Financial literacy workshop series helps college students master saving and control spending. Published in Wire Tap Magazine. (This story originally appeared on Black College Wire ) When he was 18, John Hope Bryant spent six months homeless. He lived in his car until he could find another place to l...

The following is amended text from a letter I recently sent to a pre-imminent leader on the global stage, about "what I believe comes next." It is now an open letter to you, the pre-imminent leader in your own life. By John Hope Bryant These days people feel, rightly so, increasingly burned by what ...

Dear friends of HOPE,   "How did we get here," you might be asking yourself about right now. Well, it is a rather simple explanation. Here it goes.   "If you are financially illiterate, and you didn't understand the language of money, then in good times 'no problem;' the prosperity will paper ove...

Financial literacy (understanding the language of money) is absolutely essential to living a successful and independent life. That is what we are all learning as a result of a global economic crisis. It is what what comes to be obvious, when you recognize that the U.S. economy, the largest in the wo...

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THEPRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL LITERACY November 25, 2008 “We believe that the current economic crisis underscores the need to increase financial literacy among all Americans.  The President formed this Advisory Council for expressly that purpose.  We ar...

The Imperative for Innovation: International Perspectives on How Financial Education Can Change the World I am once again honored to be here in Beijing, China, speaking before the Citi-FT Global Financial Education Summit. The Chinese people I have encountered here have been warm and welcoming. I am...

    Remarks Before the VII Leon H. Sullivan Summit Abuja, Nigeria July 17th, 2006 Chair, Special Summit Session Remarks First and foremost, I would like to commend my friends Hope Sullivan Masters and Carl Masters, and my personal hero Ambassador Andrew Young, all co-chairs of and for this...

The Future of Responsible Sub-prime Lending and Financial Literacy Remarks given by John Hope Bryant Before the FDIC Forum on Mortgage Lending for Low and Moderate-Income Households Tuesday, July 8, 2008 FDIC Seidman Center Arlington, Virginia I am honored to be here today with the likes of U.S. Tre...

  Financial literacy becomes latest innovative "capital plan" designed to maximize the potential of HBCUs LOS ANGELES, CA – June 17, 2008 – Leading national financial literacy nonprofit, Operation HOPE (HOPE), announced today a new initiative with the White House Initiative (WHI) ...

Written by Francis Taylor, Sentinel Staff Writer. See full article here. Throughout our history there have been individuals whose wisdom, vision, and results-orientation help deliver some of us to a new level of consciousness. We recognize them when we listen to them speak, observe the measurable co...