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Over Seventy Percent of Gen Z and Millennials Say Survival Spending Is the Norm and Wealth Is Out of Reach
April 2, 2026Beyond Finance and Operation HOPE Survey Reveals Over Half Say Generation was Set Up for Failure as American Dream Feels Less Attainable, New Financial Rulebook Needed CHICAGO and ATLANTA, March 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ …
Roland Martin Unfiltered: AI, Jobs and Whether Capitalism Works for Us
Roland Martin had me on Roland Martin Unfiltered two days after Capitalism for All came out to talk about AI and the future of work, Trump accounts and the book. That segment turned into a debate Roland later posted on its own: does capitalism work for Black people, or is it rigged? My answer is [&h
How to Money with Joel Larsgaard: Making the System Work for Everyone
April 1, 2026Launch week brought me to How to Money, where Joel Larsgaard and I recorded episode 1121, Capitalism for ALL: Making the System Work for Everyone. Joel gave the conversation close to an hour, which let me tell the longer version of my story, from being homeless as a young man to building businesses.
Launching the Capitalism for All Tour at Clark Atlanta University with Ambassador Andrew Young
The Capitalism for All Tour had to start in Atlanta, and it had to start with Ambassador Andrew Young. On April 1, Clark Atlanta University hosted the launch, with a sit-down conversation between Andy and me in Davage Auditorium. Andy has mentored me for decades. Opening the tour in the Atlanta Univ
On CNBC’s Squawk Box: Un-Gaming Capitalism on Launch Day
March 31, 2026Capitalism for All arrived on March 31, and my first stop that morning was CNBC’s Squawk Box. We talked about un-gaming capitalism so that more people can win at it fairly, what artificial intelligence means for the future of work, and the new Trump accounts for children. Watch the segment at
Published in TIME: To Protect the American Dream, We Need Capitalism for All
On the morning Capitalism for All arrived, TIME published my essay on why the American Dream needs a new telling. Great American advances have usually begun with a story people could believe in. Roosevelt had his fireside chats, Dr. King had his dream, and Kennedy had the moon. Policy tends to follo
Latest Book from John Hope Bryant to be Released March 31, 2026, followed by Nationwide “Capitalism for All – Live Tour: Rebuilding the American Economic Ladder”
March 30, 2026Foreword Authors Andrew Young, Ed Bastian, and Michael Milken to host John Hope Bryant for Tour Stops in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low-and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, an
Published by TIME: The Manosphere is Lying About Who Built Society
March 27, 2026Editor’s Note: I don’t usually wade into culture war debates. That’s not my lane. But when a cultural moment intersects with a fundamental economic lie — one that erases the contributions of half the population — I have an obligation to speak up. A recent Netflix documentary gave a
She Builds
March 23, 2026Women’s History Month at Operation HOPE — a story told at every level Operation HOPE was founded on a simple but radical belief: that financial dignity is not a privilege …
Saluting and Honoring Hollywood Legend Bill Duke – A New Operation HOPE Advocate
Tonight, I had the honor of introducing a quiet giant. At the 2nd Annual ACE Honors Awards, we celebrated the extraordinary Bill Duke—a man whose career spans more than four decades, but whose impact reaches even further. Most people know Bill Duke the actor—Predator, Menace II Society, Commando.Man