1MBB – One Million New Black Businesses in 10 Years –$130M Committed by Shopify. Here is How It Works.
I am honored and glad to talk about our new initiative, pioneered by Operation HOPE. We are aiming to help create one million new black businesses over the next ten years. #1MBB If you missed my livestream on Wednesday October 21st, watch the replay and comment now:...
The Promise Homes Company Announces First Institutional Level Equity Investment
I am very excited to share a recent milestone development for The Promise Homes Company (TPHC) and the communities we serve. In April, First Republic Bank, a leading FDIC bank and highly respected wealth management company, approved a multi-million-dollar equity...
iHeart Radio Atlanta Makes HOPE Commitment to Create 10,000 Black Businesses Through 1MBB.
It began with launching Building Black Biz Atlanta, in partnership with the work of Operation HOPE. And specifically, getting the word out about our new 1 Million Black Business Initiative (1MBB), which is backed by a 10-year, $130M commitment from eCommerce giant...
3 Black Men. $300 Million. A Time for Change. That Time is Now.
Since the beginning of 2020, and over the last 15 months in particular, the nation has experienced both extraordinarily pain, and extraordinarily transformation, all in the same breath. To be specific, 2020 brought the worse health pandemic since the Spanish Flu, the...
Clark Atlanta University Joins HOPE’s 1 Million Black Businesses (1MBB) Initiative
Atlanta is undoubtedly the capital of the South and the moral capital of the world and with great reason! It’s one of the citadels of the Civil Rights Movement, a bastion of Black progress and wealth, and with the presence of the Atlanta University Center (AUC), is...
BLOOMBERG RADIO: FL4A — Not Just Another “Program”
To you, today is likely just another Friday. And this month, this year even, will come and go as all of the ones that came before it. What you may not realize, however, is that you're severely undervaluing the time that we're in and its historic implications. I...
HOPE and Truist: 1,000 Locations for HOPE Inside. When a Bank is Serious About Inclusion.
I am really proud to reflect back on an Operation HOPE partnership that in many ways, started it all with our updated HOPE Inside model: our new $20 million, four-year partnership with Truist. Bill Rogers and John Hope Bryant The journey between Truist and Operation...
Roland Martin Unfiltered: Beautiful New Broadcast Studio Coming….
My brother and friend Roland Martin, is on the move. And he has done it, again. Introducing the new Roland Martin Unfiltered studio, for his growing broadcast network channel. it is beautiful, and I hear this is only the start for what he has in store. Be inspired, as...
WATCH NOW: John Hope Bryant Discusses Proposed International Tax Plan on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”
Recently, President Biden proposed a global minimum 15% corporate tax rate for multinational companies, which, on the whole, are notoriously known for hiding their profits in tax shelters in foreign nations. This corporate tax strategy undermines national revenue...
The Hidden Truth Behind Today’s Jobs Report
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released the latest jobs report for June which show an impressive 850K jobs added to the economy and a drop in unemployment to 5.9%. The report defies previous expectations from economists, and while there's much to celebrate,...
Passing an Infrastructure Bill: Uniting Around Our Common Goals
Yesterday, President Joe Biden announced that the White House had made some headway on a bipartisan framework for an infrastructure bill that would help upgrade America's roads, bridges, highways, and internet connectivity, among other things. This comes at a time...