John’s Blog
59% of Americans Don’t Know How Their Credit Score Works. That Number Is Getting Worse.
March 12, 2026The Financial Literacy Crisis No One Is Talking About Here’s a statistic that should concern every American. According to a new survey from U.S. News & World Report, 59% of consumers don’t know that lenders use FICO scores to determine creditworthiness. Let that sink in. Credit score
Operation HOPE Donates $5 Million to Empower Incoming Students at Clark Atlanta University
March 7, 2026Clark Atlanta University Launches Financial Coaching Initiative Aimed at Equipping Freshmen with Essential Financial Skills for Long-Term Success ATLANTA, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is thrilled to announce a transformative financial coaching initiative, support
Operation HOPE Earns 12th Consecutive Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
Editor’s Note Think about a AAA bond rating for a prominent company on Wall Street, and you have discovered the power and importance of a 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating for a nonprofit. The real star here, on my leadership team, is one Brian Betts, my president and CFO, who annually leads this inte
The Lesson Carter G. Woodson Still Has for America at 250
February 26, 2026One hundred years ago, Carter G. Woodson launched what he called Negro History Week — not as a celebration, but as a correction. He believed America was telling an incomplete story about itself, and that an incomplete story produces an incomplete nation. He was right then. And the lesson is more urg
Optimizing for People in an Age of Acceleration
February 25, 2026Recently, I became a certified open water scuba diver in Maui. I had been saying I would do it for years, but like many things in life, the delay wasn’t about ability. It was about fear, and about respect for an environment I did not yet fully understand. Years ago, I nearly drowned in a […]
John Hope Bryant Day
February 21, 2026February 17 Proclaimed “John Hope Bryant Day” in the state of Georgia to honor Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO Editor’s Note: A special thank you to Georgia State Senator Randal Mangham for asking me to speak before the Georgia’s Youth Entrepreneur Day at the State Capitol
And Here Comes ‘Capitalism for All,’ the Book
Twenty-three years ago, I published my first book with Beacon Press — Dr. King’s publisher. That was not an accident. Dr. King began a Poor People’s Campaign that was cut short before he could finish the economic chapter of the Civil Rights Movement. I believed then — and I believe now — that civil
Black Enterprise XCEL Honoree Fireside Chat with Earl “Butch” Graves Jr.
Black Enterprise named me an XCEL honoree, and Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. sat down with me for an hour-long fireside chat about the financial freedom movement. Black Enterprise has been telling the story of Black business and wealth since before most of us knew those words belonged together
Atlanta News First Features John Hope Bryant
Atlanta News First spotlights John Hope Bryant’s journey from Compton to becoming a national voice for financial literacy and economic empowerment. Editor’s Note: I was honored (and actually pleasantly surprised) that my new home city of Atlanta, Georgia, thought enough of me and our work R
Bryant Speaks at Business and Economic Summit
February 13, 2026Honored to Speak at Prince George’s County Chamber – Business & Economic Summit 2026 The Future Is Built — Not Promised Prince George’s County Business & Economic Summit 2026 Today I have the honor of speaking at the Prince George’s County Business & Economic Summit — a count