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 ...

A London borough has won its appeal against a ruling that it unlawfully discriminated against a Christian registrar who refused to perform same-sex civil partnerships....

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...

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...

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) ...