inc. and Wells Fargo Open New HOPE Inside Location in Chula Vista, California

When the CEO Shows Up: What the New HOPE Inside in Chula Vista Says About the Future of Financial Inclusion That is exactly what happened in Chula Vista, California, when Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO Charlie Scharf stood beside me to cut the ribbon on our newest HOPE...
Milken Institute Author Talk: John Hope Bryant, “Capitalism for All: Inclusive Economics and the Future-Proofing of America”

Milken Institute Author Talk: John Hope Bryant, “Capitalism for All: Inclusive Economics and the Future-Proofing of America”

EDITOR’S NOTE Capitalism for All at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 There are certain stages that, by their very design, demand that you bring your biggest ideas. The Milken Institute Global Conference is one of them. On May 6th, I will take the...
Saluting and Honoring Hollywood Legend Bill Duke – A New Operation HOPE Advocate

Saluting and Honoring Hollywood Legend Bill Duke – A New Operation HOPE Advocate

Tonight, I had the honor of introducing a quiet giant. At the 2nd Annual ACE Honors Awards, we celebrated the extraordinary Bill Duke—a man whose career spans more than four decades, but whose impact reaches even further. Most people know Bill Duke the actor—Predator,...
Paying Respect: With Ambassador Andrew Young, Honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson

Paying Respect: With Ambassador Andrew Young, Honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson

Rev. Jesse Jackson laying in state at the South Carolina State Capitol This past Monday, civil rights icon Ambassador Andrew Young and I traveled to the State Capitol of South Carolina to pay our final respects to a man who bent the arc of history with his bare hands...
Honored by Black Enterprise at the 2025 XCEL Summit for Men

Honored by Black Enterprise at the 2025 XCEL Summit for Men

There are moments that stop you in your tracks — not because of the award itself, but because of who is doing the honoring. Earl ‘Butch’ Graves Jr and John Hope Bryant at the Black Enterprise ECEL Summit 2025 Black Enterprise has been a cornerstone of...