Squawk Box: How Much Relief the Economy Needs

With coronavirus relief negotiations stalled in Washington, CNBC’s Squawk Box asked me what the country needed to spend to keep the economy standing. My view: relief is not charity. It is a bridge that keeps working families and small businesses intact until the economy can carry them again. S

expediTIously With T.I.: Building Wealth

T.I. invited me onto his podcast, expediTIously, for an hour and a half on building wealth. We covered Operation HOPE, real estate, credit and ownership. Tip has a real following among young people who need to hear that wealth is not a mystery. It is a set of rules anyone can learn. Source: expediTI

Squawk Box: Reopening and Minority-Owned Businesses

As small businesses began reopening into a new normal, CNBC’s Squawk Box asked me how minority-owned businesses were faring in the real economy. Many had no banking relationship to lean on when the relief money came. They were the last in line for help and the first to close. That is a problem

World Affairs Council of Atlanta: His Name Was George Floyd

Days after George Floyd was killed, the World Affairs Council of Atlanta asked me to speak about racial inequality in America. COVID-19 had already shown us who lacked health care, savings and a safety net. His death put the rest of it in front of the whole world. I founded Operation HOPE after Los

Roland Martin Unfiltered: Reopening, and Getting Your PPP Money

I joined Roland Martin to talk about what reopening would mean for small businesses: the legal questions, and the need for a COVID-compliant workplace. We also talked about the Paycheck Protection Program. My message to Black business owners was blunt. Stop complaining about the process and go get y

Climate Action News: What the Corona Crisis Can Teach Us

We Don’t Have Time asked me to open its Climate Action News One-on-One series with a question that was on everyone’s mind that spring: what can the coronavirus crisis teach us about facing the climate crisis? Both are tests of whether we prepare before the storm or pay for it after. And

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