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John Hope Bryant on CNBC with Brian Sullivan: America Needs More Owners, Not More Spectators
July 15, 2026John Hope Bryant on CNBC with Brian Sullivan on new affordable housing legislation
The Breakfast Club: John Hope Bryant Speaks On How New Housing Affordability Bill Will Effect New Homeowners
John Hope Bryant appears on the Breakfast Club to discuss the new federal affordable housing legislation and how it will impact new homeowners
Forbes Hosts Self-Made 250 Celebration In Philadelphia, Recognizing Extraordinary Americans Who Built Their Own Success
July 7, 2026John Hope Bryant, Oprah and Forbes 250 Greatest Living Self Made Americans celebration in Pa
FOX 5 DC: Taking Viewer Money Questions on The Marissa Mitchell Show
July 6, 2026Marissa Mitchell turned her show over to viewer questions, and I loved it. People asked about mortgages, retirement and what AI means for their jobs, which is exactly where real financial literacy starts: with the questions people are already carrying. Source: The Marissa Mitchell Show, FOX 5 DC, Ju
AJC Opinion: America at 250: Atlanta created the model for civil rights and prosperity
This Independence Day, the nation turns 250 years old. We will celebrate a country that has done something no other has done at this scale: written down the idea that all of us are created equal, and then spent two and a half centuries arguing, bleeding and climbing our way toward living up to it. [
FREEDOM, FLUENCY, AND THE FUTURE: What I Told the Room at Carnegie Hall on Juneteenth Night
There is a stage inside Carnegie Hall — the Isaac Stern Auditorium, the Perelman Stage — where some of the greatest voices in American history have stood. On June 19, on Juneteenth, I stood on that stage too. Not as an entertainer. As an economic plumber, still trying to help fix the pipes. This was
John Hope Bryant’s ‘Capitalism for All’ Continues Bestseller Status and National Momentum 90 Days After Release
July 4, 2026Capitalism for All book continues #1 bestseller list ranking
Dr. Willie Jolley’s Wealthy Ways: The Keys to Building Real Wealth
June 30, 2026Dr. Willie Jolley had me on episode 284 of his podcast. We talked about the difference between being rich and being wealthy, why ownership matters more than income, and how anyone, starting from anywhere, can begin building a legacy. Source: Dr. Willie Jolley’s Wealthy Ways podcast, June 30, 2
Health Is Wealth: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Money and Wealth
June 26, 2026Your zip code is a bigger predictor of how long you’ll live than your DNA. That’s not me talking. That’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta—practicing neurosurgeon at Emory, Emmy-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN, best-selling author, and one of the most trusted voices in medicine in Ameri
PUBLISHED IN TIME: WHAT ALAN GREENSPAN TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE MUSIC OF MONEY
June 25, 2026A Note from John Hope BryantThe Bryant Journal | Bryant Group Ventures Yesterday morning, I wrote a tribute for TIME magazine honoring the life of Alan Greenspan, who passed away Monday at the age of one hundred. You can read it here: “Remembering Alan Greenspan: The Fed Chair, Bookkeeper, and