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...

NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Peter Grandich, managing member of Trinity Financial, Sports & Entertainment Management Company (www.TrinityFSEM.com), is on a mission to promote the good things that professional athletes do. In the wake of the Plaxico Burress incident which led t...

By John Hope BryantSpecial to the World Economic Forum Leaders in the 21st century have to make a decision; light a candle, or curse the darkness. I choose to light a candle, and I also believe that there is a genuine hope for a family reunion of sorts, between the Middle East and the West. Dr. Mart...

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...

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: (Ephesians 4:13) The Prerequisites to Achieving Spiritual Maturity When all believers of Jesus:1. Become united in:- the faith (the messag...

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...

Forty prominent Angelenos and Southern Californians sound off about policing, illegal immigrants and the LAPD. April 21, 2008 If "Special Order 40" sounds vaguely like a term from a spy or science fiction thriller, that's in keeping with the surreal conversation that is raging around the 1979 Los An...

A Report from the Desk of the Vice Chairman, John Hope Bryant January 22nd, 2008, for me was a dream come true. After years of advocating on behalf of the poor and the under-served, encouraging the President of the United States to act, on behalf of all Americans, the President called a first ever W...