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John Hope Bryant to Speak at Carnegie Hall in NYC on Juneteenth, June 19, 2026

by John Bryant | Jun 20, 2026 | Bryant on Good Capitalism, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant Speaks, Capitalism for All, Financial Literacy, Hope Is On The Way, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

Freedom Was Always Economic On Juneteenth, the Stage at Carnegie Hall Belongs to All of Us By John Hope Bryant Tonight, I will stand on the stage of Carnegie Hall. Let me say that again, because I need you to feel the weight of it. Carnegie Hall. One of the most...

Opening the Market to Everyone: Operation HOPE, Inc. and the Nasdaq Foundation Launch the Investor Mindset Experience

by John Bryant | Jun 11, 2026 | Financial Literacy, Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), Hope Is On The Way, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Press Release

Introducing the HOPE Investor Mindset Experience The Investor Mindset Experience — A Free On-Ramp to Wealth Building for First-Time Investors Operation HOPE, Inc. has launched the Investor Mindset Experience in partnership with the Nasdaq Foundation — a free digital...

Measuring America’s Financial Soul: What the HOPE Community Credit Score Index Reveals About Inequality, Life, and the 700-Score Threshold

by John Bryant | May 25, 2026 | Bryant on Good Capitalism, Bryant Thought Leadership, HOPE Commmunity Credit Score Index, HOPE National FICO Credit Score Index, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE

How One Nonprofit Mapped Every Zip Code in America and Discovered That Credit Scores Predict Life Expectancy, Crime Rates, and Homeownership—and Why It Matters for Policy, Practice, and American Renewal Part I: A Map of Inequality—Drawn from Home When I drive through...

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 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

by John Bryant | 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...

Emotional Moment: Forbes 250 Greatest Living Self Made Americans List

by John Bryant | May 14, 2026 | Article, Awards and Recognition, BG Digital Media LLC, Bryant Group Digital Media LLC, Bryant on Good Capitalism, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant on the Move, Capitalism for All, Entrepreneurship, Hope Is On The Way, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, The Silver Rights Movement

I’m going to be honest with you. When I held that Forbes magazine in my hands and saw Dr. Dre, another Black man from Compton, California on the cover, and me listed amongst the 250 — at number 145 on the list — I didn’t feel special. I felt...