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This Historic City Can Be Revived with Hope and a Business Plan

by jhbsite | Mar 8, 2023 | 1MBB, Bryant Traveling Man, Financial Literacy, Operation HOPE

This past Sunday I spent time with Dr. Ben Chavis, one of the engineers and unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. At his invitation, I came to Selma, Alabama to commemorate Bloody Sunday and the march from Selma to Montgomery, a non-violent...

A Walk in Selma: Why Financial Literacy is An Important Investment to Make

by John Bryant | Mar 7, 2023 | Bryant Traveling Man

Selma, Alabama should be a global tourist destination. But it’s not. In fact, it’s nearly falling apart. I don’t say that to be crass or cruel. I’m saying it to reveal the sad, hard truth that an important city in our nation’s story of...

Operation HOPE, U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Host Roundtable to Celebrate Freedman’s Bank

by John Bryant | Mar 3, 2023 | 1MBB, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant Traveling Man, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, HOPE Office of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

Operation HOPE hosts roundtable discussion in DC on advancing Black entrepreneurship with SBA and leaders from the public & private sectors. (Pictured L-R) Wally Adeyemo –US Treasury; John Hope Bryant –Operation HOPE; Stephanie E. DeVane– National Urban League;...

The HOPE Community Credit Score Index – A Closer Look at the Twin Identities of Washington, DC.

by John Bryant | Mar 3, 2023 | Bryant Traveling Man, HOPE Commmunity Credit Score Index, Operation HOPE, Uncategorized

What if I told you that if you raise credit scores 100 points on average, neighborhood by neighborhood across America, you stabilize the nation? Well, as odd as it sounds, I mean it. At Operation HOPE we launched the HOPE Community Credit Score Index powered by data...

Citizens Trust Bank and Operation HOPE partner to launch a HOPE Inside location. Sponsored by Twitter.

by John Bryant | Feb 9, 2023 | Bryant Traveling Man, Financial Literacy, HOPE Inside, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

This week we unveiled our 214th HOPE Inside location just outside of Atlanta in DeKalb County, in partnership with Citizen Trust Bank, the largest black bank in the Atlanta area. we currently have 230 locations open and operating nationwide (we soft opened this branch...

John Hope Bryant on MSNBC 11th Hour, with Stephanie Ruhle. The National Debate.

by John Bryant | Feb 5, 2023 | Bryant Traveling Man, HOPE Office of Government Relations and Public Policy, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE

I was honored to join my friend and MSNBC 11th Hour Anchor Stephanie Ruhle for a special Friday night segment on the State of our America. We dived into a lot of important topics, and were focused on solutions, and resolving our conflicts, and not complaining and...