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A Historic New Marker in Memphis for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Historic New Marker in Memphis for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On the 49th anniversary of Dr. King’s last flight, Operation HOPE has worked with the leadership of First Tennessee Bank and the City of Memphis, and Memphis Airport Authority to inspire the installation of a historic marker publicly acknowledging Dr. Martin...
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My Birthday Present From Operation HOPE: New National Study to Examine Link Between Credit Scores, Community Instability and HOPE in New Research Report

I did not want much for my birthday, but the below is one thing I did ask for.  A national ‘trending indicator’ report on our nation’s credit scores, and how they frame both places and locations of depressed economic energy and social strife, as well...
HOPE Inside Opens at Historic Site of Dr. King’s Final Speech: Mason Temple, Memphis

HOPE Inside Opens at Historic Site of Dr. King’s Final Speech: Mason Temple, Memphis

Last Thursday, January 26th, 2017, I was honored to stand with my friends Bryan Jordan, Chairman & CEO of First Tennessee Bank, Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Bishop Edwin Bass and the Church of God in Christ family for the announcement of our HOPE Inside @...
Honored. A First in Almost 200 Years of American Banking, for the Operation HOPE Movement.

Honored. A First in Almost 200 Years of American Banking, for the Operation HOPE Movement.

Kudos to the team at the American Banker.  And a heartfelt thank you. Earlier this month the American Banker named me and Operation HOPE as their 2016 ‘Innovator of the Year,’ for our HOPE Inside model — which shows for the first time a convergence...