by ldeas | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Operation HOPE and Financial Literacy for All (FL4A) announced today that they achieved record-breaking impact following this year’s inaugural Green Socks Day Challenge, which mobilized corporate partners and drove a surge in new clients seeking Operation HOPE’s...
by ldeas | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
John Hope Bryant has been selected as a 2025 XCEL Awards Honoree by Black Enterprise, one of the nation’s most esteemed recognitions celebrating the excellence and leadership of Black men across industries. This honor will be presented at the 2025 Black Men XCEL...
by ldeas | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, is once again leading the national conversation on economic empowerment with the continued success of his latest book, Financial Literacy for All. The newly released paperback has climbed to #1 in both...
by ldeas | May 11, 2025 | Bryant in Remembrance, Uncategorized
This Mother’s Day, I honor the woman who gave me everything that truly matters—not money or privilege, but principles, purpose, and pride. My mother, Mrs. Juanita Smith, raised me in Compton, California, with little in the way of material wealth but an abundance of...
by ldeas | May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
On May 5, 1992, in the shadow of civil unrest and a country in crisis, I boarded a bus with a handful of bankers and took them straight into South Central Los Angeles. Not for a photo op. For a purpose. We weren’t there to observe. We were there to invest—to spark...
by ldeas | Apr 30, 2025 | Financial Literacy, Operation HOPE, Uncategorized
Today, we wear green socks—but this isn’t about fashion. It’s about financial dignity. Green Socks Day is a fun, grassroots campaign rooted in one powerful idea: meet people where they are. Whether you’re a policymaker in Washington, a CEO in a high-rise, or a...
