John Hope Bryant

This Week in Newsweek & The Daily Beast: The Fight for Black Men, and John Hope Bryant's Interview Contribution

...IF MICHELLE Alexander is worried about black men’s criminal records, John Hope Bryant is concerned with their wallets. “I believe that 99 percent of black leaders are digging in the wrong hole,” Bryant told me. “If you’re poor, your health care’s going to suck, your housing is going to suck, your infrastructure is going to suck … if you’re poor, everything sucks.”

Read the complete cover story article, and Bryant interview, here.

This cover story article for Newsweek and the DailyBeast on "Blacks in America" began in the 1960's, winning a major jouronalistic award in 1968. This is the latest contribution by Newsweek to this important national dialogue, and focused on the state of Black Men today.  Joshua DuBois deserved much credit for writing this important thought leadership piece.  

Let's now began the national dialogue on solutions, and what comes next.

Joshua DuBois was President Obama’s first director of the White House faith-based initiative, and is now an author, teacher, speaker, and CEO of Values Partnerships. Follow him on Twitter: @JoshuaDuBois.

John Hope Bryant is an entrepreneur, author, advisor, and one of the nation's most recognized empowerment leader.  He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, The Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama.  Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S.  Follow him on Twitter: @johnhopebryant.

 

 

This Week in Newsweek & The Daily Beast: The Fight for Black Men, and John Hope Bryant's (Video) Contribution

 

Article by Joshua DuBois

This cover story article for Newsweek and the DailyBeast on "Blacks in America" began in the 1960's, winning a major jouronalistic award in 1968. This is the latest contribution by Newsweek to this important national dialogue, and focused on the state of Black Men today.  Joshua DuBois deserved much credit for writing this important thought leadership piece.  

Let's now began the dialogue.

 

Joshua DuBois was President Obama’s first director of the White House faith-based initiative, and is now an author, teacher, speaker, and CEO of Values Partnerships. Follow him on Twitter: @JoshuaDuBois.

John Hope Bryant is an entrepreneur, author, advisor, and one of the nation's most recognized empowerment leader.  He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, The Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama.  Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S.  Follow him on Twitter: @johnhopebryant.

 

 

Operation HOPE to host FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate tomorrow in Atlanta, Georgia

Quote of the Day

"You don't miss the problems... when they are gone..."

My friend Sue Ann Taylor, on making tough choices.

 

HOPE Snippet Archives: Global Dignity Co-Founders in Harlem, New York

Global Dignity co-founders, Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland, John Hope Bryant of the United States, and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, visiting the HOPE Financial Dignity Center in Harlem, New York, for a planning meeting.

All the co-founders of Global Dignity met and organized while Young Global Leaders (YGL's) for the World Economic Forum.  The Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland are still partners in Global Dignity's work.

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HOPE Snippet: Operation HOPE attends CGI America meeting in Chicago, Il.

HOPE founder John Hope Bryant and HOPE Global Youth president Mary Hagerty-Ehrsam attend Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America meeting in Chicago, IL, hosted by former President Bill Clinton.

Operation HOPE has been a proud member of CGI since its inception.

John Hope Bryant

HOPE Snippet: Citi Foundation supports Operation HOPE, South Africa

 

A special thank you to Citi, Citi South Africa, and the Citi Foundation for supporting our growing portfolio of work in South Africa.  The Citi Foundation recently announced a $50,000 grant to support our continuing work there.

In addition to funding support, Citi employees volunteer for our Banking on our Future, South Africa programs, and Ms. Donna Oosthuyse, Chief Country Officer for Citi South Africa, serves on our board there.

Okay, let's go --- do more together.

 

John Hope Bryant is an entrepreneur, author, advisor, and one of the nation's most recognized empowerment leader.  He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, The Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama.  Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

HOPE Snippet: Operation HOPE Hosts FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Introduces New National Policy Space

John Hope Bryant Quote of the Day

"Courage is nothing more than your faith, reaching through your fear, displaying itself as action in your life."

John Hope Bryant, from his book Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass)

 

John Hope Bryant Quote of the Day

"Talk without being offensive, listen without being defensive, and always leave even your adversary with their dignity."


John Hope Bryant