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I am proud and pleased to travel — over my weekend — to Chicago, IL to join other thought leaders and builders, to speak before Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin’s Financial Empowerment Summit, October 1, 2022, from 10am-3pm.
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This topic, for those who follow me, know that I have always thought this issue important — but it is now vital.
The 1st Reconstruction (the 19th century) was about freedom. The 2nd Reconstruction (the 20th century) was about access. And the 3rd Reconstruction — where we are now as a nation in the 21st century — is about opportunity. About ownership. And that starts with owning your own aspirations — and your own direction in life. And in this environment, financial literacy is a key civil rights issue for our times.
I come here with more than a speech and ideas, but with tools and shovels and program resources for people to use in their lives.
I bring the 1MBB initiative, with a commitment with the US SBA, Shopify and other partners to create one million new black businesses by 2030, and the Financial Literacy for All initiative, with a mission of embedding financial literacy into the very fiber of business, government and community. I also make available 200 of my HOPE Inside offices in 46 states, and our HOPE In Hand App, available for download on Apple and Android phones.
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Other confirmed speakers include Daymond John, Bill Rancic, MC Lyte, Alison Victoria and Dr. Lynn Richardson.
Support Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Evans. She’s on to something Important.
Let’s go. Let’s build.
John Hope Bryant, founder, Operation HOPE