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As Summer Approaches, Things Heat Up for 1MBB
May 25, 2021Addressing the Need Black Business owners were devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s estimated that 40-60% of businesses owned by Black men and women went under or were negatively affected …
Americans Face a Critical Choice: Health or Wealth?
May 14, 2021We’re all excited about the recent developments and breakthroughs around the coronavirus vaccine. It’s allowing many of us to resume some of normal day-to-day activities and return to some sense …
Welcoming Cori Cain!
May 12, 2021Operation HOPE is delighted to welcome a new addition to the HOPE family, Mrs. Cori Cain. Cori recently joined the Operation HOPE team as the Director of HOPE Corps and …
JHB on MSNBC: People aren’t lazy, they’re experiencing a hope deficit.
Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman, and CEO John Hope Bryant made an appearance on MSNBC with Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the recent phenomenon of employers inability to fill many of their …
Excelling in Business with Style!
May 5, 2021Shelley Sanders is a multi-faceted woman. She’s a wife and a mother, active in her local church, and she is the owner of her own small business — StylishMe Fashions. …
1MBB Hits the Streets
April 30, 2021If you look up, down, and all around you’ll begin to see Operation HOPE’s 1 Million Black Business (1MBB) initiative, powered by HOPE and Shopify, amplified in a city near …
Meet the 7-Year Old, Financially Literate Girl Boss, Anastasia Linkpon
April 15, 2021New York born and raised Anastasia Linkpon is the 7.5-year-old active, bilingual, and engaging second grader and now e-boutique owner of BoujFleaMarket and one of the youngest recipients of HOPE One …
HOPE Regional Board Member, Tishaura Jones, Elected as First Black Woman Mayor of St. Louis
April 13, 2021Operation HOPE wishes to congratulate Ms. Tishaura Jones on her historic election as mayor of the City of St. Louis, making her the first Black female mayor of the city. …
Today is Your Lucky Day!
March 17, 2021Today’s your lucky day and all we’re seeing is GREEN. No, we’re not just celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, and there’s no reason for any American to be green with envy. …
Megan Finds Sweet Success in Her Small Business Endeavor
March 10, 2021In 2016, Megan Mottley‘s daughter wanted to go on a mission trip to Japan. She knew how important this trip was to her because she had been studying Japanese for the …