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In Memory of U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

by John Bryant | Mar 25, 2022 | Bryant in Remembrance, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Uncategorized

Madam Secretary of State, the Honorable Madeleine Albright, you will be dearly missed. I was honored to receive the Distinguished Citizen Award, side by side with you, from The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. @chaitradalton Bryant and I were deeply honored to...

Honoring Bill Yarbro. In Memorial.

by John Bryant | Feb 27, 2022 | Bryant in Remembrance, John Hope Bryant Authored

Bill Yarbro had a college degree in social work, and from the time I met him, until my last interaction with him as he reached out to me to help yet someone else to ‘life themselves up,’ he absolutely lived up to his life’s work — nurturing, linking and lifting other...

When Giving is Getting. My Birthday, 2022.

by John Bryant | Feb 5, 2022 | Bryant in Remembrance, John Hope Bryant Authored

Today, February 6, 2022, is my birthday. Honored to have circled the sun one more time, and lived life to the fullest while doing it. Giving, hopefully, at least as much as I took, along the way. Traditionally the individual celebrating their birthday receives gifts...

Statement by John Hope Bryant on the Passing of Kobe Bryant, Daughter, 7 Others.

by John Bryant | Jan 27, 2020 | Bryant in Remembrance, John Hope Bryant Authored, Love Leadership Book, Operation HOPE

Earlier today I received a notice that I just assumed was wrong, and could not be right — Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant was dead. Killed in a helicopter crash in California. And then it only got worse, as I heard of the simultaneous loss of his young daughter, and...

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Legacy: Continuing with the Mission of “Silver Rights”

by jhbsite | Apr 4, 2019 | Bryant in Remembrance, Silver Rights

Today marks 51 years since the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of his death, he was working to push the message of financial inclusion, through the Poor People’s Campaign. We must continue on with that legacy, under the banner of...

Statement from John Hope Bryant on the passing of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush

by Debbie Fiddyment | Dec 1, 2018 | Bryant in Remembrance, John Hope Bryant Authored, Love Leadership Book, Operation HOPE

I remember meeting President George H.W. Bush first, when he recognized me and my efforts to advance ‘community,’ well before the founding of Operation HOPE, on the South Lawn of the White House. As a result of his recognition, I built relationships with...